Available Diagnostic Tools; Array Configuration Utility (Acu) Overview - HP 201723-B21 - StorageWorks Modular SAN Array 1000 Hard Drive Maintenance And Service Manual

4 Available diagnostic tools

The following is a partial list of the tools that are supported for use with the MSA:
• Array Configuration Utility (ACU) overview
• Array Configuration Utility - Command Line Interface overview
• MSA Command Line Interface (MSA-CLI) overivew
• Array Diagnostics Utility (ADU) overview
• HP Systems Insight Manager (HP-SIM) overview
• HP Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMIS) overview
• System Event Analyzer (SEA) overview
Array Configuration Utility (ACU) overview
The Array Configuration Utility (ACU) is a browser-based tool used to configure an array controller and
its storage. The ACU
The ACU is supported for use in Windows, Linux, and NetWare environments and can run locally
through a browser, remotely through HP Systems Insight Manager (HP-SIM), or offline from the MSA
Support Software CD.
The ACU:
• Runs online in Windows and Linux environments.
Runs offline (from a bootable CD) in other ProLiant server environments such as NetWare.
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• Provides a graphical view of HP drive array configurations.
• Includes easy-to-use configuration Wizards.
Provides different operating modes, enabling faster configuration or greater control over the
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configuration options.
• Suggests the optimum configuration for unconfigured systems.
• Displays on-screen tips for individual steps of a configuration procedure.
• Allows the setting of access privileges to specific storage LUNs to be limited to specific hosts.
• Supports online array capacity expansion, logical drive extension, assignment of online spares, and
RAID or stripe size migration
NOTE:
For optimum performance, the minimum display settings are 800 × 600 resolution and 256 colors.
Servers running Microsoft operating systems require Internet Explorer 5.5 (with Service Pack 1) or later.
For Linux servers, see the README.TXT file for additional browser and support information.
For Web or network access, a combination of the following may need to be installed and properly
configured:
• Windows Internet Explorer
• TCP/IP and SNMP services
• Agents such as HP-SIM
• Host Bus Adapter drivers
For more information about the ACU, see the following:
• ACU section of the array configuration reference guide, available on the Documentation CD or the
Technical documentation page of the MSA1000 website: http://www.hp.com/go/msa1000.
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