Error-Recovery Functions - IBM Netfinity ServeRAID-3H Installation And User Manual

init Use the init function to initialize the first 0.5 MB of a logical drive. This process will erase
the partition tables and all data on the disk.
Supported operating systems: Windows NT, OS/2, NetWare, Linux, OpenServer,
UnixWare, and DOS
Command:
ipssend init controller drivenum [noprompt]
where:
controller is the ServeRAID controller number (1–12)
drivenum is the logical drive number (1–8)
noprompt is an optional parameter that overrides the user prompt
initsync Use the initsync function to initialize and synchronize a logical drive at the same time.
This command works only on RAID level-1 and level-5 logical drives. The command will
erase all data on the entire logical drive.
Supported operating systems: Windows NT, OS/2, NetWare, Linux, OpenServer,
UnixWare, and DOS
Command:
ipssend initsync controller drivenum [noprompt]
where:
controller is the ServeRAID controller number (1–12)
drivenum is the logical drive number (1–8)
noprompt is an optional parameter that overrides the user prompt
synch Use the synch function to synchronize the parity information on redundant logical drives.
If the parity information is inconsistent, the IPSSEND program will repair it automatically.
Supported operating systems: Windows NT, OS/2, NetWare, Linux, OpenServer,
UnixWare, and DOS
Command:
ipssend synch controller drive drivenum
where:
controller is the ServeRAID controller number (1–12)
scope indicates the number of logical drives:
– DRIVE is a single logical drive
– GROUP is a Merge Group
scopeID specifies the scope item:
– If DRIVE, specifies the logical drive number (1–8)
– If GROUP, specifies the Merge Group number

Error-recovery functions

The IPSSEND error-recovery functions include the following:
getstatus Use the getstatus function to display the current logical-drive status for the most recent
rebuild, synchronization, or logical-drive migration. The status includes such information
as the remaining size of the logical drive, the percentage completed for the function in
process, and information about the most recently completed logical-drive function.
Supported operating systems: Windows NT, OS/2, NetWare, Linux, OpenServer,
UnixWare, and DOS
Command:
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