HP EVA SSSU_Ref

HPStorageWorksStorageSystemScriptingUtilityReferenceAbstractThisdocumentdescribeshowtoconfigureandusetheHPStorageWorksStorageSystemScriptingUtility(SSSU)tomanageandmonitorHPStorageWorksEnterpriseVirtualArrays(EVAs).Thisdocumentisintendedforoperatorsandadministratorsofstorageareanetworks(SANs)thatincludesupportedHParrays.PartNumber:T5494-96390Fifteenthedition:August2010Legalandnoticeinformation©Copyright2001-2010Hewlett-PackardDevelopmentCompany,L.P.Confidentialcomputersoftware.ValidlicensefromHPrequiredforpossession,useorcopying.ConsistentwithFAR12.211and12.212,CommercialComputerSoftware,ComputerSoftwareDocumentation,andTechnicalDataforCommercialItemsarelicensedtotheU.S.Governmentundervendor'sstandardcommerciallicense.Theinformationcontainedhereinissubjecttochangewithoutnotice.TheonlywarrantiesforHPproductsandservicesaresetforthintheexpresswarrantystatementsaccompanyingsuchproductsandservices.Nothinghereinshouldbeconstruedasconstitutinganadditionalwarranty.HPshallnotbeliablefortechnicaloreditorialerrorsoromissionscontainedherein.AcknowledgementsMicrosoft®andWindows®areU.S.registeredtrademarksofMicrosoftCorporation.UNIX®isaregisteredtrademarkofTheOpenGroup.Contents1Gettingstarted..................................................................................9Overview...................................................................................................................................9Prerequisites...............................................................................................................................9InstallingSSSU...........................................................................................................................9StartingSSSU.............................................................................................................................9Interactivemode.......................................................................................................................10Non-interactivemode................................................................................................................10Syntax..............................................................................................................................10Examples..........................................................................................................................10Defaultfoldersandpathnames..................................................................................................11Shortenedpathnames(aliases)............................................................................................11Managingoutput......................................................................................................................12Formattingoutput...............................................................................................................12Redirectingoutput..............................................................................................................12Filteringoutput...................................................................................................................12Commandsrequiringalicense...................................................................................................12Administratorandusercommands..............................................................................................13Managingpasswords................................................................................................................14HPSSSUbestpractices..............................................................................................................15Executingthescripts...........................................................................................................15HPCommandViewEVAandHPStorageSystemScriptingUtilityversions..................................15Usingcaptureconfigurationcommands................................................................................15CreatingapasswordfileinOpenVMS..................................................................................15CollectingdataonOpenVMSsystems...................................................................................16Optimizingsnapcreation....................................................................................................16BatchscriptfailurewithVMwareESX3.5..............................................................................17ConfiguringanarrayusingSSSU................................................................................................172Commands.....................................................................................27Commandtips..........................................................................................................................27ADDCONTAINER....................................................................................................................27ADDCOPY................................................