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Fibre Channel RAID Service Aids

The Fibre Channel RAID service aids contain the following functions:

Certify LUN

This selection reads and checks each block of data in the LUN. If
excessive errors are encountered the user is notified.

You can run this task from the AIX command line. The following usage
statement describes the syntax of the fastpath command:

Usage:

diag -T "certify"

Certify Spare Physical Disk

This selection allows the user to certify (check integrity of the data) on
drives designated as spares.

You can run this task from the AIX command line. The following usage
statement describes the syntax of the fastpath command:

Usage:

diag -T "certify"

Format Physical Disk

This selection is used to format a selected disk drive.

You can run this task from the AIX command line. The following usage
statement describes the syntax of the fastpath command:

Usage:

diag -T "format"

Array Controller Microcode Download

This selection allows the microcode on the Fibre Channel RAID controller
to be updated when required.

You can run this task from the AIX command line. The following usage
statement describes the syntax of the fastpath command:

Usage:

diag -T "download"

Physical Disk Microcode Download

This selection is used to update the microcode on any of the disk drives
in the array.

You can run this task from the AIX command line. The following usage
statement describes the syntax of the fastpath command:

Usage:

diag -T "download"

Update EEPROM

This selection is used to update the contents of the EEPROM on a
selected controller.

Chapter 9. Introducing Tasks and Service Aids

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