SMP_REP_SELF_CONF_STAT(8) SMP_UTILS SMP_REP_SELF_CONF_STAT(8)
NAME
smp_rep_self_conf_stat - invoke REPORT SELF-CONFIGURATION STATUS SMP function
SYNOPSIS
smp_rep_self_conf_stat [--brief] [--help] [--hex] [--index=SDI] [--interface=PARAMS] [--last] [--one] [--raw] [--sa=SAS_ADDR] [--verbose]
[--version] SMP_DEVICE[,N]
DESCRIPTION
Sends a SAS Management Protocol (SMP) REPORT SELF-CONFIGURATION STATUS function request to a SMP target. The SMP target is identified by
the SMP_DEVICE and the --sa=SAS_ADDR. Depending on the interface, the SAS_ADDR may be deduced from the SMP_DEVICE. The mpt interface uses
SMP_DEVICE to identify a HBA (an SMP initiator) and needs the additional ,N to differentiate between HBAs if there are multiple present.
OPTIONS
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options as well.
-b, --brief
lessen the amount of header information output and compress each self confuration status descriptor to one line of output.
-h, --help
output the usage message then exit.
-H, --hex
output the response (less the CRC field) in hexadecimal.
-i, --index=SDI
SDI is the starting self-configuration status descriptor index, an integer in the range 0 to 65535. The default value is 1 . If SDI
is 0 then no descriptors are placed in the response plus the "starting self-configuration status descriptor index" and "total number
of self-configuration status descriptors" fields in the response are both set to 0. That makes setting SDI to 0 a lot less useful
tha it could have been. SDI may be decimal (default) or hexadecimal prefixed by '0x' (or '0X') or with a 'h' (or 'H') suffix.
-I, --interface=PARAMS
interface specific parameters. In this case "interface" refers to the path through the operating system to the SMP initiator. See
the smp_utils man page for more information.
-l, --last
Sends a REPORT SELF-CONFIGURATION STATUS request to find out the contents of the "last self-configuration status descriptor index"
field in the response. If it is different from SDI then it re-issues that request with the "starting self-configuration status
descriptor index" field set to the "last" value. Often only the last (i.e. most recent) recorded descriptor is of interest and that
is what this option should show. In cases there may be more than one descriptor starting at the last index.
-o, --one
If multiple self-configuration status descriptors are found, then only output the first one.
-r, --raw
send the response (less the CRC field) to stdout in binary. All error messages are sent to stderr.
-s, --sa=SAS_ADDR
specifies the SAS address of the SMP target device. The mpt interface needs this option and it will typically be an expander's SAS
address. The SAS_ADDR is in decimal but most SAS addresses are shown in hexadecimal. To give a number in hexadecimal either prefix
it with '0x' or put a trailing 'h' on it.
-v, --verbose
increase the verbosity of the output. Can be used multiple times.
-V, --version
print the version string and then exit.
NOTES
The "last self-configuration status descriptor index" field in the response may indicate the lowest index of the last recorded (i.e. most
recent) "clump" of status descriptors placed in the expander's storage.
This utility flags the "last self-configuration status descriptor index" descriptor in its output with a ">>>" indication. For brief output
the descriptor line starts with ">>>" while for normal output (i.e. when --brief not given) the index has ">>>" placed in front of it.
CONFORMING TO
The SMP REPORT SELF-CONFIGURATION STATUS function was introduced in SAS-2 .
AUTHORS
Written by Douglas Gilbert.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <dgilbert at interlog dot com>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2011 Douglas Gilbert
This software is distributed under a FreeBSD license. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PUR-
POSE.
SEE ALSO
smp_utils, smp_rep_general, smp_discover, smp_discover_list(smp_utils)
smp_utils-0.96 May 2011 SMP_REP_SELF_CONF_STAT(8)