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Sectors

This option specifies the number of sectors that are to comprise each track. Enter 32 to disable

MaxBoot or 63 to enable it.

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For new logical drives, the default setting is 63 if the logical drive is larger than 502 GB.

Otherwise, the default setting is 32.

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For an existing logical drive, the default setting is the existing setting.

Logical drive performance is likely to decrease with MaxBoot enabled.

Size

Enter the capacity that you want the logical drive to have, in megabytes. The default size setting

for new logical drives is MAX. In this case, HP SSA creates a logical drive of the maximum possible

size from the physical drives that you assigned to the array.

In Reconfigure mode, the default setting is the existing size of the logical drive. If you enter a larger

value, HP SSA extends the logical drive to the new size if there is unused drive capacity on the

same array, as long as the operating system supports logical drive extension. You cannot reduce

the size of the logical drive.

CAUTION:

Back up all data before extending a logical drive.

SSPAdaptersWithAccess

Enter values here to identify the SSP adapters that you want to have access to a logical drive. The

values are processed only if either SSPState or LogicalDriveSSPState is set to Enable. Otherwise,

the values are ignored.

NOTE:

Be sure that every HBA in the system has access to the logical drives for which multi-path

will be used.

StripeSize

You can enter a numerical value for this option to specify the size of the data stripes (in kilobytes),

or you can leave this option blank and allow HP SSA to use a default value.

The valid stripe size values depend on the RAID level.

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For RAID 0, RAID 1, or RAID 1+0 arrays, you can enter any of the stripe size values listed in

the sample script.

•

For RAID 5 arrays, the maximum stripe size in most cases is 256 KB, but old controller models

are often limited to 64 KB.

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For RAID 6 arrays, the maximum stripe size is either 64 KB or 256 KB, depending on the

controller.

The default stripe size value depends on the action mode.

•

In Configure action mode, the default value is determined by the RAID level that you specified

earlier in the script. In some cases, it also depends on the HP SSA version, the controller model,

and the controller firmware version.

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For RAID 0, RAID 1, or RAID 1+0, the default value is 128 KB.

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For RAID 5, the default value is usually 64 KB, but on some controller models it is 16 KB

or 128 KB.

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For RAID 6, the default value is usually 16 KB, but on some controller models it is 64 KB

or 128 KB.

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In Reconfigure action mode, the default value for this option is the stripe size that is already

configured for the logical drive. If you enter a value that is different from the existing stripe

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Scripting Toolkit utilities

Section	Page
HP Scripting Toolkit for Windows 9.60 User Guide	1
Contents	3
1 Introduction	6
Scripting Toolkit for Windows	6
Microsoft Windows Preinstallation Environment	6
Minimum requirements	6
2 Deployment using the Scripting Toolkit for Windows	7
Deployment overview	7
Sample deployment procedure	7
Creating a network share	8
Adding drivers to Windows PE 3.0	8
Adding drivers to Windows PE 4.0	9
Capturing a reference configuration from the source server	10
Configuring the target server and installing the operating system	11
3 Advanced topics	12
Overview	12
Customizing deployment scripts using HPDISCOVERY and IFHW	12
Querying the HPDISCOVERY file based on system name	12
Querying the HPDISCOVERY file to determine the presence of a particular card	12
Querying the HPDISCOVERY file to determine the presence of a card family	13
Booting Windows PE from a USB drive key	13
Flashing the ROM in a Windows PE environment	13
Erasing array configurations	15
4 Scripting Toolkit utilities	16
Syntax conventions	16
Utility online help	16
Using Scripting Toolkit utilities	16
Using REBOOT	17
REBOOT command-line syntax	17
REBOOT command-line arguments	17
REBOOT return codes	17
REBOOT command-line examples	18
Using SETBOOTORDER	18
SETBOOTORDER command-line syntax	18
SETBOOTORDER command-line arguments	18
SETBOOTORDER return codes	18
SETBOOTORDER command-line examples	18
Using STATEMGR	19
STATEMGR command-line syntax	19
STATEMGR command-line arguments	19
STATEMGR return codes	19
STATEMGR command-line examples	19
Using RBSURESET	19
RBSURESET command-line syntax	20
RBSURESET command-line arguments	20
RBSURESET return codes	20
Using HPDISCOVERY	20
HPDISCOVERY command-line syntax	20
HPDISCOVERY command line arguments	20
HPDISCOVERY return codes	21
HPDISCOVERY command line examples	21
Using IFHW	21
IFHW command-line syntax	21
IFHW command-line arguments	22
IFHW return codes	22
IFHW command line examples	22
Expression operators and terms	22
Expression examples	23
Using HWQUERY	23
HWQUERY command-line syntax	23
HWQUERY command line arguments	23
HWQUERY return codes	24
HWQUERY command-line examples	24
Using CONREP	24
CONREP command-line syntax	25
CONREP command-line arguments	25
CONREP return codes	25
CONREP screen output	26
CONREP -s (Store to Data file)	26
CONREP –l (Load from Data File)	26
CONREP Data File Sample Contents for HP ProLiant servers not using the Oxx ROM family	27
CONREP command file contents	28
Using HPRCU	28
HPRCU command-line syntax	29
HPRCU command line arguments	29
HPRCU return codes	29
HPRCU sample XML format	29
Using HPSSASCRIPTING	30
Capturing a configuration	30
Using an Input script	31
Creating an HP SSA script file	31
Sample custom input script	31
Script file options	33
Control category	34
Action mode	34
Method mode	34
Controller category	34
Controller	35
ChassisName	35
ClearConfigurationWithDataLoss	35
LicenseKey, DeleteLicenseKey	35
PreferredPathMode	35
ReadCache, WriteCache	36
RebuildPriority, ExpandPriority	36
SSPState	36
SurfaceScanDelay	37
Video performance options	37
Array category	37
Array	37
Drive	37
DriveType	38
OnlineSpare	38
Logical Drive category	38
ArrayAccelerator	39
LogicalDrive	39
LogicalDriveSSPState	39
ParityGroups	39
PreferredPath	39
RAID	39
Sectors	40
Size	40
SSPAdaptersWithAccess	40
StripeSize	40
HBA category	41
ConnectionName	41
HBA_WW_ID	41
HostMode	41
HP SSA scripting error messages	41
Using HPLPCFG	45
HPLPCFG command-line syntax	45
HPLPCFG command-line arguments	45
HPLPCFG return codes	46
HPLPCFG command-line examples	46
Using LO100CFG	47
LO100CFG command-line syntax	47
LO100CFG command-line arguments	47
LO100CFG return codes	47
LO100CFG command-file contents	48
Using HPQLAREP	48
HPQLAREP command-line syntax	48
HPQLAREP command-line arguments	49
HPQLAREP return codes	49
HPQLAREP command-line examples	50
Using HPONCFG	50
HPONCFG command-line syntax	50
HPONCFG command-line arguments	50
HPONCFG return codes	51
HPONCFG command file contents	51
Obtaining an entire configuration	51
Obtaining a specific configuration	52
Setting a configuration	53
HPONCFG command-line examples	53
5 Troubleshooting	54
Troubleshooting table	54
6 Support and other resources	55
Information to collect before contacting HP	55
How to contact HP	55
Subscription service	55
Related information	55
Scripting Toolkit support	55
Typographic conventions	56
HP Insight Remote Support software	56
HP Insight Online	56
7 Documentation feedback	58
Acronyms and abbreviations	59

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