Which Tools To Use For Each Task - HP Surestore Disk Array 12h - And FC60 System Administrator Manual

Which Tools to Use for Each Task

The various management tasks have been divided between SAM and the command- line utilities. In general,
the more common tasks are available from SAM while the more advanced tasks are performed from the
ARM utilities. Most tasks can also be performed using the disk array control panel.
Tasks
Including a disk
Checking disk array status
Creating/deleting LUNs
Renumbering LUNs
Starting/canceling a Rebuild
Downing (excluding) a disk
Formatting a LUN or array
Shutting down the disk array
Changing operating settings
Changing SCSI settings
Monitoring performance
Switching primary controller
Testing a disk
Displaying disk test results
Displaying disk array serial
numbers
Changing controller SCSI ID
Resetting/restarting the disk array
Setting data resiliency
Creating a disk array alias
Recovering data maps
Managing the HP SureStore E Disk Array 12H on HP-UX
Table 1. Tools and Tasks
SAM
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
No Yes (arrayrecover)
Which Tools to Use for Each Task
Tools
ARM Control
Utilities
Yes (arraycfg)
Yes (arraydsp)
Yes (arraycfg)
Yes (arraycfg)
Yes (arrayrbld)
Yes (arraycfg)
Yes (arrayfmt)
Yes (arraymgr)
Yes (arraymgr)
Yes (arraymgr)
Yes (arraydsp)
Yes (arraymgr)
Yes (drivetest)
Yes (dteststat)
Yes (arraydsp)
Yes (arraymgr)
Yes (arraymgr)
Yes (arraymgr)
Yes (arraymgr)
Panel
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
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