Checking Disk Array Status - HP Surestore Disk Array 12h - And FC60 System Administrator Manual

Checking Disk Array Status

One of the most important management tasks is monitoring the status, operation, and configuration of the
disk array. It is important to know how well the disk array is operating and if any problems or failures have
occurred. Using the ARM arraydsp command, you can easily check all aspects of disk array operation
and configuration. The arraydsp command options, summarized in
information about each disk array hardware component, as well as information about the logical
configuration of the disk array.
Table 4. arraydsp Options for Displaying Disk Array Status
Option
none
-l [LUN]
-a
-c
-d
-h
-i
-m
-R
-r
-S
-s
-v
Using the ARM Command Line Utilities for HP-UX
Status Information Displayed
General information about the disk array
Information for the specified LUN
All information displayed for options -l, -d, -c, -s, -v, and -h
Array controller status
Disk status
Hardware status
Serial numbers for all disk arrays
Display performance metrics
Rescan for SureStore E (AutoRAID) disk arrays recognized by the
host.
Make performance recommendations
Generate raw output, used in combination with other options
General configuration information. For a complete description of
all the configuration settings, see
Configuration Settings" at the end of this chapter.
Capacity information
Checking Disk Array Status
Table 4, allow you to display
"Viewing the Disk Array General
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