Spare Sector Availability; Ssa Service Aid; System Fault Indicator; System Identify Indicator - IBM pSeries 690 User Manual

utape [-h | -?] [-d device] [-n | -l | -t]
OR
utape -c -d device [-v] {-n | {-l | -t} { -D | -f [ filename]}}
Flag Description
-c Run the service aid without displaying menus. The return code indicates success or failure. The
output is suppressed except for the usage statement and the numeric value for hours since
cleaning (if -n and -D flags are used).
-D Copy data to diskette.
-f Copy data to the file name given after this flag or to a default file name if no name is specified.
-h, -? Display a usage statement and/or return code. If the -c flag is present, only the return code
displays to indicate the service aid did not run. If the -c is not used, a usage statement displays
and the service aid exits.
-l Display or copy log sense information.
-n Display time since drive was last cleaned.
-t Copy trace table.
-v Verbose mode. If the -c flag is present, the information displays on the screen. If the -n flag is
present, the information about tape-head cleaning is printed.

Spare Sector Availability

This selection checks the number of spare sectors available on the optical disk. The spare sectors are
used to reassign when defective sectors are encountered during normal usage or during a format and
certify operation. Low availability of spare sectors indicates that the disk must be backed up and replaced.
Formatting the disk does not improve the availability of spare sectors.
You can run this task directly from the AIX command line. See the following command syntax: diag -c -d
deviceName -T chkspares

SSA Service Aid

This service aid provides tools for diagnosing and resolving problems on SSA-attached devices. The
following tools are provided:
v Set Service Mode
v Link Verification
v Configuration Verification
v Format and Certify Disk

System Fault Indicator

For a description of the System Fault Indicator task, see "Fault Indicators" on page 117.

System Identify Indicator

For a description of the System Fault Indicator task, see "Identify and System Attention Indicators" on page
125.

Update Disk-Based Diagnostics

This service aid allows fixes (APARs) to be applied.
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