Platform Notes: Using luxadm Software

Appendix A Expert Mode Subcommands


Caution - Caution -

The expert mode subcommands should be used only by qualified personnel who are knowledgeable about the systems they are managing.


Expert mode subcommands are listed in the following table.

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 StorEdge A5000 disk 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 A5000 disk array only.