Optical Media; Diskette Format; Generic Microcode Download - IBM Eserver pSeries 670 User Manual

Optical Media

This function formats the optical media attached to a PCI SCSI RAID adapter.
v Optical Media Initialize
Formats the media without certifying. This function does not reassign the defective
blocks or erase the data on the media. This option provides a quick way of formatting
the media and cleaning the disk.
Note: It takes approximately one minute to format the media.
v Optical Media Format and Certify
Formats and certifies the media. This function reassigns the defective blocks and
erases all data on the media.
This task can be run directly from the AIX command line. The command syntax is as
follows: diag -c -d deviceName -T "format [-s {initialize | fmtcert} ]"
Option Description
initialize
fmtcert Formats and certifies the media

Diskette Format

This selection formats a diskette by writing patterns to it.

Generic Microcode Download

This service aid provides a means of executing a "generic" script from a diskette. The
intended purpose for this "generic" script is to load microcode to a supported resource.
This script runs whatever program is required in order to download the microcode onto
the adapter or device.
This service aid is supported in both concurrent and standalone modes from disk, LAN,
or loadable media.
On entry, the service aid displays information about what it does. It then asks for a
Genucode diskette to be inserted into the diskette drive. The diskette must be in tar
format. The service aid then restores the script file genucode to the /tmp directory and
runs the script. The script must at that point then pull any other needed files from the
diskette. The script should then run whatever program is necessary in order to perform
its function. On completion, a status code is returned, and the user is returned to the
service aid.
The genucode script should have a # ! /usr/bin/ksh line at the beginning of the file.
Return status of 0 should be returned if the program was successful.
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Formats media without certifying