AIX command-line interface

Many tasks used to manage the SAS RAID controller can be performed by using the AIX® command line instead of using the SAS Disk Array Manager.

The following table summarizes the commands used in the command line interface.

Table 1. AIX Commands
Task	Command
General Help	sissasraidmgr -h
Viewing the Disk Array Configuration	sissasraidmgr -Ll `controller name` -j1
Preparing Disks for Use in SAS Disk Arrays	sissasraidmgr -P -z `disk list` (For example, sissasraidmgr -P -z hdisk1 hdisk2 pdisk3 pdisk4)
Changing pdisks to hdisks	sissasraidmgr -U -z `pdisk list`
Creating a SAS Disk Array	sissasraidmgr -C -r `raid level` -s `stripe size` -z `pdisk list`
Deleting a SAS Disk Array	sissasraidmgr -D -l controller name -d `array name`
Adding Disks to an Existing Disk Array	sissasraidmgr -A -l `array name` -z `pdisk list`
Creating Hot Spare Disks	sissasraidmgr -H -z `pdisk list`
Deleting Hot Spare Disks	sissasraidmgr -I -z `pdisk list`
Displaying Rechargeable Battery Information	sissasraidmgr -M -o0 -l `adapter name`
Forcing a Rechargeable Battery Error	sissasraidmgr -M -o1 -l `adapter name`
Recovering from Disk Failures	sissasraidmgr -R -z `pdisk list`
Viewing the SAS device resource locations	sissasraidmgr -Z –o0 –j3 -l `adapter name`
Viewing the SAS device resource information	sissasraidmgr -Z –o1 –j3 -l `adapter name`
Viewing the SAS path information for the attached device	sissasraidmgr -T –o1 –j3 -l `device name`
Viewing the SAS path information graphically for the attached device	sissasraidmgr -T –o0 –j3 -l `device name`