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3. When you have selected an adapter, a list is displayed showing the status of all
the disk drive modules that are attached to the adapter:
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ SSA SERVICE AIDS 8238 │
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ LINK VERIFICATION 82385 │
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ LINK VERIFICATION 82386 │
│ │
│ SSA Link Verification for: │
│ ssa1 -5 SSA Adapter │
│ │
│ To set or reset Identify, move cursor onto selection, then press Enter. │
│ │
│ Physical Serial# Adapter Port │
│ │
│ A1 A2 B1 B2 Status │
│ {TOP} │
│ pdisk 11111111 7 Good │
│ pdisk1 22222222 1 6 Good │
│ pdisk2 33333333 2 5 Good │
│ pdisk3 44444444 3 4 Good │
│ pdisk4 55555555 4 3 Good │
│ pdisk5 66666666 5 2 Good │
│ pdisk6 77777777 6 1 Good │
│ pdisk7 88888888 7 Good │
│ pdisk8 99999999 1 Good │
│ pdisk9 nnnnnnnn 1 9 Good │
│ {MORE} │
│ │
│ F3=Cancel F1=Exit │
│ │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
The columns of information displayed on the screen have the following
meanings:
An SSA link must be configured in a loop around which data can travel in either
direction. The loop is broken if a cable fails or is removed, or if a disk drive
module fails. Because each disk drive module on the loop can be accessed
pdisk0 through pdisk9 Physical disk drive resource identifiers.
11111111 through 99999999 Serial numbers of the physical disk drive modules. The
actual serial number of a disk drive module is shown on
the front of the disk drive module.
A1 A2 B1 B2 Adapter connector number (see “The SSA Adapter” on
page 7-25).
Status Statuses are:
Good The disk drive module is working cor-
rectly.
Failed The disk drive module has failed.
Power The disk drive module has detected a
loss of power.
Reserved The disk drive module is used by another
using system.
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