SMP_REP_GENERAL

Section: SMP_UTILS (8)
Updated: January 2008
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NAME

smp_rep_general - invoke REPORT GENERAL SMP function  

SYNOPSIS

smp_rep_general [--change_report] [--help] [--hex] [--interface=PARAMS] [--raw] [--sa=SAS_ADDR] [--verbose] [--version] SMP_DEVICE[,N]  

DESCRIPTION

Sends a SAS Management Protocol (SMP) REPORT GENERAL request function to a SMP target. The SMP target is identified by the SMP_DEVICE and the SAS_ADDR. Depending on the interface, the SAS_ADDR may be deduced from the SMP_DEVICE. With one interface there is one SMP_DEVICE per machine so the SMP_DEVICE,N syntax is needed to differentiate between HBAs if there are multiple present.  

OPTIONS

Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options as well.
-c, --change_report
reports (prints to stdout) the value of the expander change count field from the response. The value is printed in decimal and is obtained from a 16 bit field.
-h, --help
output the usage message then exit.
-H, --hex
output the response in hexadecimal.
-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.
-r, --raw
send the response to stdout in binary. All error messages are sent to stderr.
-s, --sa=SAS_ADDR
specifies the SAS address of the SMP target device. Typically this is an expander. This option may not be needed if the SMP_DEVICE has the target's SAS address within it. 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.
 

CONFORMING TO

The SMP REPORT GENERAL function was introduced in SAS-1, with small additions in SAS-1.1 . There have been a large number of additions in SAS-2 .  

AUTHORS

Written by Douglas Gilbert.  

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to <dgilbert at interlog dot com>.  

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2006-2008 Douglas Gilbert
This software is distributed under a FreeBSD license. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  

SEE ALSO

smp_utils, smp_discover(smp_utils)


 

Index

NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
OPTIONS
CONFORMING TO
AUTHORS
REPORTING BUGS
COPYRIGHT
SEE ALSO

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