IBM ServeRAID, User Reference

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Function What it does Command and supported operating systems
setstate This function changes the state of a
physical drive.
Attention: Be very careful when using
this function. For example, you might lose
data if you change a physical drive from
the defunct to online state without first
performing a rebuild operation.
IPSSEND SETSTATE controller channel sid newstate
where:
v controller is the ServeRAID controller number (1–12)
v channel is the channel number for the drive (1–4)
v sid is the SCSI ID for the drive (0–15)
v newstate is the new state for the drive. Valid states
are:
– EMP for Empty
– RDY for Ready
– HSP for Hot spare
– SHS for Standby hot spare
– DDD for Defunct disk drive
– DHS for Defunct hot spare
– RBL for Rebuild
– SBY for Standby
– ONL for Online
Supported operating systems: Windows, NetWare,
OS/2, Linux, OpenServer, UnixWare, Open UNIX, and
DOS
unblock This function provides access to a blocked
RAID level-0 logical drive.
Important: The logical drive might contain
damaged data. You must recreate or
restore the data.
IPSSEND UNBLOCK controller logicaldrive
where:
v controller is the ServeRAID controller number (1–12)
v
logicaldrive is the logical drive number (1–8)
Supported operating systems: Windows, NetWare,
OS/2, Linux, OpenServer, UnixWare, Open UNIX, and
DOS
Problem-isolation and debug functions
The following table describes the IPSSEND problem-isolation and debug functions.
Function What it does Command and supported operating systems
certify This function verifies the media of a
physical drive. If IPSSEND finds errors, it
reassigns the sectors. Once the procedure
is complete, IPSSEND summarizes the
reassignments and Predictive Failure
Analysis
®
(PFA) errors.
IPSSEND CERTIFY controller channel sid
where:
v
controller is the ServeRAID controller number (1–12)
v channel is the channel number for the device (1–4)
v sid is the SCSI ID for the device (0–15)
Supported operating system: DOS
eraseevent This function clears all entries in the
designated event logs. (See getevent for
descriptions of the ServeRAID controller
device event, soft event, and hard event
logs). IPSSEND ERASEEVENT controller
DEVICE/SOFT/HARD/ALL
where:
v controller is the ServeRAID controller number (1–12)
v
DEVICE is the device event log
v SOFT is the ServeRAID controller soft event log
v
HARD is the ServeRAID controller hard event log
v ALL is the ServeRAID controller device event, soft
event, and hard event logs
Supported operating systems: Windows, NetWare, OS/2,
Linux, OpenServer, UnixWare, Open UNIX, and DOS
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