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IOPn.Diskx Enable Bad Block Remap, Warning: Read all instructions

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IOPn.Diskx Enable Bad Block Remap Warning: Read all instructions in this section before using this command. Bad block remapping can be used to replace disk sectors containing bad spots with undamaged sectors during a mirror copy. It is possible that bad block remapping might cause file system information loss to occur, depending on whether the sector in which the bad block was encountered is in use by your file system. If you choose to enable bad block remapping, you are acknowledging that data residing in any bad disk sectors may be lost. For this reason, you should back up all partitions on this disk before you invoke this command. If the sector is not in use by your file system, bad block remapping causes no loss of file system information. This command permits the SCSI software to remap bad blocks automatically during a mirror copy for the source disk, indicated by Diskx. To enable bad block remapping for multiple devices, invoke this command multiple times - once for each SCSI disk for which you want to enable bad block remapping. This command can be issued before, during, or after a mirror copy. Sector numbers of remapped bad blocks are logged for informational and diagnostic purposes. Command IOPn.Diskx Enable Bad Block Remap Console Syntax MTCCONS IOPn.Diskx Enable Bad Block Remap Variables n - the ID number of the IOP (1 or 2) x - the ID number of the SCSI disk Results If a bad block on the mirror source disk causes remirroring to fail, you can use this command to enable automatic bad block remapping during a mirror copy. Bad block remapping is enabled for the device indicated by Diskx. When you enable bad block remapping, any additional bad blocks encountered are remapped, not just the one that caused the mirror copy to fail. See Also 5-30 After you enable bad block remapping for the device, use the command Reset Mirror Copy to cause mirror copying to begin again. Once the mirror copy completes successfully, the system automatically turns off bad block remapping. IOPn.Diskx Disable Bad Block Remap IOPn.Diskx Reset Mirror Copy IOPn.ScsiProvider Show Bad Block Status IOPn.ScsiProvider Show Mirror Status HP Netserver AA Solution Administrator's Guide

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IOP
n
.Disk
x
Enable Bad Block Remap
Warning: Read all instructions
in this section
before
using this command.
Bad block remapping can be used to replace disk sectors containing bad spots with undamaged
sectors during a mirror copy.
It is possible that bad block remapping might cause file system information loss to occur,
depending on whether the sector in which the bad block was encountered is in use by your file
system.
If you choose to enable bad block remapping, you are acknowledging that data
residing in any bad disk sectors may be lost.
For this reason, you should back up all partitions
on this disk
before
you invoke this command.
If the sector is not in use by your file system, bad block remapping causes no loss of file system
information.
This command permits the SCSI software to remap bad blocks automatically during a mirror
copy for the source disk, indicated by
Disk
x
. To enable bad block remapping for multiple
devices, invoke this command multiple times µ once for each SCSI disk for which you want to
enable bad block remapping. This command can be issued before, during, or after a mirror copy.
Sector numbers of remapped bad blocks are logged for informational and diagnostic purposes.
Command
IOP
n
.Disk
x
Enable Bad Block Remap
Console Syntax
MTCCONS IOP
n
.Disk
x
Enable Bad Block Remap
Variables
n
µ the ID number of the IOP (1 or 2)
x
µ the ID number of the SCSI disk
Results
If a bad block on the mirror source disk causes remirroring to fail, you can use
this command to enable automatic bad block remapping during a mirror copy.
Bad block remapping is enabled for the device indicated by
Disk
x
. When you
enable bad block remapping, any additional bad blocks encountered are
remapped, not just the one that caused the mirror copy to fail.
After you enable bad block remapping for the device, use the command Reset
Mirror Copy to cause mirror copying to begin again. Once the mirror copy
completes successfully, the system automatically turns off bad block
remapping.
See Also
IOPn.Diskx Disable Bad Block Remap
IOPn.Diskx Reset Mirror Copy
IOPn.ScsiProvider Show Bad Block Status
IOPn.ScsiProvider Show Mirror Status