sdiadd(ADM)
sdiadd --
hot add mass storage devices to a system
Synopsis
/sbin/sdiadd [-n] device
Description
The
sdiadd(ADM)
script is used to hot add a
SDI mass storage device
(such as a disk or tape drive)
to the system.
It cannot be used to hot add a controller.
Options
sdiadd takes the following option
and argument:
-n-
Prevents sdiadd from prompting the user
or quieting the SCSI bus.
It also allows the command to be run outside the console.
device-
This required argument specifies the new
device you want to add.
Usage
Hot addition/removal provides the ability to add or
remove SDI mass storage devices from a running system.
To use this feature, the HBA and target drivers
must support hot addition/removal.
Using SCSI hot addition/removal with sdiadd
To add a device to the system:
-
Choose a SCSI ID for the device,
making sure it does not
conflict with any on the SCSI bus.
Failure to do this correctly will crash the system;
this is a hardware
limitation that cannot be addressed in software.
-
Ensure that adding the device to the system will maintain proper
SCSI bus termination.
Failure to do this correctly will crash the system;
this is also a hardware
limitation that cannot be addressed in software.
To simplify this problem,
never have any termination on a device;
instead, use terminators attached to the end of the
SCSI bus cable.
It is recommended that the device not
provide termination power.
Most devices have a jumper or switch to disable termpower.
-
Type /sbin/sdiadd.
-
Physically attach the device to the SCSI bus.
-
Press \*(eN to inform sdiadd that
the device has been added and that
normal SCSI bus operation can resume.
References
disk.cfg(DSP),
diskadd(ADM),
idbuild(ADM),
idcheck(ADM),
sdirm(ADM)
NOTE:
If you change the hard disk configuration on your system (for example,
you add or replace a hard disk),
create new emergency recovery disks.
For details, see
emergency_disk(ADM).
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OpenServer 6 and UnixWare (SVR5) HDK - 05 June 2007