IBM RS/6000 7043 43P manual Availability, Flag

This service aid may be run directly from the AIX command line. T statement describes the syntax of the command (path is /usr/lpp/diagnostics/bin/utape):

Usage:

utape [-h -?] [-d <device>] [-n -l -t]

or

utape -c -d <device> [-v] {-n {-l -t} { -D -f [<filename>]}}

Flag

Description

-c

Run the service aid without displaying menus. The return cod

success or failure. The output is suppressed except for

statement and the numeric value for

hours

since

cleaned

(i

flags are

used).

-D

Copy

data

to

diskette.

-f

Copy

data

to the filename given after this flag or to a

no name

is

specified.

-h, -?

Display

a

usage

statement

and/or

return code. If the -c

only

the

return

code displays

to

indicate

the

service

aid

-c isn't used, a usage statement

displays

and

the

service

-l

Display or copy log sense information.

-n

Display

time

since

drive

was

last

cleaned.

-t

Copy

trace

table.

-v

Verbose mode. If the -c flag is present, the information

screen. If

the

-n

flag

is

present,

the information

about t

is

printed.

Spare

Sector

Availability

This

selection

checks

the

number

of

spare sectors available on the

spare sectors

are used to reassign when defective

sectors

are

normal usage or during a format and

certify

operation. Low

availabi

sectors

shows

that

the disk needs

to be backed up and replaced.

disk

does not

improve

the

availability of

spare sectors.

This

task

may

be

run

directly

from

the

AIX

command

line.

The

follow

statement describes the syntax of the command: Usage:

Chapter 9. Introduction to Tasks and 9Service-35Aids