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Expert Mode Subcommands


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Caution - Use the expert mode commands only if you are a qualifed administrator who is knowledgeable about the systems you are managing.



Expert mode subcommands are listed in .

lists the expert mode subcommands supported on the Sun StorEdge A5x00, SPARCstorage Array, SPARCstorage RSM trays, and Sun Fire 880 internal storage array.

The command line must contain the luxadm -e (expert mode) option and a subcommand.

luxadm -e subcommand pathname

TABLE A-1 Expert Mode Subcommands

Subcommand

Description

bus_getstate

Gets and displays the state of the specified bus or the bus controlling the specified device.

bus_quiesce

Quiesces the specified bus or the bus controlling the specified device.

bus_reset

Resets the specified bus or the bus controlling the specified device.

bus_resetall

Resets the specified bus or the bus controlling the specified device, and all devices on that bus.

bus_unquiesce

Unquiesces the specified bus or the bus controlling the specified device.

dev_getstate

Gets and displays the state of the specified device.

dev_reset

Resets the specified device.

forcelip

Forces the link to reinitialize using the Loop Initialize Primitive (LIP) sequence. This subcommand is supported on the Sun StorEdge A5x00 disk array and the Sun Fire 880 internal storage array only.

offline

Takes the specified device offline.

online

Puts the specified device online.

rdls

Reads the link error status block from a specified device. This subcommand also displays the link error status information for the host adapter associated with the specified device, if available. The rdls subcommand is supported on the Sun StorEdge A5x00 disk array and the Sun Fire 880 internal storage array only.


TABLE A-2 Expert Mode Subcommand Support Matrix

Subcommand

Sun StorEdge A5x00

SPARCstorage Array

SPARCstorage RSM

Sun Fire 880 Internal Storage Array

bus_getstate

yes

yes

yes

bus_quiesce

yes

yes

yes

bus_reset

yes

yes

yes

bus_resetall

yes

yes

yes

bus_unquiesce

yes

yes

yes

dev_getstate

yes

yes

yes

dev_reset

yes

yes

yes

forcelip

yes

yes

offline

yes

yes

yes

online

yes

yes

yes

rdls

yes

yes