topic Re: SSSU and scripting in Storage Software

SSSU and scripting

Larry Fee — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 03:12:13 GMT

Having an interesting time trying to automate an SSSU task.

Currently running SSSU 6.0 build 34

Had been running SSSU 4 until recently.
When you start the SSSU prompt it immediately prompts you for a manager, username and password in succession.

When I use the SSSU FILE command and run as a batch file, it does not seem to recognize the first line which is my SELECT MANAGER, USERNAME, PASSWORD line which use to work fine.

So, batch file containes sssu "FILE sssu1.txt" >>test.txt

SSSU1.txt contains

SELECT MANAGER systemname USERNAME=username PASSWORD=password (generic for security)
SELECT SYSTEM hsvname
LS disk_groups

I get this in test.txt
NoSystemSelected> FILE sssu1.txt
NoSystemSelected> SELECT SYSTEM systemname
Error: command not valid until a manager is selected (SELECT MANAGER)

As you can see from above, the 1st line in the text contains a select manager statement

Any ideas?

Thanks

Larry Fee

P.S. This thread has been moved from Storage Area Networks (SAN) (Enterprise) to HP Storage System Scripting Utility (SSSU). -HP Forum Moderator

Re: SSSU and scripting

Rob Leadbeater — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 12:21:05 GMT

Hi Larry,

I think this is due to the authentication changes that happened in version 6.

The username and password you need are the one used to log in to Command View EVA on your Management Appliance. This is different to previous versions...

Hope this helps,

Regards,

Rob

Re: SSSU and scripting

Larry Fee — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 12:27:05 GMT

Rob

I am using that account, but it does not seem to want to take that. The account is a member of the local HP Storage Admins group.

Re: SSSU and scripting

Ivan Ferreira — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 12:27:36 GMT

I think that the file looks good. I have this at the very first line:

set option on_error=continue

Try running:

sssu "file sssu1.txt"

Re: SSSU and scripting

Larry Fee — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 12:42:15 GMT

I now get "Username must be specified on SELECT MANAGER", which of course it is, unless my account syntax is incorrect

Re: SSSU and scripting

Brian Hope — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 13:53:03 GMT

What version of CV are you using? Also if you haven't tried using the IP address instead of the DNS name try that. I had a simular problem where only the IP address would work
Another Thing I noticed is you are using SELECT SYSTEM try using SELECT CELL hsvname.

Re: SSSU and scripting

Larry Fee — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 13:57:55 GMT

same version of cv. 6 build 34

I will try the ceel and IP and get back to you

THanks

Re: SSSU and scripting

Urban Petry — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 02:22:42 GMT

Larry,

you could try two more things:
1) quote the username and password like this (are there any special characters in your user name?):

SELECT MANAGER [SMA] USERNAME="[SMAUSER]" PASSWORD="[SMAPASSWORD]"

2) if the user is a domain account, try it without the domain part, e.g. for "domain\user" just use "user"

Just to make sure: when you start sssu interactively and are prompted for sma, user and password, you can successfully connect? And the exact same three pieces of information don't work when used in a SELECT MANAGER statement?

Urban

Re: SSSU and scripting

SJO EGGER — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 04:22:03 GMT

hi larry,

i make such a lot thingÂ´s on our 4 EVA storages with the SSSU tool (backup, find vdiskÂ´s, a.s.o).
write this lines in a bash (other whatever) script:

#!/bin/bash
WORKDIR=
CVE=
EVA=
USER=
PASS=
OUTFILE=
${WORKDIR}/sssu "select manager ${CVE} username=${USER} password=${PASS}" "select system ${EVA}" "ls disk_groups" "exit" >> ${WORKDIR}/${OUTFILE}
exit 0

regardÂ´s

Re: SSSU and scripting

Larry Fee — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 07:24:06 GMT

Urban

Your the man - no special characters in password or username (the user guide mentions this but I overlooked it), but the quotes did the trick - much thanks to everyone

1st time using this forum - certainly not the last

Larry