Ssa_Progress Command; Purpose; Syntax; Description - IBM Advanced SerialRAID Adapters SA33-3285-02 User Manual

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ssa_progress Command

Purpose

To show how much (by percentage) of a format operation has been completed, and to
show the status of the format operation. The status can be "Complete", "Formatting", or
"Failed".

Syntax

Description

The ssa_progress command opens the pdisk special file, and uses the ISAL Progress
command to determine the percentage of the formatting operation that is complete.
:
The ssa_progress -l pdisk command allows you to check the progress of the format
:
operation that the ssa_format -l pdisk command started.

Flags

-l Pdisk

Output

The ssa_progress command sends error messages to stderr, and progress messages
to stdout.

Examples

v If the disk has been 30% formatted, the following messages are displayed:
v If the disk is not formatting, and is not format degraded, the following messages are
displayed:
v If the disk is format degraded, the following messages are displayed:
Specifies the pdisk of whose format operation you want to check progress and
status.
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