IBM ServeRAID, User Reference

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Function What it does Command and supported operating systems
format This function performs a low-level format of
a physical drive, erasing all data.
Attention: After issuing the format
command, do not stop the formatting
process. If you stop the process, the
physical drive will not respond to anything
except the format function. To recover the
drive, see “Recovering from an incomplete
format of a physical drive” on page 156.
IPSSEND FORMAT 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
getevent This function displays the contents of the
designated event logs. IPSSEND GETEVENT 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
getversion This function lists the versions of BIOS,
cluster DLL, device driver, and firmware for
every ServeRAID controller in the server. IPSSEND GETVERSION
Supported operating systems: Windows, NetWare, OS/2,
Linux, OpenServer, UnixWare, Open UNIX, and DOS
identify This function flashes the LEDs on a
designated physical or logical drive. To
stop the LEDs from flashing, press any
key. IPSSEND IDENTIFY controller
PHYSICALDRIVE/LOGICALDRIVE options
where:
v controller is the ServeRAID controller number (1–12)
v PHYSICALDRIVE is the designated physical drive
v LOGICALDRIVE is the designated logical drive
v options is one of the following:
– If PHYSICAL DRIVE, the channel ID and SCSI ID
– If LOGICALDRIVE, the logical drive number (1-8)
Supported operating systems: Windows, NetWare, OS/2,
Linux, OpenServer, UnixWare, Open UNIX, and DOS
selftest This function directs a controller or physical
drive to perform its self-test. You must
restart the server after the self-test is
completed. IPSSEND SELFTEST controller options AD/PD channel
sid
where:
v controller is the ServeRAID controller number (1–12)
v AD is the ServeRAID controller self-test
v PD is the physical drive self-test
v
(If PD) channel is the drive channel (1–4), and sid is
the SCSI ID for the device (0–15).
Supported operating system: DOS
Chapter 8. Installing and using the IPSSEND command-line program
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