Which tool can be used to change System Option Modes (SOMs)?

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Options

• AHitachi Ops Center
• BWebconsole
• CHSAe
• DMPC software

• A
  5% (2)
• B
  5% (2)
• C
  10% (4)
• D
  81% (34)

Explanation

MPC (Maintenance PC) software is the dedicated low-level maintenance tool for Hitachi storage systems, and System Option Modes (SOMs) are internal hardware-level configuration parameters that can only be modified through it - not through higher-level management interfaces.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• Hitachi Ops Center (A) is a fleet-level data infrastructure management platform focused on provisioning, analytics, and automation - not low-level array configuration.
• Webconsole (B) provides day-to-day storage administration (volumes, pools, replication), but SOMs are outside its scope.
• HSAe (C) (Hitachi Storage Advisor Embedded) is a simplified, embedded management UI for basic array operations - also not designed for SOM changes.

Memory tip: Think "M for Maintenance, M for Modes" - MPC is the Maintenance PC, and SOMs are a maintenance-level setting. Whenever a task involves low-level system behavior you wouldn't expose to regular admins, MPC is the answer.

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