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When you start IPSMON, it immediately begins polling all ServeRAID controllers for
specific conditions. If a condition being monitored is found, this program logs a
message to the screen, to a file, or to both the screen and a file.
Note: IPSMON continuously polls the ServeRAID controllers until you type
unload
ipsmon
at the system console.
Supported operating systems: NetWare
Command: ipsmon options
where options is one of the following optional parameters:
v
-F:filename to specify the name of the file in which to record messages. The
default file name is IPSMON.LOG.
v
-S to display messages on the standard output (usually the screen)
v
-? to obtain a current list of valid parameters
Note: If you start this program without any command-line parameters, the IPSMON
program will log the messages to the IPSMON.LOG file, and the messages
will not be displayed on the screen.
During operation, IPSMON logs various messages. Each message contains an alert
code and a location specifier.
v
The alert code begins with the message type and number:
– INF (information) followed by the message number
– WRN (warning) followed by the message number
– CRT (critical) followed by the message number
v
The location specifier comes after the alert code:
– A followed by the controller number
– C followed by the channel number (if required)
– SID followed by the SCSI ID (if required)
For example, a message of
CRTxxx:A2C3SID04
signifies that a Critical condition
(CRTxxx) was found on Controller 2 (A2), Channel 3 (C3), SCSI ID 4 (SID04).
The IPSMON program can log the following messages, based on the condition
being monitored and errors detected.
Information Messages:
<Date and Time> INF000:A1C-SID--
(no errors detected)
<Date and Time> INF001:A1C-SID--
(rebuild started)
<Date and Time> INF002:A1C-SID--
(rebuild completed)
<Date and Time> INF003:A1C-SID--
(synchronization started)
<Date and Time> INF004:A1C-SID--
(synchronization completed)
<Date and Time> INF005:A1C-SID--
(migration started)
<Date and Time> INF006:A1C-SID--
(migration completed)
Warning Messages:
<Date and Time> WRN001:A2C3SID12 (PFA
Error detected)
Critical Messages:
<Date and Time> CRT001:A3C2SID04
(dead drive detected)
<Date and Time> CRT002:A1C-SID--
(controller is not responding to commands)
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