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134 Hardware Maintenance Manual: xSeries 250
Server roll-out functions
The IPSSEND server roll-out functions include the following:
backup Use the backup function to save a ServeRAID controller configuration and
BIOS settings to a diskette or to a physical drive. The ServeRAID controller
configuration must be valid.
Supported operating systems: Windows NT, OS/2, NetWare, Linux,
OpenServer, UnixWare and DOS
Command:
ipssend backup controller filename [noprompt]
where:
• controller is the ServeRAID controller number (1–12)
• filename is the path and file name where the configuration is to be written
• noprompt is an optional parameter that overrides the user prompt
copyld Use the copyld function to copy a source logical drive to a target logical drive.
The size of the target logical drive must be greater than or equal to the size of
the source logical drive.
Supported operating system: DOS
Command:
ipssend copyld controller source target [noprompt]
where:
• controller is the ServeRAID controller number (1–12)
• source is the source logical drive number
• target is the target logical drive number
• noprompt is an optional parameter that overrides the user prompt.
restore Use the restore function to load a configuration from a file stored on a
diskette or a hard disk. The configuration must be a valid configuration file
from the backup option in IPSSEND. This operation overwrites the existing
configuration information and BIOS settings stored for the ServeRAID
controller.
Supported operating systems: Windows NT, OS/2, NetWare, Linux,
OpenServer, UnixWare, and DOS
Command:
ipssend restore controller filename [noprompt]
where:
• controller is the ServeRAID controller number (1–12)
• filename is the path and file name where the configuration is to be written
• noprompt is an optional parameter that overrides the user prompt
init Use the init function to initialize the first 0.5 MB of a logical drive. This
process will erase the partition tables and all data on the disk.
Supported operating systems: Windows NT, OS/2, NetWare, Linux,
OpenServer, UnixWare, and DOS
Command:
ipssend init controller drivenum [noprompt]
where:
• controller is the ServeRAID controller number (1–12)
• drivenum is the logical drive number (1–8)
• noprompt is an optional parameter that overrides the user prompt