Creating An Acu Script File - HP Configuring Arrays Reference Manual

FILENAME is the name of the ACU input file, and ext is the file extension. If you do not specify the name and
location of this file, ACU searches for ACUINPUT.ini in the ACU working directory.
The -internal and -external switches limit configuration operations to internal or external controllers.
The -reset flag destroys any existing data and overwrites the current configuration with the configuration
specified in the script.
The -e switch information is used only if ACU must generate an error file. By default, ACU names the error
file ERROR.ini and places it in the ACU working directory.

Creating an ACU script file

To create a valid ACU script file, use one of the following methods:
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Modify the sample custom input script (on page 77).
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Create a Capture file for capturing a configuration (on page 76).
You can create a capture file from any server that has ACU 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.
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Write an original script.
Each line of text in an ACU 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 the sample custom input script (on page 77).
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. ACU 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.
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If an option is shown in bold type, you must enter a value for that option when writing your own script.
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If a value is shown in bold type, ACU uses that value as a default setting when creating new logical
drives.
You can use this script as a template for your own script.
Action = Configure|Reconfigure
Method = Custom|Auto ; COMMENT: ACU cannot create a RAID 50 or RAID 60
configuration in Auto mode. You must create such configurations manually
using the Custom setting.
Controller = All | First | Slot [N][:N] | WWN [N] | SerialNumber [N] | 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"
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