IBM 6C4 manual Change Hardware Vital Product Data, Specifies the certify task and its parameters

This task can be run directly from the AIX command line. See the command syntax: diag -c-ddeviceName -T "format [-s* fmtcert erase -a {read write}] [-F]*

Flag	Description
fmtcert	Formats and certifies the disk.
erase	Overwrites the data on the disk.

*Available in no-console mode only.

-FForce the disk erasure even if all blocks cannot be erased due to errors accessing the grown defect map.

Note: The Erase Disk option in command-line mode uses default values. To selectively read or write, use the diag command in console mode.

vCertify Hardfile attached to a PCI SCSI RAID Adapter

This selection is used to certify physical disks attached to a PCI SCSI RAID adapter. Certify reads the entire disk and checks for recovered errors, unrecovered errors, and reassigned errors. If these errors exceed the threshold values, the user is prompted to replace the physical disk.

This task can be run directly from the AIX command line. See the following command syntax: diag -c-dRAIDadapterName -T "certify {-lchID -A}"

Flag Description

-cNo console mode

-dSpecifies the RAID adapter to which the disk is attached

-T	Specifies the certify task and its parameters
-I	Specifies physical Disk channel/ID (for example: -l 27)
-A	All disks

Change Hardware Vital Product Data

Use this service aid to display the Display/Alter VPD Selection Menu. The menu lists all resources installed on the system. When a resource is selected, a menu displays that lists all the VPD for that resource.

Note: The user cannot alter the VPD for a specific resource unless the VPD is not machine-readable.

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