C H A P T E R  16

Getting Started With the Command-Line Interface

This chapter explains how to get started with the command-line interface (CLI), arcconf. The arcconf CLI can be used with RAID host bus adapters (HBAs).

This chapter contains the following sections:


Command-Line Interface Functionality

The arcconf CLI allows you to do the following:


Installing the Command-Line Interface

This section contains the following subsections:

About Installing the Command-Line Interface

To install the CLI, obtain the Sun StorageTek RAID Manager CD that is provided in the product ship kit or obtain the latest version of the software at: http://support.intel.com/support/go/sunraid.htm

The CLI is automatically installed in the same directory as the Sun StorageTek RAID Manager software and must remain there.

You can install the CLI on the following OS:

For information about the specific OS and technology product versions that are supported, see the Sun StorageTek SAS RAID HBA installation documentation at: http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/prod/stortek.raid.hba#hicl


procedure icon  To Install on the Windows OS

1. Start the computer.

2. After the Windows OS starts, insert the Sun StorageTek RAID Manager CD.

3. When the installation program starts, follow the onscreen instructions to install the CLI.


procedure icon  To Install on the Linux OS

1. Start the computer.

2. After the Linux OS starts, insert and mount the Sun StorageTek RAID Manager CD.


Red Hat: mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
SuSE: mount /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom

3. Change to the cdrom directory.


Red Hat: cd /mnt/cdrom/linux/manager
SuSE: cd /media/cdrom/linux/manager

4. Extract the RPM package and install it.


rpm: install ./StorMan*.rpm

5. Unmount the CD:


Red Hat: umount /mnt/cdrom
SuSE: umount /media/cdrom


procedure icon  To Install on the Solaris OS

1. Insert the Sun StorageTek RAID Manager CD.

The CD mounts automatically. (If it does not, manually mount the CD using a command similar to the one shown in this step. Refer to your OS documentation for detailed instructions.)


mount -F hsfs -o ro/dev/dsk/c1t0d0s2/mnt

2. Install the Sun StorageTek RAID Manager software.


pkgadd -d/mount-point/solaris/manager/StorMan.pkg

3. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation.

4. Eject or unmount the CD. Refer to your OS documentation for detailed instructions.


procedure icon  To Install on VMware Technology

1. Insert and then mount the Sun StorageTek RAID Manager CD.


mount -r /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom

2. Change to the cdrom directory.


 cd /mnt/cdrom/linux/manager

3. Extract the Linux Sun StorageTek RAID Manager RPM package and install it.


rpm --install ./StorMan*.rpm



Note - Ignore the note that says “Application can be started by typing /usr/StorMan/StorMan.sh”. The console has no graphical capability.



Starting the Command-Line Interface


procedure icon  To Start arcconf

Type the appropriate command for your OS:


Windows: c:\install-directory\arcconf.exe
Linux: /usr/install-directory/arcconf
Solaris: /usr/StorMan/arcconf
VMware: /usr/install-directory/arcconf

Replace install-directory with the directory where the CLI is installed.

To see a list of available commands, type arcconf at the prompt. The CLI command functions are detailed in the next chapter.