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Hardfile Attached to PCI SCSI RAID Adapter
This function formats the physical disks attached to a PCI SCSI RAID adapter. This
task can be run directly from the AIX command line. See the following command
syntax:
diag -c -d RAID adapterName -T "format {-l chId | -A }"
Flag Description
-l Physical disk channel/ID. (An example of a physical disk channel/ID is
27, where the channel is 2 and the ID is 7.)
-A All disks
Optical Media
This function formats the optical media attached to a PCI SCSI RAID adapter.
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.
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. See the following
command syntax:
diag -c -d deviceName -T "format [-s {initialize | fmtcert} ]"
Option Description
initialize Formats media without certifying
fmtcert Formats and certifies the media
Diskette Format
This selection formats a diskette by writing patterns to it.
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