HP Array Controller HSG V8.7 Software - Manual (Page 101)

Creating Storagesets 3–23
Backing Up Your Subsystem Configuration
Your controller stores information about your subsystem configuration
in its nonvolatile memory. This information could be lost if the
controller fails or when you replace a module in your subsystem.
See “Considerations for Saving the Configuration,” page 3–51, and
“Saving Configuration Information in Dual-Redundant
Configurations,” page 3–52, for more information.
You can avoid reconfiguring your subsystem manually by saving
configuration information on one or more of your subsystem disks
using the INITIALIZE SAVE_CONFIGURATION command. The
controller updates the configuration information saved to disk whenever
it changes. If the controller fails or you replace a module, you can
easily restore your subsystem configuration from this information on
the disks. Storing the configuration information uses a small amount of
space on each device.
You do not need to store the configuration on all devices in the
subsystem. You can use the INITIALIZE command without the
SAVE_CONFIGURATION option for any devices on which you do not
want to save the configuration.
You cannot use the SAVE_CONFIGURATION switch on
TRANSPORTABLE disks.
Saving Subsystem Configuration Information to a Single Disk
You can choose to save your subsystem configuration information on a
single disk.
Choose a disk on which to save the information by using the
SAVE_CONFIGURATION switch when you initialize the disk with the
INITIALIZE command. Use the following command:
INITIALIZE DISK nnn SAVE_CONFIGURATION
Saving Subsystem Configuration Information to Multiple Disks
You can save your subsystem configuration information to as many
individual disks as you would like, but you must initialize each using