ServeRAID Server Roll-Out Commands
The IPSSEND server roll-out commands include the following:
BACKUP
Use the BACKUP command to save a ServeRAID adapter or controller
configuration to a diskette or to a hard disk drive. The ServeRAID
adapter or controller configuration must be valid.
Supported operating systems: Windows NT, OS/2, NetWare, DOS,
OpenServer, and UnixWare.
Command:
IPSSEND BACKUP Controller Filename Oparm
Replace:
° Controller with the ServeRAID controller number (1 to 8)
° Filename with the path and file name where the configuration
is to be written
° Oparm with the optional parameter, NOPROMPT, to override the user prompt
COPYLD
Use the COPYLD command to copy a source logical drive to a target
logical drive. The size of the target logical drive must be greater
than or equal to the size of the source logical drive.
Supported operating system: DOS
Command:
IPSSEND COPYLD Controller Source Target Oparm
Replace:
° Controller with the ServeRAID controller number (1 to 8)
° Source with the source logical drive number
° Target with the target logical drive number
° Oparm with the optional parameter, NOPROMPT,
to override the user prompt
RESTORE
Use the RESTORE command to load a configuration from a file stored on a
diskette or a hard disk drive. The configuration must be a valid configuration
file from the BACKUP option on the IBM ServeRAID DOS Configuration Utility Program Diskette
or IPSSEND. This operation overwrites the existing configuration information stored for
the ServeRAID adapter or controller.
Supported operating systems: Windows NT, OS/2, NetWare,
OpenServer, UnixWare, and DOS
Command:
IPSSEND RESTORE Controller Filename Oparm
Replace:
° Controller with the ServeRAID controller number (1 to 8)
° Filename with the path and file name where the configuration
is to be written
° Oparm with the optional parameter, NOPROMPT,
to override the user prompt
INIT
Use the INIT command to initialize the first 0.5 MB of a logical drive.
This process will erase the partition tables on the drive, and all data
on the logical drive will be lost.
Supported operating systems: Windows NT, OS/2, NetWare,
OpenServer, UnixWare, and DOS
Command:
IPSSEND INIT Controller DriveNum Oparm
Replace:
° Controller with the ServeRAID controller number (1 to 8)
° DriveNum with the logical drive number (0 to 7)
° Oparm with the optional parameter, NOPROMPT,
to override the user prompt
INITSYNC
Use the INITSYNC command to initialize and synchronize a logical drive
at the same time.
This command works only on RAID level-1 and level-5 logical drives.
The command will erase the entire logical drive, and all data on the
logical drive will be lost.
Supported operating systems: Windows NT, OS/2, NetWare,
OpenServer, UnixWare, and DOS
Command:
IPSSEND INITSYNC Controller DriveNum Oparm
Replace:
° Controller with the ServeRAID controller number (1 to 8)
° DriveNum with the logical drive number (0 to 7)
° Oparm with the optional parameter, NOPROMPT,
to override the user prompt
SYNCH
Use the SYNCH command to synchronize the parity information on
redundant logical drives.
If the parity information is inconsistent, the IPSSEND program will
repair it automatically.
Supported operating systems: Windows NT, OS/2, NetWare,
OpenServer, UnixWare, and DOS
Command:
IPSSEND SYNCH Controller Scope DriveNum
Replace:
° Controller with the ServeRAID controller number (1 to 8)
° Scope with Drive for a single logical drive
° DriveNum with the logical drive number (0 to 7)
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