IBM ServeRAID-4 Ultra160 Series, User Reference

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v
noprompt is an optional parameter that overrides the user
prompt.
copyld Use the copyld function to copy a source logical drive to a target
logical drive. The size of the target logical drive must be greater
than or equal to the size of the source logical drive.
Supported operating system: DOS
Command: ipssend copyld controller source target [noprompt]
where:
v
controller is the ServeRAID controller number (1–12)
v
source is the source logical drive number
v
target is the target logical drive number
v
noprompt is an optional parameter that overrides the user
prompt.
init Use the init function to initialize the first 0.5 MB of a logical drive.
This process will erase the partition tables and all access to data on
the disk.
Note: (Linux only) You must restart your server to clear the
previous partition tables from memory.
Supported operating systems: Windows NT, Windows 2000, OS/2,
NetWare, Linux, OpenServer, UnixWare, and DOS
Command: ipssend init controller logicaldrive [noprompt]
where:
v
controller is the ServeRAID controller number (1–12)
v
logicaldrive is the logical drive number (1–8)
v
noprompt is an optional parameter that overrides the user
prompt.
restore Use the restore function to load a configuration from a file stored
on a diskette or a hard disk. The configuration must be a valid
configuration file from the backup option in IPSSEND. This
operation overwrites the existing configuration information and BIOS
settings stored for the ServeRAID controller.
Supported operating systems: Windows NT, Windows 2000, OS/2,
NetWare, Linux, OpenServer, UnixWare, and DOS
Command: ipssend restore controller filename [noprompt]
where:
v
controller is the ServeRAID controller number (1–12)
v
filename is the path and file name where the configuration is to
be written
v
noprompt is an optional parameter that overrides the user
prompt.
synch Use the synch function to synchronize the parity information on
redundant logical drives. If the parity information is inconsistent, the
IPSSEND program will repair it automatically.
Supported operating systems: Windows NT, Windows 2000, OS/2,
NetWare, Linux, OpenServer, UnixWare, and DOS
Command: ipssend synch controller drive drivenum
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