IBM BladeCenter S SAS RAID Controller Module, Installation And User Manual

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assimilate drive
Use this command with foreign drives, which are drives that were written on
another system using the controller software or a system using another vendor’s
software. By running this command with the
-set
option, you can record the
information pertinent to this controller in the drive region reserved for metadata.
Important: This command produces a destructive procedure causing complete
data loss. Use this command only if your intention is to irrevocably erase all disk
data.
Command arguments:
<CLI> assimilate drive
Please select one of the options: [-get |-set [-slot|-number]]
Where:
v E:T
- Specifies the drive bay number by enclosure number and tray number.
v number
- Specifies the drive bay number by the sequence number that appears
on list displayed when command is run with
-get
option.
When you run this command with the
-get
option, a list of all foreign drives is
displayed.
Example:
<CLI> assimilate drive –get
Drive# E:T SerialNo Cap Pool Usage State Ct10 Ct11 RPM
0 2:3 J3YWKGSJ 33GB D1 CLS OK 1 1 0
When you run the assimilate drive command with the
-set
option, the drive is
assimilated and becomes available. Specify the drive by bay position or number.
When you specify the drive by a number, that number refers to the sequence
number that appears on the list displayed on running this command with the
-get
option. Run this command with the
-get
option just before running it with the
-set
option to make an internal reference list. An error message is displayed if you
run the assimilate drive command with the
-set
option without first running it
with the
-get
option. The list is cleared after you run the command with the
-set
option.
Example:
<CLI> assimilate drive –set –slot 2
Drive in Enclosure 2 has been assimilated.
<CLI> assimilate drive –get
Drive# Enclosure SerialNo Cap Pool Usage State Ct10 Ct11 RPM
0 2 J3YWKGSJ 33GB D1 CLS OK 1 1 0
<CLI> assimilate drive –set –number 0
Drive is Enclosure 2.
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