HP 3PAR InForm OS 3.1.1 CLI Administrator's Manual

1 Introduction

This administrator’s guide provides information for installing the InForm OS CLI, and using the CLI

to configure and manage an HP 3PAR Storage System. HP 3PAR Virtual Domains Software requires

an HP 3PAR Virtual Domains Software license. Contact your local service provider for technical

assistance.

Audience

This administrator’s guide is for system and storage administrators who monitor and direct system

configurations and resource allocation for HP 3PAR Storage Systems.

User Interfaces

Two user interfaces are offered as part of the 3PAR InForm® operating system: the 3PAR InForm

Command Line Interface (CLI) and the 3PAR InForm Management Console graphical user interface.

This manual discusses the InForm OS CLI. For information about the InForm OS Management

Console, refer to the HP 3PAR InForm OS Management Console Online Help.

The InForm CLI enables expert users to execute some advanced tasks not currently available through

the InForm Management Console. See the HP 3PAR InForm OS Command Line Interface Reference

for more information about each CLI command. The InForm CLI also enables you to configure HP

3PAR Remote Copy. See the HP 3PAR Remote Copy Software User's Guide for more information.

Units of Measure

• All units of storage (capacity) are calculated base 2 (x 1,024).

Therefore:

• 1 KB = 1,024 bytes

• 1 MB = 2

bytes = 1,048,576 bytes

• 1 GB = 2

bytes = 1,024 MB = 1,073,741,824 bytes

• 1 TB = 2

bytes = 1,024 GB = 1,099,511,627,776 bytes

• All units of performance (speed) are calculated base 10 (x1000).

Therefore:

• 1 KB = 1000 bytes

• 1 MB = 10

bytes = 1,000,000 bytes

• 1 GB = 10

bytes = 1000 MB = 1,000,000,000 bytes

• 1 TB = 10

bytes = 1000 GB = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes