Using The Initialization Tool; Satask.txt Commands - IBM Storwize V7000 Troubleshooting And Maintenance Manual

When a USB key is plugged into a node, the node software searches for a text file named satask.txt in
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4 the root directory. If the software finds the file, it attempts to run a command that is specified in the file.
When the command completes, a file called satask_result.html is written to the root directory of the
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USB key. If this file does not exist, it is created. If it exists, the data is appended to it. The file contains the
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4 details and results of the command that was run and the status and the configuration information from
the node. The status and configuration information matches the detail that is shown on the service
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assistant home page panels.
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The sataxk.txt file can be created on any workstation using a text editor. If a Microsoft Windows
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workstation is being used, the initialization tool can be used to create the commands that are most often
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4 The fault LED on the node canister flashes when the USB service action is being performed. When the
4 fault LED stops flashing, it is safe to remove the USB key.
4 The USB key can then be plugged into a workstation and the satask_result.html file viewed in a web
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4 To protect from accidentally running the same command again, the sataxk.txt file is deleted after it has
been read.
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4 If no sataxk.txt file is found on the USB key, the result file is still created, if necessary, and the status
and configuration data is written to it.
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Using the initialization tool

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4 The initialization tool is a graphical user interface (GUI) application. You must have Microsoft Windows
XP Professional or higher to run the application.
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4 The initialization tool is available on the USB key that is shipped with the control enclosures. The name
of the application file is InitTool.exe. If you cannot locate the USB key, you can download the
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application from the support website:
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Support for Storwize V7000 website at www.ibm.com/storage/support/storwize/v7000
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4 The initialization tool is used to create the sataxk.txt file on a USB key. After the sataxk.txt file is
created, follow the instructions in "Using a USB key" on page 28 to run the commands on the node.
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4 The initialization tool prompts you for the task that you want to perform and for the parameters that are
relevant to that task. It prompts you when to insert a USB key and when to put it in the node canister.
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By using the initialization tool, you can set the USB key to run one of the following tasks:
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v Create a new cluster.
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v Reset the superuser password.
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v Set or reset the service IP address.
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For any other tasks, you must create the sataxk.txt file using a text editor.
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satask.txt commands

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This topic identifies the commands that can be run from a USB key.
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4 If you are creating the satask.txt command file using a text editor, the file must contain a single
command on a single line in the file. The commands that you use are the same as the service CLI
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commands except where noted. Not all service CLI commands can be run from the USB key. The
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4 satask.txt commands always run on the node that the USB key is plugged into.
Chapter 4. Storwize V7000 user interfaces for servicing your system
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