IBM 81Y Computer Hardware User Manual


 
Using IBM ServeRAID 139
A number (1–16) that specifies the new concurrent drive startup
count
A number (1–16) that specifies the new concurrent drive startup
count and a number (3–15) that specifies the startup delay time, in
seconds.
RAID Configuration commands
The IPSSEND RAID configuration commands include the following:
drivever Use the drivever function to display the vendor ID, microcode version, and
serial number of a SCSI device. The IPSSEND program retrieves this
information directly from the device.
Supported operating systems: Windows NT, OS/2, NetWare, Linux,
OpenServer, UnixWare, and DOS
Command:
ipssend drivever controller channel sid
where:
controller is the ServeRAID controller number (1–12)
channel is the channel number for the device (1, 2, or 3)
sid is the SCSI ID for the device (0–15)
getconfig
Use the getconfig function to display the ServeRAID controller configuration
information. This includes information about the firmware version; initiator
ID and rebuild rate; logical-drive status, RAID level, and size; and physical
device type, SCSI ID, and PFA error.
Supported operating systems: Windows NT, OS/2, NetWare, Linux,
OpenServer, UnixWare, and DOS
Command:
ipssend getconfig controller options
where:
controller is the ServeRAID controller number (1–12)
options is one of the following:
AD for the controller information
LD for the logical drive information
PD for the physical device information
AL for all information. This is the default option.
hsrebuild
Use the hsrebuild function to turn on the ServeRAID controller hot-swap
rebuild feature or display the current status of the hot-swap rebuild feature.
Supported operating systems: Windows NT, OS/2, NetWare, Linux,
OpenServer, UnixWare, and DOS
Command:
ipssend hsrebuild controller options
where:
controller is the ServeRAID controller number (1–12)
options is one of the following:
ON enables the hot-swap feature
? displays the status of the hot-swap rebuild feature.
readahead
Use the readahead function to enable, disable, or set the adaptive mode for
the read-ahead feature of the ServeRAID controller.