IBM ServeRAID-4 Ultra160 Series User Reference page 94

hsrebuild
readahead
setconfig
startdely
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IBM User's Reference: ServeRAID
Use the hsrebuild function to turn on the ServeRAID controller
hot-swap rebuild feature. Use the getconfig function to display the
current status of the hot-swap rebuild feature.
Supported operating systems: Windows NT, Windows 2000, OS/2,
NetWare, Linux, OpenServer, UnixWare, and DOS
Command: ipssend hsrebuild controller on
where:
v controller is the ServeRAID controller number (1–12)
v on enables the hot-swap feature.
Use the readahead function to enable, disable, or set the adaptive
mode for the read-ahead feature of the ServeRAID controller.
Supported operating systems: Windows NT and DOS
Command: ipssend readahead controller options
where:
v controller is the ServeRAID controller number (1–12)
v options is one of the following:
– ON enables the read-ahead feature
– OFF disables the read-ahead feature
– ADAPTIVE indicates that the controller will determine the best
mode to use at any given time.
Use the setconfig function to modify the current configuration on
the controller.
Supported operating systems: Windows NT, Windows 2000, OS/2,
NetWare, Linux, OpenServer, UnixWare, and DOS
Command: ipssend setconfig controller options [noprompt]
where:
v controller is the ServeRAID controller number (1–12)
v options is one of the following:
– DEFAULT to set the factory default settings. All logical drives
that are currently defined will be deleted.
– IMPORTDRIVE to copy the configuration from the drives
attached to the controller. To import from a specific physical
drive, enter the channel number and the SCSI ID, otherwise
the controller selects the drive from which to import the
configuration. This option is useful when replacing a controller
and reestablishing the original configuration on the new
controller.
– NOPROMPT overrides the user prompt.
Use the startdely function to set the number of drives in a group to
start up simultaneously and to set the delay in seconds between
the startup of these groups of drives.
Supported operating systems: DOS
Command: ipssend startdely controller options
where:
v controller is the ServeRAID controller number (1–12)
v options is one of the following:
– A number (1–16) that specifies the new concurrent drive
startup count.
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