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Installing and configuring ServeRAID controllers
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Attention:
1. When you issue this function, all data on the disk will be lost.
2. After a format function is issued, do not stop it. If a format
process is stopped for any reason, the hard disk that was being
formatted will not respond to any functions except the format
function. Thus, the ServeRAID controller will not be able to
recognize functions anymore. To recover the drive, refer to
“Recovering from an incomplete format of a physical drive” on
page 185.
Supported operating system: DOS
Command: ipssend format controller channel sid
where:
• controller is the ServeRAID controller number (1–12)
• channel is the channel number for the device (1, 2, 3, or 4)
• sid is the SCSI ID for the device (0–15)
getevent Use the getevent function to display information about various
unexpected events. IBM uses the soft and hard event logs for
development and debugging purposes only. The device event log
contains event counters for each attached physical device. These
counters include:
• Parity: An unexpected event occurred while data was being
transferred on the SCSI bus. This usually indicates a problem
with the SCSI cable, connectors, or terminators.
• Soft: A SCSI device detected a check-condition event.
• Hard: The SCSI controller detected an unexpected event. The
controller is the most likely cause.
• Misc: The ServeRAID controller detected an event that was most
likely caused by the device.
The device event log also provides Predictive Failure Analysis (PFA)
alerts, which indicate that the device has signaled the ServeRAID
controller that it might fail in the near future.
Supported operating systems: Windows NT, Windows 2000, OS/2,
NetWare, Linux, OpenServer, UnixWare, and DOS
Command: ipssend getevent controller options
where:
• controller is the ServeRAID controller number (1–12)
• options is the designated event log:
— DEVICE for the device event log
— SOFT for the ServeRAID controller soft event log
— HARD for the ServeRAID controller hard event log
selftest The selftest function is used to direct a controller or a device to
perform its self-test.
Supported operating systems: DOS
Command: ipssend selftest controller options
where:
• controller is the ServeRAID controller number (1–12)
• options is the designated self-test:
— AD for the ServeRAID controller self-test
— PD channel sid for the device self-test