You could try SYSINFO (if you are not running MIRROR/iX). If you have a
device configured as HPDARRAY then you are probably using a 12H. Of course I
am guessing that you are otherwise using different configurations (SYMMETRIX
or other discs).

Just a thought.

Dave

----- Original Message -----
From: "Atwood, Tim (DVM)" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 1:13 PM
Subject: Detect AutoRAID on HP3000


> Does anyone have any suggestions how I might programmatically detect if an
> AutoRAID (12H) was installed on a particular HP3000.
>
> We have multiple HP3000s with different hardware configurations. Right now
> only one has an AutoRAID 12H. For ease of maintenance we try to keep all
our
> start-up jobs and procedures identical between machines. We try to have
the
> start-up jobs detect the actual conditions of the machine before starting
> machine specific procedures.
>
> The Array Manager daemon (ARMSRVD) and syslog daemon (SYSLOGD) only need
to
> be running on machines with an AutoRAID. I want to detect from inside a
> program whether an AutoRAID is installed. Only when an AutoRAID is
detected
> would ARMSRVD and SYSLOGD be started.
>
> One possible item to detect are the device link files for the AutoRAID.
But
> I have not yet been able to figure out what these files are named or where
> they are located. Does anyone know this? Any other ideas how to detect an
> AutoRAID?
>
> MPE 6.0 PP2.
>
> Timothy Atwood
> Holtenwood Computing
> http://www.holtenwood.bc.ca/computing/
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