• A disk group and associated RAID level• The virtual disks• Which hosts have access to the virtual disksThis section explains how to use the script commands to create a configuration from an array ofphysical disks.Determining What Is On Your Storage ArrayEven when you create a configuration on a previously unconfigured storage array, you still need todetermine the hardware and software features that must be included with the storage array. When youconfigure a storage array with an existing configuration, you must ensure that your new configurationdoes not inadvertently alter the existing configuration, unless you are reconfiguring the entire storagearray. For example, to create a new disk group on unassigned physical disks, you must determine whichphysical disks are available. The commands described in this section enable you to determine thecomponents and features in your storage array.The show storageArray command returns the following general information about the componentsand properties of the storage array:• A detailed profile of the components and features in the storage array• The battery age• The default host type (which is the current host type)• Other available host types• The hot spare locations• The identifiers for enabled features• The logical and physical component profiles• The time to which both RAID controller modules are set• The RAID controller module that currently owns each virtual disk in the storage arrayTo return the most information about the storage array, run the show storageArray command withthe profile parameter. The following is an example of the complete CLI and script command runningon Windows:client>smcli 123.45.67.89 -c "show storageArray profile;"This example identifies the storage array by the dummy IP address 123.45.67.89. You can also identify thestorage array by name.The show storageArray profile command returns detailed information about the storage array. Theinformation is presented in several screens on a display. You might need to increase the size of yourdisplay buffer to see all of the information. Because this information is so detailed, you might want tosave the output to a file. To save the output to a file, enter the command as shown in the followingexample:client>smcli 123.45.67.89 -c "show storageArray profile;"-o c:\folder\storageArrayprofile.txtIn this example, the name folder is the folder in which you choose to place the profile file, andstorageArrayprofile.txt is the name of the file. You can choose any folder and any file name.CAUTION: When you write information to a file, the script engine does not check to determine ifthe file name already exists. If you choose the name of a file that already exists, the script enginewrites over the information in the file without warning.38
