IBM RS/6000 7043 43P manual Optical Media, Diskette Format, Option Description

Note:	Erase	option in	command line	mode uses default values. To selec
or	write,	use diag	in console	mode.

Hardfile	Attached	to PCI SCSI RAID Adapter
This	function	formats the physical disks attached to a PCI SCSI RAI

task may be run directly from the AIX command line. The following us describes the syntax of the command:

Usage:

diag -c -d <RAID adapterName> -T "format {-l <chId> -A }"

Flag	Description
-l	Physical disk channel/ID - (An example	of	physical disk chann
	where the channel is 2 and the ID	is	7.)
-A	All disks

Optical Media

ŸOptical Media Initialize

Formats the media without certifying. This function does not reas defective blocks or erase the data on the media. It provides formatting the media and cleaning the disk.

Note: It takes approximately 1 minute to format the media.

ŸOptical Media Format and Certify

Formats and	certifies	the media. This function reassigns the def
and erases	all data	on the media.

This task may be run directly from the AIX command line. The follow statement describes the syntax of the command:

Usage:

diag -c -d <deviceName> -T "format [-s {initialize fmtcert} ]"

Option Description

initialize Formats media without certifying.

fmtcert formats and certifies the media.

Diskette Format

This selection formats a diskette by writing patterns to it.

Chapter 9. Introduction to Tasks and 9Service-27Aids