daxformat(8)
daxformat(8)
daxformat
— Formats disk(s) on the DECmpp Sx disk array, Version 1.1
Syntax
daxformat -b bank -f function [-d drive] diskarray
Description
The
daxformat
command allows specific drives within a bank to be selected for
format. This command is not normally used (refer to the
daformat
command).
There are generally two reasons to use this command: when a new bank of disks
is installed and when a disk is being installed to replace an inoperable disk.
For this command and options, a list of drives to format is output, and positive
confirmation is required from the user.
The argument
diskarray
is a character special file associated with the disk array
controller to which the command should be sent. The following options are
processed by
getopt(3)
and should precede
diskarray
.
Options
-b bank
Use this option to specify the target bank; legal values for
bank
are 1–4.
-f function
Use this option to specify the function to be performed; legal values for
function
are 0–5.
-d drive
Use this option to specify the target drive. There can be multiple -d options; thus
an arbitrary set of drives can be specified for format.
Restrictions
Root privileges are required to execute this command.
Files
/dev/da?
— Disk array controller device
See Also
da(4), dabstat(8), dadsbl(8), daformat(8), darecon(8)
Parallel Disk Array Reference Pages E–19
