HP VMware Utilities User Guide VMware ESXi 5.0 U1 for June 2012

HPACUCLI ESXCLI syntax
The HPACUCLI utility is supported by the ESXCLI utility.
Use the following command syntax for all commands:
# esxcli –server=”servername or IP” –user=”username” –password=”root
password” hpacucli cmd -q “command-string”
The command-string parameter supports same commands that are specified at the HPACUCLI
interactive command-line interface.
Example 1 This example shows the information about all the SmartArray controller on the server.
esxcli –server=”servername or IP” –user=”username” –password=”root
password” hpacucli cmd -q “controller all show status ”
The following output is displayed:
Smart Array P212 in Slot 9
Controller Status: OK
Smart Array P410i in Slot 0 (Embedded)
Controller Status: OK
Cache Status: OK
Battery/Capacitor Status: OK
Example 2 This example shows the detailed configuration information for the SmartArray controller
in slot 0.
# esxcli –server=”servername or IP” –user=”username” –password”root
password” hpacucli cmd -q “controller slot=0 show config detail”
The following output is displayed:
Smart Array P410i in Slot 0 (Embedded)
Bus Interface: PCI
Slot: 0
Serial Number: 5001438013A25C90
Cache Serial Number: PBCDF0CRH0J7SD
RAID 6 (ADG) Status: Disabled
Controller Status: OK
Hardware Revision: C
Firmware Version: 3.70
Rebuild Priority: Medium
Expand Priority: Medium
Surface Scan Delay: 15 secs
Surface Scan Mode: Idle
Queue Depth: Automatic
Monitor and Performance Delay: 60 min
Elevator Sort: Enabled
Degraded Performance Optimization: Disabled
Inconsistency Repair Policy: Disabled
Wait for Cache Room: Disabled
Surface Analysis Inconsistency Notification: Disabled
Post Prompt Timeout: 0 secs
Cache Board Present: True
Cache Status: OK
Accelerator Ratio: 25% Read / 75% Write
Drive Write Cache: Disabled
Total Cache Size: 1024 MB
Total Cache Memory Available: 912 MB
No-Battery Write Cache: Disabled
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