Storage Exerciser Cli Commands; Starting And Reviewing Read-Only Jobs - HP StorageWorks 6000 - Virtual Library System User Manual

Enter the information into the fields, and then select Save as Default. The Storage Exerciser uses this
information throughout the operation.
If you encounter problems with the Storage Exerciser, select Restart Storage Exerciser Service from
the task bar. All jobs currently in progress will stop and report a status of Complete.

Storage Exerciser CLI Commands

If you have root access to the VLS, you can configure the jobs at the command line. You can also
retrieve reports from /var/log/hp/exerciser/exericser_report.log; see
"Log File Fields" on page 199 for an explanation of the report fields.
The command options are start, stop, and status.
Examples:
/S2100/hp/exerciser/secl start -t readonly -p all -s 3
/S2100/hp/exerciser/secl start -t background -p 1 -s 4 -c 3 -D 10 -T 01:30
/S2100/hp/exerciser/secl stop -t readonly
/S2100/hp/exerciser/secl status -t readonly
Where:
test type: readonly or background
-t
storage pools: all or use the number of the individual storage pool
-p
concurrent streams: 1 to 6 (the default is 1)
-s
compressibility: 1 to 4; 1=1:1, 2=2:1, 3=3:1, 4=4:1. Only applicable to a Background test.
-c
data limit in GB. Only applicable to a Background test.
-D
time limit: HH:MM. Only applicable to a Background test.
-T

Starting and Reviewing Read-only Jobs

The Read-only Job tab displays information for all previous and current Read-only jobs. The Storage
Pool and Number of Concurrent Streams fields contain the default information entered in the
Configuration tab.
To begin a Read-only job, select Start. The job appears in the status table. Select Cancel in the
appropriate row to cancel a Read-only job.
The status table displays:
• Start Time — the date and time the job began.
• End Time — the date and time the job ended.
• Total Number of Cartridges — the number of cartridges the job will read.
• Cartridges Read — the number of cartridges read so far.
• Cartridge Read Errors — the number of read operations that failed. If the value in this column is
red, select it to view a detailed list of the failed operations.
• Data Read — the amount of data in bytes read so far.
• Status — the state of the jobs can be In Progress, Cancelling, Cancelled, Complete, or Complete
with Errors.
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