Flash Sk-Net Fddi Firmware; Format Media; Hardfile Attached To Scsi Adapter (Non-Raid) - IBM H80 User Manual

Certify Spare Physical Disk
Format Physical Disk
Array Controller Microcode Download
Physical Disk Microcode Download
Update EEPROM
Replace Controller

Flash SK-NET FDDI Firmware

This task allows the Flash firmware on the SysKonnect SK-NET FDDI adapter to be
updated.

Format Media

This task allows the selection of diskettes, hardfiles, or optical media to be formatted.
Each selection is described below.

Hardfile Attached to SCSI Adapter (non-RAID)

v Hardfile Format
Writes all of the disk. The pattern written on the disk is device-dependent, for
example, some drives may write all 0s, while some may write hexadecimal number
5F. Bad blocks are not reassigned.
v Hardfile Format and Certify
You can run this task from the AIX command line. Use the following fastpath
command: diag -T "certify"
This selection allows the user to certify (check integrity of the data) drives that
are designated as spares.
You can run this task from the AIX command line. Use the following fastpath
command: diag -T "certify"
This selection is used to format a selected disk drive.
You can run this task from the AIX command line. Use the following fastpath
command: diag -T "format"
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. Use the following fastpath
command: diag -T "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. Use the following fastpath
command: diag -T "download"
This selection is used to update the contents of the Electrical Erasable
Programmable Read Only Memory (EEPROM) on a selected controller.
Use this selection when it is necessary to replace a controller in the array.
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