Testing A Disk; Displaying Test Results - HP Surestore Disk Array 12h - And FC60 System Administrator Manual

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Performing Disk Array Maintenance Tasks

Testing a Disk

Diagnostics allow you test the operation and integrity of a disk. Three different types of testing can be
performed:
Write/read/verify - a destructive test that will destroy data on the disk being tested. The disk must be
downed before beginning the test.
Read/verify - a nondestructive test that will not alter any data on the disk being tested. It is not
necessary to down the disk before performing a read/ verify test.
Self-test - a nondestructive internal test that checks the operation of the disk.
To perform a write/read/verify test of a disk, type:
drivetest -D slot -w percent <array-id>
To perform a read/verify test of a disk, type:
drivetest -D slot -r percent <array-id>
To perform a self-test of a disk, type:
drivetest -D slot -s <array-id>
percent is the percent (0 to 100) of the disk to be tested
slot is the cabinet shelf containing the disk drive (A1 through A6, or B1 through B6)

Displaying Test Results

After the disk testing is complete, the test results can be displayed for analysis by using the dteststat
utility.
To display the results of a disk test, type:
dteststat [-D slot] <array-id>
If the -D option is not specified, results will be displayed for all disks in the array that have been tested.
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