HP Array Configuration Utility CLI
Version 7.70-12
November 11, 2006


Description
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  The Array Configuration Utility CLI is a commandline-based disk 
   configuration program for Smart Array Controllers and 
   RAID Array Controllers.
  
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  respective companies.

Support
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Supported Operating Systems

  Red Hat Linux 7.2, 7.3
  Red Hat Linux 8.0, 8.1 with compat-libstdc++ package (on Red Hat OS distribution CD) installed  
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4 with compat-libstdc++ package (on Red Hat OS distribution CD) installed
  SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 7, 8, 9, 10
  United Linux 1.0 / SLES 8
  
  * All these platforms need to have the following drivers upgrades:  
  CPQARRAY driver version 2.4.25 or later 
  (cpq_cpqarray_xxxx-2.4.25.i386.rpm, xxxx stands for the Linux distribution)
  CISS driver version 2.4.44 or later
  (cpq_cciss_xxxx-2.4.44.i386.rpm, xxxx stands for the Linux distribution)
  These drivers are available from http://www.hp.com.
  FCA2214   fibre channel HBA driver (for MSA1000 controller) 6.0.4 or later
  FCA2355   fibre channel HBA driver (for MSA1000 controller) 4.20p or later
  FCA2404DC fibre channel HBA driver (for MSA1000 controller) 4.20p or later

Supported Controllers

  Smart Array 5312 Controller
  Smart Array 5302 Controller
  Smart Array 5304 Controller
  Smart Array 532 Controller
  Smart Array 5i Controller
  MSA500 Controller
  MSA1000 Controller
  Smart Array 641 Controller
  Smart Array 642 Controller
  Smart Array 6400 Controller
  Smart Array 6400 EM Controller
  Smart Array 6i Controller
  MSA500 G2 Controller
  MSA1500 CS Controller
  MSA20 Controller
  Smart Array P600 Controller
  Smart Array P400 Controller
  Smart Array P400i Controller
  Smart Array E200 Controller
  Smart Array E200i Controller
  Smart Array P800 Controller
 

Installing & Running the Array Configuration Utility CLI
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  Installation:
    ACU CLI is distributed using Red Hat Package Manager (RPM) packages. 
    If there is an older version of ACU CLI installed on the system, 
	please use "rpm -e hpacucli" to remove it first. Use "rpm -i <file name>" 
	to install the application.
    Please type "man rpm" for other details regarding RPM.
    The software resides in /opt/compaq/hpacucli and the executable 
    name is hpacucli which is located in /usr/sbin.
    
  Run the ACU CLI:
  
    Make sure that you have gone through the following checklist:
    . You run hpacucli as root.

    To start the application:
    If /usr/sbin is already added in your path, just type:
    "hpacucli".
    More options can be found by "hpacucli help".  Also see the "Using ACU CLI" section
    of this document, located after Feedback.

  Exiting ACU:
    1. To exit the ACU CLI, type "exit" while at the CLI command console.

  
Additional Notes
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  1.  CCISS and CPQARRAY drivers support up to 16 logical drives per controller.
      After creating or deleting logical drives with ACU CLI, under some special 
      circumstances, the device name mapping might change after you first reboot
      the system. Also, Linux might see previously not visible logical drives after 
      rebooting. This name mapping problem is common to all SCSI devices on 
      linux. 
  2.  Do not insert or remove a controller driver module when hpacucli is running.
  3.  Please stop the HP Storage Agents when deleting logical drives
      since HP Storage Agents keeps all logical drives open.
  4.  If all physical drives on a controller fail or are removed, software keys will 
      not be saved to the controller.  
  5.  ACU CLI may appear unresponsive during heavy array controller I/O conditions, such as
      during a partition format or a logical drive rebuild.
  6.  ACU CLI will not disallow the deletion of logical drives on fibre controllers
      that have mounted partitions.
  7. When using Linux as the host operating system, if a Smart Array controller has 16
     or more volumes configured, deleting any volume in the ACU will not update the
     /proc/partitions to reflect the deletion of the device node associated with that
     volume. Rebooting the server will cause the update to happen. Note that there is
     also a limitation that only the first 16 volumes configured will be available to
     the operating system.
  
         
Feedback
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  For support for ACU CLI or Smart Array controllers, please visit the web at 
    http://support.hp.com.
  For feedback or suggestions on ACU CLI, please send comments to acu@hp.com;
    however, we regret support cannot be provided through this address.