Digital Equipment DEC 3000 600 AXP, Service Information

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SCSI Utilities
Show Device
Utility
The show device utility displays information about all SCSI
devices attached to the SCSI bus.
The show device utility provides the following:
• Issues an inquiry command to obtain device types and device
names
• Spins up disks
• Device capacity of disks
• Write-protection information
• Print information:
ID, controller, logical unit number (LUN)
OpenVMS or OSF device name
Device type
Device capacity
Removable or fixed media
Write-protection information
Device name
Firmware revision
Format To obtain information about devices attached to the SCSI bus,
enter the following command:
>>> SHOW DEV
Return
Hard Disk
Eraser Utility The hard disk eraser utility spins up a disk and erases it.
Format To erase a hard disk, enter the following command and respond
to the prompts as described in Table 13–3.
>>> T[EST] SCSI ERASE
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Table 13–3 Erasing a Hard Disk
At this Prompt... Enter...
SCSI_bus(A,B)>>> A (internal bus) or B (external bus)
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