Type
Displays the RAID type.
Scan Order
Displays the scan order of the array.
Size (MB)
Displays the size of this array.
Status
Displays the status of this array.
Exit the SAS Configuration Utility Screen
Because some changes only take effect when you exit the utility, exit the utility properly by following
these steps:
1.
To return to the Adapter List from Adapter Properties, press
ESC
.
2.
To exit the utility from the Adapter List, press
ESC
.
A similar exit screen is used when exiting most other screens, and can be used to save settings.
The exit screen shows some options that are grey, indicating they are not available. You can only
select available options. The exit choices are as follows:
•
Are you sure you want to exit?
•
Cancel Exit
•
Save changes and reboot
•
Discard changes and reboot
•
Exit the Configuration Utility and Reboot
CFGGEN Utility
The
cfggen
utility is a command line utility that runs in the Linux, EFI, and Windows Pre-Installation
(WinPE) environments. It is a minimally interactive program that you execute from a command line
prompt or a shell script.
The results from invoking this utility are communicated through the program status value that is
returned when the program exits.
Use the
cfggen
utility to create IM storage configurations on SAS controllers. Some
cfggen
commands work only with SAS adapters in the EFI environment.
Starting CFGGEN
The
cfggen
utility is located on the HP IPF Offline Diagnostic and Utilities CD. To use
cfggen
:
1.
Insert the CD into the drive.
2.
Boot the server to the EFI Shell prompt.
3.
From the EFI Shell prompt, change to the CD drive:
shell> fs0: Enter
fs0:>
4.
Change to the directory that contains
cfggen.efi
:
fs0:> cd EFI\HP\TOOLS\NETWORK Enter
fs0: EFI\HP\TOOLS\NETWORK>
5.
From this directory use
cfggen
.
CFGGEN Operation
The
cfggen
command is not case sensitive. You can enter
cfggen
commands and parameters
in uppercase, lowercase, or a mixture of the two.
The
cfggen
command uses a command line interface.
Syntax:
cfggen <controller #> <command> <parameters>
Configuring the HP 2 Internal Port SAS Host Bus Adapter
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