HP Array Configuration Utility
Version 7.0.1.0
Thu Oct 23 09:37:29 CDT 2003


Description
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  The HP Array Configuration Utility (ACU) is the web-based 
  disk configuration utility for array controllers.
  
* All other product names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their 
  respective companies.

Support
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Supported Operating Systems

  Red Hat Linux 7.2, 7.3
  Red Hat Linux 8.0, 8.1 with compat-libstdc++ package (on Red Hat OS distribution CD) installed  
  United Linux 1.0
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 with compat-libstdc++ package (on Red Hat OS distribution CD) installed
  SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 7
  
  * All these platforms need to have the following drivers upgrades:  
  CPQARRAY driver version 2.4.25 or later 
  (cpq_cpqarray_xxxx-2.4.25.i386.rpm, xxxx stands for the Linux distribution)
  CISS driver version 2.4.44 or later
  (cpq_cciss_xxxx-2.4.44.i386.rpm, xxxx stands for the Linux distribution)
  These drivers are available from http://www.hp.com.
  FCA2214   fibre channel HBA driver (for MSA1000 controller) 6.0.4 or later
  FCA2355   fibre channel HBA driver (for MSA1000 controller) 4.20p or later
  FCA2404DC fibre channel HBA driver (for MSA1000 controller) 4.20p or later

Supported Client Side Browsers

  Netscape 6.2 and Mozilla 1.0.2 or later with Personal Security Manager (mozilla-psm) on Linux.
  Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or above 
  on Microsoft Windows 2000.

  * Please make sure the following browser options are enabled:
    1. Automatically load images and other data types.
    2. JAVA script.
    3. Style sheet.


Supported Controllers

  Smart Array 5312 Controller
  Smart Array 5302 Controller
  Smart Array 5304 Controller
  Smart Array 532 Controller
  Smart Array 5i Controller
  Integrated Smart Array Controller
  Smart Array 4200 Controller
  Smart Array 4250ES Controller
  Smart Array 431 Controller
  Smart Array 3200 Controller
  Smart Array Cluster Controller
  MSA1000 Controller
  Smart Array 641 Controller
  Smart Array 642 Controller
  Smart Array 6400 Controller
  Smart Array 6400 EM Controller

Installing & Running the Array Configuration Utility
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  Installation:
    ACU is distributed using Red Hat Package Manager (RPM) packages. 
    If there is an older version of ACU (or ACU-XE) installed on the system, 
	please use "rpm -e cpqacuxe" to remove it first. Use "rpm -i <file name>" 
	to install the service.
    Please type "man rpm" for other details regarding RPM.
    The software resides in /opt/compaq/cpqacuxe and the executable 
    name is cpqacuxe which is located in /usr/sbin.
    The password resetting utility is hphmmopasswd that is located in
    /opt/compaq/cpqacuxe/bld.

  Run the ACU server:
  
    Make sure that you have gone through the following checklist:
    . Only run ACU on servers that are on a local intranet
      or a secure network.
    . Secure the management port (port 2301) on your network.
    . You run cpqacuxe as root.

    To start the server:
    If /usr/sbin is already added in your path, just type:
    "cpqacuxe" for local access only or 
    "cpqacuxe -R" for remote access.
    More options can be found by "cpqacuxe --help".

  Run the ACU client:
    1. Open your browser (Netscape Navigator 6.2 or Mozilla 1.0.2 on Linux or 
    Internet Explorer 5.5 or above on Microsoft Windows 2000.

    If remote access is enabled:
    2a. Type "http://SERVERNAME:2301" into the url field. The servername should 
       be the IP address or server name of the host on which the ACU server
       is running.

    If remote access is disabled:
    2b. Type "http://127.0.0.1:2301" into the url field on the machine on which
       the ACU server is running.

    3. On the Device Home Page that opens in the browser, click the anonymous 
       link near the top of the screen. You should now see a login screen.
    4. Enter your username and password. For first-time use, these will both 
       be administrator. Change the password to something else if you have not
       done that.
       NOTE:  You can change the username or password by clicking the 
       appropriate link on this screen. The choice of username is limited 
       to user, guest, or administrator. When you have successfully logged in, 
       you should see the Device Home Page again.
    5. Click the ACU button near the bottom of the screen.

  Exiting ACU:
    1. To exit the ACU client, close the browser by clicking on the Exit link.
    2. To exit the ACU server, type "cpqacuxe -stop".

Additional Notes
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  1.  Users will automatically be logged out after a predetermined period of 
      inactivity when using ACU and will have to re-login.  
  2.  System Management Homepage login timeouts will not work properly while 
      running ACU unless the "Anonymous Access" option is checked on the 
      System Management Homepage under "Settings->Options". 
      If you decide not to check "Anonymous Access" and a login timeout occurs,
      the System Management Homepage login screen will appear in an ACU frame
      and will not work correctly. If this happens, close the ACU browser
      and go back to the System Management Homepage and re-login as administrator.
      Click on the Array Configuration Utility link to restart the ACU session.
  3.  When clicking on a controller that is currently being configured in a different 
      ACU session, a message will appear which allows you to override the other 
      ACU session or cancel. If you choose to override the other ACU session, 
      any unsaved changes in the other session will be discarded.
  4.  To properly exit out of ACU session, click on the Exit link in the
      ACU window.
  5.  ACU is best viewed in Netscape with Verdana and Arial fonts. It is 
      recommended that you install these fonts.
  6.  CCISS and CPQARRAY drivers support up to 16 logical drives per controller.
      After creating or deleting logical drives with ACU, under some special 
      circumstances, the device name mapping might change after you first reboot
      the system. Also, Linux might see previously not visible logical drives after 
      rebooting. This name mapping problem is common to all SCSI devices on 
      linux. Please refer to drive_reordering.htm in the installation directory
      for detailed explaination.
  7.  Do not insert or remove a controller driver module when cpqacuxe is running.
  8.  Please stop the HP Storage Agents when deleting logical drives
      since HP Storage Agents keeps all logical drives open.
  9.  If all physical drives on a controller fail or are removed, software keys will 
      not be saved to the controller.
  10. When using Mozilla or Netscape, dragging and dropping pages in ACU
      frames is not supported.
  11. If you have logged into the Device Homepage through http://localhost:2301, 
      on NetScape 6.2, attempts to access the ACU will fail.  You must first log out, 
		then access the device homepage using http://127.0.0.1:2301, log in, and then 
		access the ACU.
  12. ACU may appear unresponsive during heavy array controller I/O conditions, such as
      during a partition format or a logical drive rebuild.
         
Feedback
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  For support for ACU or Smart Array controllers, please send email to 
    support@hp.com.
  For feedback or suggestions on ACU, please send comments to acu@hp.com;
    however, we regret support cannot be provided  through this address.
