Index

agent
fcagent
The Agent fcagent
starting and stopping
The Agent fcagent
version
Determining the fcagent Version Number
ssmagent
Checking ssmagent Installation
restarting
Restarting ssmagent
See also ssmagent.
Checking ssmagent Installation
version
getagent

architecture
ssmgui Architecture

array
component
information
Getting Information on Other Array Components
missing
Checking a Faulted Array
configuration overview
Array Configuration and Management
fault
checking
Checking a Faulted Array
icon
Enclosure Health and Accessibility
information
Array Status Button
icon
Array Icons in the Array Selection Area
Interpreting Array Icons
fault
Array Health Indicators in the Storage System Manager Window
inaccessible
Enclosure Health and Accessibility
information
Using the Array Information Window
managing
Using the Array Selection Filter (Managing and Unmanaging Arrays)
memory, setting up
Setting Up Array Memory for Caching or RAID 3 LUNs
more than one server
Icons Connected to More Than One Server
name
Array Name
re-establishing communication
Re-Establishing Communication With an Array
selecting
Selecting an Array
selection
area
Storage System Manager Window
Storage System Manager Window
Storage System Manager Window
filter
Storage System Manager Window
Storage System Manager Window
filter:using
Using the Array Selection Filter (Managing and Unmanaging Arrays)
status button
Storage System Manager Window
Array Status Button
Storage System Manager Window
Array Health Indicators in the Storage System Manager Window
toolbar
Using Array Toolbar Buttons
Storage System Manager Window
unmanaged
Using the Array Selection Filter (Managing and Unmanaging Arrays)
restoring to managed
Using the Array Selection Filter (Managing and Unmanaging Arrays)
unsupported
Enclosure Health and Accessibility
upgrading
for caching
Upgrading an Array for Caching
with higher capacity disk modules
Upgrading an Array With Higher Capacity Disk Modules

Array Configuration window
disk module information
Getting LUN and Disk Information in the Array Configuration Window
features
Using the Array Configuration Window to Set Up the Array
LUN information
Getting LUN and Disk Information in the Array Configuration Window
toolbar
Using Array Toolbar Buttons

Array Information window
Using the Array Information Window

auto assign
Bind Parameter Defaults
Bind Parameter Defaults
chglun
Bind Parameter Defaults
changing
Changing LUN Parameters in the Array Configuration Window
RAID 3
Setting Bind Parameters: RAID 3 and Hot Spares
setting
Setting Bind Parameters: RAID 5, 1, 1/0, or 0
state
getlun

Auto Poll indicator
Array Health Indicators in the Storage System Manager Window
Storage System Manager Window
Storage System Manager Window
Auto Poll Indicator

back-end memory
getcache
Memory Partitioning and SP Memory

background verification
setsniffer
getsniffer
ssmgui Architecture
setting
setsniffer

bind
bind
and number of LCCs
Recovering From an Incorrect Bind
defaults
Bind Parameter Defaults
incorrect, recovering from
Recovering From an Incorrect Bind
order
LUN Binding Order and Restrictions
planning
Planning the Bind
setting parameters
RAID 3, hot spare
Setting Bind Parameters: RAID 3 and Hot Spares
RAID 5, 1, 1/0, 0
Setting Bind Parameters: RAID 5, 1, 1/0, or 0
stopping
Setting Bind Parameters: RAID 3 and Hot Spares
Setting Bind Parameters: RAID 5, 1, 1/0, or 0
time required
Setting Bind Parameters: RAID 3 and Hot Spares
Setting Bind Parameters: RAID 5, 1, 1/0, or 0

Bind LUNs dialog
Setting Bind Parameters: RAID 5, 1, 1/0, or 0

cable length
Origin2000 and Onyx2 Serial Pinout

caching
Enhanced Performance: Storage System Caching
getcache
setcache
and memory partitioning
Caching
disabling
Enabling or Disabling Array Caching
bind Syntax
for memory partitioning
Disabling Caching for Memory Partitioning
enabling
Enabling Caching
bind Syntax
Enabling or Disabling Array Caching
hardware requirements
Hardware Requirements for Caching
Upgrading an Array for Caching
LUN information window
LUN Cache Information
optimizing
Using Storage System Statistics for Cache Optimizing
page
getcache
page size
Hardware Requirements for Caching
Upgrading an Array for Caching
Upgrading an Array for Caching
Hardware Requirements for Caching
changing
Changing Cache Page Size
setcache
parameters, changing
Changing Caching Parameters
read-ahead. See prefetch.
Changing Prefetch (Read-Ahead Caching) Parameters
replacing disk module
Replacing a Database or Cache Vault Disk Module
SP information window
SP Cache Information
state
getcontrol
watermarks, changing
Changing Write Cache Watermarks
setcache

chglun
chglun

clearlog
clearlog

clearstats
clearstats

command-tagged queuing
Enabling Command-Tagged Queuing

Components For Array window
Getting Information on Other Array Components

configuration file
ssmagent Users and Sessions

conventions
Conventions
Conventions

CRU
getcrus
Checking a Faulted Array

.cshrc
Configuring the Path to ssm Executables in .cshrc

CTQ. See command-tagged queuing.
Enabling Command-Tagged Queuing

data
rebuilding
Data Reconstruction and Rebuilding After Disk Module Failure
reconstruction
Data Reconstruction and Rebuilding After Disk Module Failure
LUN Integrity and Disk Module Failure
redundancy
Data Redundancy
Data Reconstruction and Rebuilding After Disk Module Failure
LUN Integrity and Disk Module Failure
RAID 3
RAID 3: Parallel Access Array
RAID 5
RAID 5: Individual Access Array

disk field
Disk Field

disk module
00, 01, 02
Upgrading an Array With Higher Capacity Disk Modules
moving
Moving Disk Modules
See also disk module, database.
Upgrading an Array With Higher Capacity Disk Modules
cache vault, replacing
Replacing a Database or Cache Vault Disk Module
Configuration information window
Using the Disk Information Windows
database
Upgrading an Array With Higher Capacity Disk Modules
replacing
Replacing a Database or Cache Vault Disk Module
See also disk module, 00, 01, 02.
Upgrading an Array With Higher Capacity Disk Modules
Error information window
Disk Module Error Information
failure, and LUN integrity
LUN Integrity and Disk Module Failure
fault
Faulted Disk Module
higher capacity
Upgrading an Array With Higher Capacity Disk Modules
icon color
LUN and Disk Module Icon Color
ID
Disk Module IDs
information
Using the Disk Information Windows
Getting LUN and Disk Information in the Array Configuration Window
getdisk
JBOD
bypassing
Bypassing a JBOD Drive
check LEDs on and off
Turning Disk Check LEDs On or Off
replacement, bringing up
Bringing Up a Replacement Drive
taking offline
Taking JBOD Drives Offline
unbypassing
Bringing JBOD Drives Back Online (Unbypassing)
LED, flash to locate
Checking a Faulted Array
LIC
RAID Types
Upgrading an Array With Higher Capacity Disk Modules
locating
Checking a Faulted Array
moving
Moving Disk Modules
replacing
Replacing a Disk Module
Statistics information window
Disk Module Statistics Information
taking offline
Disk Module Failure and Powering Off, Unbinding, or Taking Disks Offline
types
Fibre Channel Disk Module Types

disk striping. See striping.
Enhanced Performance: Disk Striping

documents, other
Other Documentation

environmental variables
Environment Variables RaidAgentHost and RaidAgentDevice

Equipment View window
Checking a Faulted Array
Getting Information on Other Array Components

error
Disk Module Error Information
code
explanations
Displaying an SP Event Log
series
Displaying an SP Event Log
disk module, information
Disk Module Error Information
information
Array Status Button
log. See event log.
Displaying an SP Event Log
messages. See event log.
Displaying an SP Event Log
values for ssmcli
ssmcli Error Values

event
log
Displaying an SP Event Log
monitor
Using the Event Monitor
ssmgui Architecture

extended memory
Setting Up Memory Partitions
Setting Up Memory Partitions

external Fibre Channel Hub
Enclosure Health and Accessibility
Checking a Faulted Array
getcrus

failback
failback

failover
Transferring Control of a LUN (Manual Trespass)

fan fault, fan pack fault
getcrus

fan fault, fan pack fault
Faulted Fan

faulted array icon
Enclosure Health and Accessibility

fcagent. See agent.
The Agent fcagent

fccli
The Fibre Channel Non-RAID Command-Line Interface

Fibre Channel Hub
Checking a Faulted Array
Enclosure Health and Accessibility
getcrus

flushing
getcontrol

front-end memory
getcache
Memory Partitioning and SP Memory

fx
Enabling Command-Tagged Queuing

getagent
getagent

getcache
getcache

getcontrol
getcontrol

getcrus
getcrus

getdisk
getdisk

getlog
getlog

getloop
getloop

getlun
getlun

getsniffer
getsniffer

hardware graph
Getting a Fibre Channel Hardware Graph Output

hinv
Listing Fibre Channel Controller and Drive Numbers

Host Administration window
Using the Host Administration Window to Add Servers

hostname
adding
Using the Host Administration Window to Add Servers
removing
Removing Servers

hot spare
RAID Hot Spare
and inaccessible LUN
LUN Integrity and Disk Module Failure
and RAID 3
Planning the Bind
LUN Binding Order and Restrictions
limit
Setting Bind Parameters: RAID 3 and Hot Spares
LUN number, setting
Setting Bind Parameters: RAID 3 and Hot Spares
mixed mode
Enabling and Disabling Mixed Mode
RAID 0
RAID Hot Spare
RAID 3
LUN Integrity and Disk Module Failure
RAID Hot Spare
restrictions
Planning the Bind
LUN Binding Order and Restrictions

icon
array
Array Icons in the Array Selection Area
array components
Getting Information on Other Array Components
color
Enclosure Health and Accessibility
disk module
LUN and Disk Module Icon Color
LUN
LUN and Disk Module Icon Color
Storage System Manager
Array Health Indicators in the Storage System Manager Window

idle
count
Changing Prefetch (Read-Ahead Caching) Parameters
threshold
getlun
chglun
time
getlun
getcontrol
chglun

inaccessible
array
Enclosure Health and Accessibility
LUN
LUN Integrity and Disk Module Failure

individual disk unit
Individual Disk Unit

ioconfig
Transferring Control of a LUN (Manual Trespass)
Making LUNs Available to the Server Operating System

IRIX
utilities for JBOD information
Using IRIX Utilities to Get JBOD Information
version required
About This Guide

JBOD
disk module. See disk module, JBOD.
Taking JBOD Drives Offline
software
The Fibre Channel Non-RAID Command-Line Interface
status
Getting Channel and Enclosure Status
user interface
The Fibre Channel Non-RAID Command-Line Interface

LCC
and bind
Recovering From an Incorrect Bind
fault
Faulted LCC
state
getcrus

LIC
disk modules
Upgrading an Array With Higher Capacity Disk Modules
memory requirement
Setting Up Memory Partitions
Memory Partitioning and SP Memory
Memory Partitioning and SP Memory
and user free memory
Memory Partitioning and SP Memory

logical unit number
Fibre Channel RAID Graphical User Interface Features
See also LUN.
Fibre Channel RAID Graphical User Interface Features

LUN
Fibre Channel RAID Graphical User Interface Features
bind
Binding Disk Modules
buttons
Binding Disk Modules
Cache information window
LUN Cache Information
Configuration information window
Using the LUN Information Windows
disk module ownership
LUN Ownership of Disk Modules
fault
Faulted LUN
icon
LUN Icons and IDs
color
LUN and Disk Module Icon Color
ID
LUN Icons and IDs
setting
Setting Bind Parameters: RAID 5, 1, 1/0, or 0
information
Using the LUN Information Windows
Getting LUN and Disk Information in the Array Configuration Window
integrity and disk module failure
LUN Integrity and Disk Module Failure
making available to OS
Making LUNs Available to the Server Operating System
number
hot spare
Setting Bind Parameters: RAID 3 and Hot Spares
number
Bind Parameter Defaults
RAID type, changing
Changing LUN RAID Type
rebuilding
Rebuilding a RAID 5, 3, 1, or 1/0 LUN
Statistics information window
LUN Statistics Information
toolbar
Reconfiguring and Fine-Tuning
transferring control
Transferring Control of a LUN (Manual Trespass)
unbind
Unbinding a LUN
unowned
LUN Integrity and Disk Module Failure

manual trespass
Transferring Control of a LUN (Manual Trespass)

memory
back-end
Memory Partitioning and SP Memory
getcache
front-end
getcache
Memory Partitioning and SP Memory
RAID 3
Memory Partitioning and SP Memory
read cache
Memory Partitioning and SP Memory
setting up partitions
Setting Up Memory Partitions
write cache
Memory Partitioning and SP Memory

Memory Partition window
Setting Up Memory Partitions

minibind
Upgrading an Array With Higher Capacity Disk Modules

minimal latency reads
Bind Parameter Defaults
Bind Parameter Defaults
chglun
bind Syntax
changing
Changing LUN Parameters in the Array Configuration Window
setting
Setting Bind Parameters: RAID 3 and Hot Spares
state
getlun

mixed mode
setraid5
Enabling and Disabling Mixed Mode
RAID 3
setraid5
Setting Bind Parameters: RAID 3 and Hot Spares
Setting Bind Parameters: RAID 3 and Hot Spares

page size
and memory allocation
Memory Partitioning and SP Memory
changing
Changing Cache Page Size
setcache

parity data
Data Reconstruction and Rebuilding After Disk Module Failure
RAID 5: Individual Access Array

partitioning memory
Setting Up Memory Partitions

performance
and command-tagged queuing
Enabling Command-Tagged Queuing
LUN, and cache optimizing
getcache
getcache
Using Storage System Statistics for Cache Optimizing
Identifying and Correcting Failures

pinouts, serial
Server Serial Connector Pinouts
OCTANE
OCTANE Serial Pinouts
Origin200
Origin200 Serial Pinouts
Origin2000 and Onyx2
Origin2000 and Onyx2 Serial Pinout

polling
Using ssmagent Polling
array
Using the Array Information Window
Auto Poll indicator
Auto Poll Indicator
Array Health Indicators in the Storage System Manager Window
automatic
Automatic Polling
disabling, enabling
Disabling and Enabling Automatic Polling
interval
ssmagent Polling Interval and Polling Requests
changing
Changing the Polling Interval
requests
ssmagent Polling Interval and Polling Requests

power supply
fault
Faulted Power Supply
state
getcrus

prefetch parameters
getlun
chglun
changing
Changing Prefetch (Read-Ahead Caching) Parameters

r3wrbuff
r3wrbuff

RAID
CLI
ssmgui Architecture
The Fibre Channel RAID Command-Line Interface
GUI
ssmgui Architecture
and ssmagent
Starting the RAID GUI
exiting
Exiting a RAID GUI Session
See also ssmgui.
Starting the RAID GUI
starting
Starting the RAID GUI
number of disk modules per type
LUN Binding Order and Restrictions
Planning the Bind
rebuilding
Rebuilding a RAID 5, 3, 1, or 1/0 LUN
type 0
RAID 0 Group: Nonredundant Array
hot spare
RAID Hot Spare
mixed mode
setraid5
Enabling and Disabling Mixed Mode
number of disk modules
Planning the Bind
LUN Binding Order and Restrictions
Planning the Bind
LUN Binding Order and Restrictions
rebuilding
Rebuilding a RAID 0 LUN
striping
RAID 0 Group: Nonredundant Array
type 1
RAID 1: Mirrored Pair
mixed mode
Enabling and Disabling Mixed Mode
setraid5
rebuilding
Rebuilding a RAID 5, 3, 1, or 1/0 LUN
type 1/0
RAID 1/0 Group: Mirrored RAID 0 Group
disk module selection order
Selecting Modules for Mirror Images for a RAID 1/0 LUN
Setting Bind Parameters: RAID 5, 1, 1/0, or 0
mixed mode
setraid5
Enabling and Disabling Mixed Mode
number of disk modules
Planning the Bind
LUN Binding Order and Restrictions
rebuilding
Rebuilding a RAID 5, 3, 1, or 1/0 LUN
striping
RAID 1/0 Group: Mirrored RAID 0 Group
type 3
RAID 3: Parallel Access Array
and other LUNs in same array
Hardware Requirements for RAID 3 LUNs
and rebooting
Memory Partitioning and SP Memory
Setting Up Memory Partitions
setraid5
compared with individual disk
RAID 3: Parallel Access Array
compared with RAID 0
RAID 3: Parallel Access Array
compared with RAID 5
RAID 3: Parallel Access Array
hardware requirements
Hardware Requirements for RAID 3 LUNs
hot spare limit
RAID Hot Spare
Setting Bind Parameters: RAID 3 and Hot Spares
LUN Integrity and Disk Module Failure
memory
Setting Up Memory Partitions
memory:and cache
Memory Partitioning and SP Memory
memory:requirement
Hardware Requirements for RAID 3 LUNs
Memory Partitioning and SP Memory
memory:setting
setcache
Setting Up Memory Partitions
mixed mode
Enabling and Disabling Mixed Mode
mixed mode:setting
Setting Bind Parameters: RAID 3 and Hot Spares
Setting Bind Parameters: RAID 3 and Hot Spares
setraid5
number of disk modules
LUN Binding Order and Restrictions
Planning the Bind
performance
Enabling and Disabling Mixed Mode
rebuilding
Rebuilding a RAID 5, 3, 1, or 1/0 LUN
setting partition
Setting Up Memory Partitions
striping
RAID 3: Parallel Access Array
bind Syntax
unowned if 0 MB memory
Setting Up Memory Partitions
write buffering
Setting Bind Parameters: RAID 3 and Hot Spares
r3wrbuff
type 5
RAID 5: Individual Access Array
compared with RAID 3
RAID 3: Parallel Access Array
mixed mode
Enabling and Disabling Mixed Mode
setraid5
number of disk modules
LUN Binding Order and Restrictions
Planning the Bind
rebuilding
Rebuilding a RAID 5, 3, 1, or 1/0 LUN
striping
RAID 5: Individual Access Array
type, changing
Changing LUN RAID Type

raidcli
subcommands
ssmcli Subcommands
summarized
ssmcli Subcommands

re-establishing communication with array
Re-Establishing Communication With an Array

read cache
Setting Up Memory Partitions
Bind Parameter Defaults
Bind Parameter Defaults
Bind Parameter Defaults
and RAID 3
Setting Bind Parameters: RAID 3 and Hot Spares
changing state
Changing LUN Parameters in the Array Configuration Window
See also caching.
Hardware Requirements for Caching
setting
Setting Up Memory Partitions
Setting Bind Parameters: RAID 5, 1, 1/0, or 0

read histogram
getlun

read-ahead caching. See prefetch parameters.
Changing Prefetch (Read-Ahead Caching) Parameters

rebooting, automatic, with RAID 3 memory reset
Memory Partitioning and SP Memory
Setting Up Memory Partitions
setraid5

rebootSP
rebootSP

rebuild time
chglun
Bind Parameter Defaults
Bind Parameter Defaults
Bind Parameter Defaults
bind Syntax
bind Syntax
changing
Changing LUN Parameters in the Array Configuration Window
setting
Setting Bind Parameters: RAID 5, 1, 1/0, or 0

RS-232 standard
Origin2000 and Onyx2 Serial Pinout

scsifo
Transferring Control of a LUN (Manual Trespass)

scsiha
Transferring Control of a LUN (Manual Trespass)
Making LUNs Available to the Server Operating System

serial
cable length
Origin2000 and Onyx2 Serial Pinout
connector
Origin2000 and Onyx2 Serial Pinout

server hostname
adding
Using the Host Administration Window to Add Servers
removing
Removing Servers

setcache
setcache

setraid5
setraid5

setsniffer
setsniffer

setstats
setstats

sniff process and reporting
ssmgui Architecture
getsniffer
setsniffer
setting
setsniffer

SP
Cache information window
SP Cache Information
Configuration information window
Using the SP Information Windows
default
Bind Parameter Defaults
bind Syntax
Bind Parameter Defaults
chglun
Setting Bind Parameters: RAID 3 and Hot Spares
changing
Changing LUN Parameters in the Array Configuration Window
event log
Displaying an SP Event Log
getlog
fault
Faulted SP
information
Using the SP Information Windows
memory
Setting Up Memory Partitions
explained
Memory Partitioning and SP Memory
rebooting
rebootSP
revision level and write cache
Upgrading an Array for Caching
Hardware Requirements for Caching
state
getcrus
Statistics information window
SP Statistics Information
transferring LUNs
Transferring Control of a LUN (Manual Trespass)

SPS
fault
Faulted SPS
self-test
getcache
state
getcrus

ssmagent
Checking ssmagent Installation
ssmgui Architecture
and RAID GUI
Starting the RAID GUI
checking installation
Checking ssmagent Installation
polling
Using ssmagent Polling
restarting
Restarting ssmagent
starting
Starting the Fibre Channel RAID Agent ssmagent
stopping
Starting the Fibre Channel RAID Agent ssmagent
users and sessions
ssmagent Users and Sessions
version
getagent

ssmcli
ssmcli
error values
ssmcli Error Values
subcommands
ssmcli Subcommands
syntax
ssmcli Syntax

ssmgui
ssmgui Architecture
See also RAID GUI.
Starting the RAID GUI

statistics logging
Using Statistics Logging
setstats

Storage System Manager window
features
Storage System Manager Window
icon
Array Health Indicators in the Storage System Manager Window
toolbar
Using Storage System Manager Toolbar Buttons

striping
Enhanced Performance: Disk Striping
boundary crossing
getlun
count
bind Syntax
default size
Enhanced Performance: Disk Striping
RAID 0
RAID 0 Group: Nonredundant Array
RAID 1/0
RAID 1/0 Group: Mirrored RAID 0 Group
RAID 3
bind Syntax
RAID 3: Parallel Access Array
RAID 5
RAID 5: Individual Access Array
size
bind Syntax
Bind Parameter Defaults
getlun
Bind Parameter Defaults
Bind Parameter Defaults
setting
bind Syntax
Setting Bind Parameters: RAID 5, 1, 1/0, or 0

toolbar
array
Using Array Toolbar Buttons
Array Configuration
Using Array Toolbar Buttons
LUN
Reconfiguring and Fine-Tuning
Storage System Manager
Using Storage System Manager Toolbar Buttons

trespass
Transferring Control of a LUN (Manual Trespass)
Transferring Control of a LUN (Manual Trespass)
trespass
state
getlun

unbind
unbind
Unbinding a LUN

unowned LUN
LUN Integrity and Disk Module Failure

unsupported array
Enclosure Health and Accessibility

user free memory
Setting Up Memory Partitions
Setting Up Memory Partitions

verify time
bind Syntax
chglun
Bind Parameter Defaults
Bind Parameter Defaults
bind Syntax
changing
Changing LUN Parameters in the Array Configuration Window
setting
Setting Bind Parameters: RAID 3 and Hot Spares
Setting Bind Parameters: RAID 5, 1, 1/0, or 0

watermark
setcache
getcache
getcontrol
Changing Write Cache Watermarks

web site for documentation
Other Documentation

write cache
Bind Parameter Defaults
Bind Parameter Defaults
Bind Parameter Defaults
Setting Up Memory Partitions
and RAID 3
Setting Bind Parameters: RAID 3 and Hot Spares
and SP revision level
Hardware Requirements for Caching
Upgrading an Array for Caching
changing state
Changing LUN Parameters in the Array Configuration Window
same for both SPs
Setting Up Memory Partitions
See also caching.
Hardware Requirements for Caching
setting
Setting Bind Parameters: RAID 5, 1, 1/0, or 0
Setting Up Memory Partitions

write histogram
getlun