7135 raidant array service aid, Pci raid physical disk identify – IBM H SERIES RS/6000 User Manual

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7135 RAIDant Array Service Aid

The 7135 RAIDant Array service aids contain the following functions:

Certify LUN

This selection reads and checks each block of data in the LUN. If excessive
errors are encountered the user will be notified.

Certify Spare Physical Disk

This selection allows the user to certify (check the integrity of the data) on drives
designated as spares.

Format Physical Disk

This selection is used to format a selected disk drive.

Array Controller Microcode Download

This selection allows the microcode on the 7135 controller to be updated when
required.

Physical Disk Microcode Download

This selection is used to update the microcode on any of the disk drives in the
array.

Update EEPROM

This selection is used to update the contents of the EEPROM on a selected con-
troller.

Replace Controller

Use this selection when it is necessary to replace a controller in the array.

PCI RAID Physical Disk Identify

This selection will identify physical disks connected to a PCI SCSI-2 F/W RAID
adapter.

Chapter 7. Using the Service Aids

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