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The CPQLOCFG.EXE and HPONCFG.EXE utilities, and the scripting guide, are available from our website at the links found in ―Additional resources.‖ To download the utilities, click on the appropriate link and select your operating system. Figure 2-1. RIBCL XML sample script for changing iLO passwords Additional resources Resource CPQLOCFG.EXE and HPONCFG.EXE Select your operating system and download the utility. HP Integrated Lights-Out Management Processor Scripting and Command Line Resource Guide HP Integrated Lights-Out 3 User Guide URL www.hp.com/support/ilo3 http://bizsupport1.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/ c02250417/c02250417.pdf http://bizsupport1.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/ c02063196/c02063196.pdf Changing terms from stripe size to strip size with HP Smart Array utilities If you have dealt with HP Smart Arrays, you are familiar with the term ―stripe size‖. It's one of the parameters you set when configuring a new logical drive. During the next year, you will find the term ―stripe size‖ replaced with ―strip size‖ in Smart Array-related configuration utilities and documentation. Is something really changing here? Not really, only the terminology is changing. But before explaining the reason for the change, let's quickly review some RAID basics. Stripe size versus strip size An array consists of two or more physical drives that are configured together through a RAID controller to appear as a single logical drive to the OS. To improve overall performance, RAID controllers break file data up into discrete chunks called ―strips‖ that are distributed one after another across the physical drives in the arrays. In Figure 3-1, each individual unit -A1, B1, or B2, for example -- represents a strip. For a given array, the strip size is configurable, typically between 64 KiB and 256 KiB. 4

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The CPQLOCFG.EXE and HPONCFG.EXE utilities, and the scripting guide, are available from our website at the links found
in ―Additional resources
.
‖
To download the utilities, click on the appropriate link and select your operating system.
Figure 2-1.
RIBCL XML sample script for changing iLO passwords
<!-- RIBCL Sample XML Script for Integrated Lights-Out
-->
<!-- Run using user credentials with configure user privilege.
-->
<!-- Sets local username account password to newPassword
-->
<!-- Note: Check out the iLO Scripting and Command-Line Resource guide -->
<!-- for examples on other commands and on variable substitution.
-->
<RIBCL VERSION="2.0">
<LOGIN USER_LOGIN="Administrator" PASSWORD="password">
<USER_INFO MODE="write">
<MOD_USER USER_LOGIN="username">
<PASSWORD value="newPassword"/>
</MOD_USER>
</USER_INFO>
</LOGIN>
</RIBCL>
Additional resources
Resource
URL
CPQLOCFG.EXE and HPONCFG.EXE
Select your operating system and download the
utility.
www.hp.com/support/ilo3
HP Integrated Lights-Out Management
Processor Scripting and Command Line
Resource Guide
c02250417/c02250417.pdf
HP Integrated Lights-Out 3 User Guide
c02063196/c02063196.pdf
Changing terms from stripe size to strip size with HP Smart Array utilities
If you have dealt with HP Smart Arrays, you are familiar with the term ―stripe size‖. It’s one of the parameters you set when
configuring a new logical drive. During the next year, you will find the term ―stripe size‖ replaced with ―strip size‖ in Sma
rt
Array-related configuration utilities and documentation. Is something really changing here? Not really, only the terminology
is changing. But before explaining the reason for the change, let’s quickly review some RAID basics.
Stripe size versus strip size
An array consists of two or more physical drives that are configured together through a RAID controller to appear as a single
logical drive to the OS. To improve overall performance, RAID controllers break file data up into discrete chunks called
―strips‖ that are distributed one after another across the physical drives in the arrays. In
Figure 3-1, each individual unit --
A1, B1, or B2, for example -- represents a strip. For a given array, the strip size is configurable, typically between 64 KiB
and 256 KiB.