topic Re: rx3600 sas1068e remove RAID 1 in Operating System - OpenVMS

rx3600 sas1068e remove RAID 1

MASNOUR — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 06:04:49 GMT

hi every body
:)
I have RX3600
OS Openvms 8.3-1h1
Disk: 7 * (AD140A - 10k) size:140 G
you can see the attch.
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$ $ sh dev d

Device Device Volume Free
Name Status Label Blocks
IDEV4$DKA0: Mounted I64_V831H1 154644656
IDEV4$DKA1: Mounted USERS 286672608
IDEV4$DKA2: Online
IDEV4$DNA0: Online wrtlck

I would like to ask:
- way I can see only 3 disk ?
- If RAID 1 how to remove it form unused DKA2? to get 2 disk?
- how to add the rooted logical names to be used with all users at login?

many thanks

Re: rx3600 sas1068e remove RAID 1

Clarete Riana — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:49:33 GMT

This is insufficient information. Please provide the output of the following commands by running SAS$UTIL.

MC SAS$UTIL
SHOW DISKS
SHOW UNITS

To answer your second question, you can re-configure RAID1 unit, only if that unit is unused or if you dont care about the data in that unit. This can be done by using SAS$UTIL

Re: rx3600 sas1068e remove RAID 1

Hoff — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:10:12 GMT

>- way I can see only 3 disk ?

That's likely the result of the current RAID controller configuration, most likely. Various of these boxes arrived with a P-series RAID controller, and that required configuration from the console or via SAS$UTIL.

Or post the details that are available via running the SYS$SYSTEM:SAS$UTIL.EXE tool, as previously mentioned.

- If RAID 1 how to remove it form unused DKA2? to get 2 disk?

Via the RAID controller configuration tool. (As a prerequisite for RAID-level changes, having a full disk backup can be a good idea. An error at the RAID setup can cause data loss.)

- how to add the rooted logical names to be used with all users at login?

By editing and inserting the definitions into SYLOGICALS.COM and SYSTARTUP_VMS.COM, and (more importantly) by reading the system manager's essentials guide as that provides the necessary foundation for managing an OpenVMS box.

http://www.hp.com/go/openvms/doc

Also have a read of the "HP Integrity rx3600 User Service Guide / User Service Guide" document at:

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01290179/c01290179.pdf

That document in particular provides an overview of what looks to be the 8-port SAS RAID controller in this box; this is probably an integrated RAID controller.

I've attached a PDF conversion of the Microsoft Office Word document for those of us that aren't using Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office; what was included there is a console-level screenshot of the EFI environment.

Re: rx3600 sas1068e remove RAID 1

MASNOUR — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:06:13 GMT

mr Clarete Riana
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$ run sys$system:sas$util
SAS> sh disk
Please use SET CONTROLLER to set the controller to use.
SAS> sh unit
Please use SET CONTROLLER to set the controller to use.
SAS>

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mr Hoff
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- how to add the rooted logical names to be used with all users at login?

- By editing and inserting the definitions into SYLOGICALS.COM and SYSTARTUP_VMS.COM

it is work ,thanks
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Re: rx3600 sas1068e remove RAID 1

Hoff — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:33:45 GMT

Here is the SAS$UTIL documentation:

http://h71000.www7.hp.com/doc/83final/6048/6048pro_061.html

Here is the general sequence and some general commands...

$ run sys$system:sas$util
SAS> HELP
...
SAS> SHOW CONTROLLER
SAS> SET CONTROLLER device-name
SAS> SET DISK sas-unit /LED=ON
SAS> SET DISK sas-unit /LED=OFF
SAS> SHOW DISK
SAS> SHOW UNIT
SAS>

Caution is warranted here. Command-level errors in SAS$UTIL can lead to configuration changes and to data loss. Please read the manual before proceeding here. And please ensure you have a good backup of your data.

Re: rx3600 sas1068e remove RAID 1

MASNOUR — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 06:42:26 GMT

thanks all

it is clear now

- I well try to take backup first for the used disk

- then I well start SAS$UTIL.

many thanks

Re: rx3600 sas1068e remove RAID 1

MASNOUR — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 06:42:58 GMT

thanks