IBM 81Y Computer Hardware User Manual


 
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