User guide
Table Of Contents
- MSA1000 User Guide
- Contents
- About this Guide
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: Operating System Specific Information
- Chapter 3: MSA1000 Setup and Sample Configurations
- Chapter 4: Operation and Management
- Chapter 5: Array Configuration Utility (ACU)
- Installing the ACU on the Server
- Accessing the ACU
- Description of Screen Regions
- Configuring a New Controller
- Modifying an Existing Controller
- Probability of Logical Drive Failure
- Chapter 6: Command Line Interface (CLI)
- CLI Overview
- CLI Setup
- Help Commands
- Display Commands
- Array Controller Configuration Commands
- LUN Management Commands
- Server Connection Commands
- Selective Storage Presentation/Access Control List Commands
- Appendix A: Regulatory Compliance Notices
- Appendix B: Electrostatic Discharge
- Appendix C: Specifications
- Appendix D: Hard Drive Arrays
- Appendix E: Recovering from Hard Drive Failure
- Appendix F: Controller Display Messages
- Appendix G: Recovery ROM and ROM Cloning
- Appendix H: SCSI ID Assignments
- Index
Command Line Interface (CLI)
120 Modular SAN Array 1000 User Guide
Overview of CLI Storage Configuration Procedures
When using the CLI to initially configure the MSA1000 Controller and its
storage, use the following sequence:
1. Enter array controller settings, including global parameters.
See “Array Controller Configuration Commands” for command descriptions.
Note: OpenVMS environments must assign a unique ID number to each controller in
the MSA1000. See “Setting Global Variables” for instructions.
2. Create the LUNs.
See “LUN Management Commands” for command descriptions.
Note: OpenVMS environments must assign a unique ID number to each LUN. See
“Assigning a Name or ID to a LUN” for instructions.
3. Enter server connection information to indicate the HBAs that will access the
MSA1000.
See “Server Connection Commands” for command descriptions.
Note: Each server accessing the MSA1000 must identify its profile type. See
“Managing Connection Profiles” for instructions.
4. (Optional) Enter Selective Storage Presentation (SSP) and Access Control
List (ACL) information.
See “Selective Storage Presentation/Access Control List Commands” for
command descriptions.
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