IBM 866011U - Netfinity 5500 - 8660, Hardware Maintenance Manual

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SCSI Device Self-test runs diagnostic tests on
the SCSI devices attached to the ServeRAID
controller.
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Drive Media Test verifies that all sectors on the
hard disk drive are accessible. The drive must
be in the RDY or HSP state.
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Format Drive performs a low-level format on a
hard disk drive. For more information, see
“Formatting drives.”
5. Follow the instructions that appear on the screen.
Formatting drives:
The Format Drive feature
provides a low-level format on a hard disk drive. If you
install a new hard disk drive that requires a standard
format, use the operating system Format command to
format the drive. You can use the Format Drive feature to
low-level format hard disk drives that are in the Ready
(RDY), Empty (EMP), Standby (SBY), Standby Hot-Spare
(SHS), or Hot-Spare (HSP) states. This feature can
low-level format multiple drives simultaneously.
To perform a low-level format:
1. Start the ServeRAID Configuration program (see
“Starting the ServeRAID Configuration program” on
page 77).
2. Select Advanced Functions from the Main Menu;
then, press Enter.
3. Select IBM RAID Subsystem Diagnostic from the
next menu; then, press Enter.
You can perform a low-level format on more than one
drive at a time.
Attention
A low-level format erases all data and programs
from the hard disk drive. Before proceeding,
back up any data and programs that you want to
save.
4. Select Format Drive; then, press Enter.
Note
If formatting is interrupted, the state of the drive
being formatted might appear as Empty (EMP) in
the Array/Bay selection list. If this occurs, select
the drive and format it again.
5. Follow the instructions that appear on the screen.
When a message similar to
Formatting Complete
appears, press Esc to return to the Main Menu.
Clearing the device event log:
The Device Event
Log, located in the ServeRAID controller, collects statistics
on the number and type of events that occur on all of the
hard disk drives attached to the ServeRAID controller.
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