Fibre Channel RAID Service Aids

The Fibre Channel RAID service aids contain the following functions:

Certify LUN

This selection reads and checks each block of data in the LUN. If excessive errors are encountered the user is notified.

You can run this task from the AIX command line. The following usage statement describes the syntax of the fastpath command:

Usage: diag -T "certify"

Certify Spare Physical Disk

This selection allows the user to certify (check integrity of the data) drives designated as spares.

You can run this task from the AIX command line. The following usage statement describes the syntax of the fastpath command:

Usage: diag -T "certify"

Format Physical Disk

This selection is used to format a selected disk drive.

You can run this task from the AIX command line. The following usage statement describes the syntax of the fastpath command:

Usage: diag -T "format"

Array Controller

Microcode

Download

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This

selection

allows the

microcode

on

the Fibre

Channel

RAID

controller

to be updated when required.

 

 

 

 

 

You

can

run this task from the AIX command line. The following usage

statement describes the syntax of the fastpath command:

 

Usage: diag -T "download"

 

 

 

 

 

 

Physical Disk

Microcode

Download

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This

selection

is used

to update

the

microcode

on any

of

the disk driv

in

the

array.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can run this task from the AIX command line. The following usage statement describes the syntax of the fastpath command:

Usage: diag -T "download"

Update EEPROM

This selection is used to update the contents of the EEPROM on a selected controller.

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