HP Scripting Toolkit 9.50 for Linux User Guide

Creating an HP SSA script file

To create a valid HP SSA script file, use one of the following methods:

• Modify the sample custom input script (page 37).

• Create a Capture file for capturing a configuration (page 36).

You can create a capture file from any server that has HP SSA loaded, and then modify the

values of options in the file as necessary for the target system. This method is useful for applying

a standard configuration to several servers that have similar storage resources.

• Write an original script.

Each line of text in an HP SSA script file is in the format option = value and can be written

in uppercase or lowercase letters. For information about possible option values and the

minimum configuration information that a valid script must have, see “Sample custom input

script” (page 37).

You can add blank lines and comments to any script to make it easier to read and understand. To

create a comment, enter a semicolon, and then enter the comment text. HP SSA ignores all text on

the same line after a semicolon.

Sample custom input script

The sample script in this section gives all possible values for each option.

• If an option is shown in bold type, you must enter a value for that option when writing your

own script.

• If a value is shown in bold type, HP SSA uses that value as a default setting when creating

new logical drives.

You can use this script as a template for your own script. The Control category has the following

options:

• Action mode

• Method mode

Action = Configure|Reconfigure

Method = Custom|Auto ; COMMENT: HP SSA cannot create a RAID 50 or

RAID 60 configuration in Auto mode. You must create such

configurations manually using the Custom setting.

IOCabinet [N],IOBay [N],IOChassis [N],Slot [N],Cabinet [N],Cell [N]

ClearConfigurationWithDataLoss = Yes|No ; COMMENT: This option is now

deprecated.

LicenseKey = XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX

DeleteLicenseKey = XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX | * ; COMMENT: *

is a wild card that enables you to delete all license keys on the

specified controller.

RAIDArrayID = “XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX”

ReadCache = 0|10|20|25|30|40|50|60|70|75|80|90|100

WriteCache = 0|10|20|25|30|40|50|60|70|75|80|90|100

RebuildPriority = Low|Medium|High

ExpandPriority = Low|Medium|High

SurfaceScanDelay = N

SSPState = Enable|Disable

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