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-v Verbose mode. If the -c flag is present, the information displays on the
screen. If the -n flag is present, the information about tape head cleaning
is printed.
Spare Sector Availability
This selection checks the number of spare sectors available on the optical disk. The
spare sectors are used to reassign when defective sectors are encountered during
normal usage or during a format and certify operation. Low availability of spare
sectors shows that the disk needs to be backed up and replaced. Formatting the
disk does not improve the availability of spare sectors.
This task may be run directly from the AIX command line. The following usage
statement describes the syntax of the command:
Usage:
diag -c -d < deviceName > -T chkspares
SSA Service Aids
This service aid provides tools for diagnosing and resolving problems on SSA
attached devices. The following tools are provided:
Ÿ
Set Service Mode
Ÿ
Link Verification
Ÿ
Configuration Verification
Ÿ
Format and Certify Disk
Update Disk Based Diagnostics
This service aid allows fixes (APARs) to be applied.
This task invokes the SMIT Update Software by Fix (APAR) task. The task allows
the input device and APARs to be selected. Any APAR can be installed using this
task.
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