Viewing link status information

You can view detailed link status information about a SAS Controller.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to the IBM® SAS Disk Array Manager by using the steps provided in Using the Disk Array Manager.
  2. Select Diagnostics and Recovery Options.
  3. Select Change/Show SAS RAID controller.
  4. Select the IBM SAS RAID or AWC Controller.
    The screen displayed will look similar to the following screen.
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|                            Change/Show SAS Controller                           |
|                                                                                 |
| Type or select values in entry fields.                                          |
| Press Enter AFTER making all desired changes.                                   |
|                                                                                 |
|                                                         [Entry Fields]          |
|   SAS adapter                                         sissas2                   |
|   Description                                         PCIe2 1.8GB Cache RAID>   |
|   Status                                              Available                 |
|   Location                                            06-00                     |
|   Maximum Number of Attached Devices                  512                       |
|   Maximum number of COMMANDS to queue to the adapter  100,300,0                 |
|   Maximum Data Transfer Window                        0x1000000,0x5000000,0x>   |
|   Operating mode                                      Primary Adapter           |
|   Adapter Cache                                       Default                 + |
|   Preferred HA Dual Initiator Operating mode          No Preference             |
|   Preferred HA Access State Setting                   Preserve                + |
|   Dual Initiator Configuration                        Default                   |
|   Serial Number                                       YL3126327310              |
|   World Wide ID                                       5005076c0702bf00          |
|   Remote HA Link Operational                          No                        |
|   Remote HA Serial Number                                                       |
|   Remote HA World Wide ID                                                       |
|   Remote AWC Link Operational                                                   |
|   Remote AWC Serial Number                                                      |
|   Remote AWC World Wide ID                                                      |
|                                                                                 |
| F1=Help             F2=Refresh          F3=Cancel           F4=List             |
| F5=Reset            F6=Command          F7=Edit             F8=Image            |
| F9=Shell            F10=Exit            Enter=Do                                |
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