Optical Media; Diskette Format; Generic Microcode Download - IBM RS/6000 User Manual

Optical Media

This function formats the media without certifying.
v Optical Media Initialize
Formats the media without certifying. This function does not reassign the defective
blocks or erase the data on the media. It 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 following usage
statement describes the syntax of the command: 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 can run whatever program is required to download the microcode onto the
adapter or device.
This service aid is supported in both concurrent and stand-alone 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 restores the script file genucode to the /tmp directory. Then the
script is executed. The script must at that point then pull any other needed files from
the diskette. The script should then execute 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, else a non-zero
status should be returned
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Formats media without certifying