Running The Ipssend Program; Using The Ipssend Program; Flashcopy Function (For Windows Nt Only) - IBM Netfinity ServeRAID-3H Installation And User Manual

Running the IPSSEND program

You can run the IPSSEND program from the operating system command line. When you run the
IPSSEND program with no parameters, a list of available functions and their specific parameters appears.
The following instructions are for running the IPSSEND program with no parameters. The available
functions and their parameters are described in the sections that follow:
To run the IPSSEND program:
If you are using OS/2 or Windows NT:
1. Type:
c:\ipsadm\ipssend
where c is the drive letter of the drive where OS/2 or Windows NT is installed.
2. Press Enter.
If you are using NetWare:
1. From the console, type:
load ipssend
2. Press Enter.
If you are using DOS:
1. Insert the startable IPSSEND diskette into diskette drive A; then, type:
a:\ipssend
where a is the drive letter of the diskette drive.
2. Press Enter.
If you are using Linux, SCO OpenServer, or UnixWare:
1. Type:
/usr/bin/ipssend
2. Press Enter.

Using the IPSSEND program

There are five types of IPSSEND functions:
FlashCopy
Server roll-out
Error-recovery
Problem-isolation and debug
RAID configuration

FlashCopy function (for Windows NT only)

FlashCopy creates a quick backup copy of data from a source drive to a target drive at the instant you
issue the command. Any changes made to the source drive after you issue the command are not
reflected on the target drive.
You can use the backup copy for tasks such as tape backup and multiserver rollout (for example, drive
cloning). The flashcopy function sets up a link between the source and target partitions, and then creates
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