Pressing the

Enter

key

displays

the

Adapter

Selection

menu.

This menu

allows

the

user

to

enter

which

address to transmit

the

SCSI

Inquiry

Command.

 

 

 

When

the

adapter

is

selected

the

SCSI

Bus Address Selection menu is displayed.

This menu allows the user to enter which

address

to

transmit

the

SCSI

Inquiry

Command.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Once

the

address

is

selected

the

SCSI

Bus Test Run menu is displayed. This

menus

allows

the

user

to transmit

the

SCSI

Inquiry

Command by

pressing

the

Enter

key. The service aid then indicates

the status of the transmission. When the

transmission is

completed,

the

results

of

the

transmission are

displayed.

Notes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ÿ A

Check

Condition can

be

returned

when

there is nothing

wrong with the bus

or

device.

 

 

 

 

 

 

ŸAIX does not allow the command to be sent if the device is in use by another process.

SCSI

Device

Identification

and Removal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This

service aid

allows the

user

to

choose a

SCSI device

or

location from

a menu

and

to

identify

a device

located

in

a server

that uses

a

SCSI Enclosure

Services

(SES)

backplane.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The service aid also does the following:

Ÿ

Generates

a

menu

displaying all SCSI devices.

Ÿ

Lists

the

device

and

all

of it's

sibling devices.

Ÿ

List

all

SCSI

adapters

and

their

ports.

Ÿ

List

all

SCSI

devices

on a

port.

 

SCSD

Tape

Drive

Service

Aid

 

 

 

This

service

aid

provides

a

means to

obtain the status or maintenance information

from

a

SCSD tape

drive. Only some models of SCSI tape drive are supported.

The

service

aid

provides

the

following

options:

Ÿ Display time since a tape drive was last cleaned.

The time since the drive was last cleaned is displayed onto the screen. In addition, a message whether the drive is recommended to be cleaned is also displayed.

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