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HPNetRAID-4M Tools and Capabilities, Command Line Interface CLI, BIOS Utilities

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Introduction locally manage an HP NetRAID-4M on systems running the Microsoft® Windows NT®/Windows 2000® operating system. It can also be used to remotely manage - from Windows NT/Windows 2000 - Hewlett-Packard NetRAID-4M family of products that are installed on another system running Windows NT/Windows 2000 or NetWare. For more information on FAST, see the Flexible Array Storage Tool User's Guide. s Command Line Interface (CLI)- CLI lets you perform most of the tasks that you can perform with the FAST utility and, in addition, lets you perform some tasks not available in FAST. CLI allows you to use CLI commands in command scripts. For more information on CLI, see the Command Line Interface Reference Guide. s BIOS Utilities- The built-in HP NetRAID-4M BIOS includes the following utilities that allow you to configure and manage your controller and attached storage devices: - Container Configuration Utility (CCU)- Allows you to create and manage containers. - SCSISelect Utility (SSU)-Allows you to configure your SCSI channel and devices. - Disk Utilities (DU)-Allows you to format and verify your attached storage devices. HP NetRAID-4M Tools and Capabilities The following table lists the capabilities of the BIOS, CLI, and graphical user interface (GUI). Tools and Capabilities Create a raw (empty) disk Create basic disk Create dynamic disk Write disk signatures Write partition tables Assign drive letters Display drive letters BIOS Yes No No No No No No CLI GUI No1 Yes Yes Yes Not applicable No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes Yes 1-3

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Introduction
locally manage an HP NetRAID-4M on systems running the
Microsoft
®
Windows NT
®
/Windows 2000
®
operating system.
It can also be used to remotely manage
from Windows
NT/Windows 2000
Hewlett-Packard NetRAID-4M family
of products that are installed on another system running
Windows NT/Windows 2000 or NetWare. For more
information on FAST, see the
Flexible Array Storage Tool User’s
Guide
.
Command Line Interface (CLI)
CLI lets you perform most
of the tasks that you can perform with the FAST utility and, in
addition, lets you perform some tasks not available in FAST.
CLI allows you to use CLI commands in command scripts. For
more information on CLI, see the
Command Line Interface
Reference Guide
.
BIOS Utilities
The built-in HP NetRAID-4M BIOS includes
the following utilities that allow you to configure and manage
your controller and attached storage devices:
Container Configuration Utility
(
CCU
)
Allows you to
create and manage containers.
SCSI
Select
Utility
(
SSU
)
Allows you to configure your
SCSI channel and devices.
Disk Utilities
(
DU
)
Allows you to format and verify your
attached storage devices.
HP NetRAID-4M Tools and Capabilities
The following table lists the capabilities of the BIOS, CLI, and
graphical user interface (GUI).
Tools and Capabilities
BIOS
CLI
GUI
Create a raw (empty) disk
Yes
No
1
Yes
Create basic disk
No
Yes
Yes
Create dynamic disk
No
Not applicable
No
Write disk signatures
No
Yes
No
Write partition tables
No
Yes
No
Assign drive letters
No
Yes
No
Display drive letters
No
Yes
Yes