Optical
Media
Use
the
following
functions
to
check
and
verify
optical
media:
v
Optical
Media
Initialize
Formats
the
media
without
certifying.
This
function
does
not
reassign
the
defective
blocks
or
erase
the
data
on
the
media.
This
option
provides
a
quick
way
of
formatting
the
media
and
cleaning
the
disk.
Note:
It
takes
approximately
one
minute
to
format
the
media.
v
Optical
Media
Format
and
Certify
Formats
and
certifies
the
media.
This
function
reassigns
the
defective
blocks
and
erases
all
data
on
the
media.
This
task
can
be
run
directly
from
the
AIX
command
line.
See
the
following
command
syntax:
diag
-c
-d
deviceName
-T
"format
[-s
{initialize
|
fmtcert}
]"
Option
Description
initialize
Formats
media
without
certifying
fmtcert
Formats
and
certifies
the
media
Diskette
Format
This
selection
formats
a
diskette
by
writing
patterns
to
it.
Gather
System
Information
This
service
aid
uses
the
AIX
snap
command
to
collect
configuration
information
on
networks,
file
systems,
security,
the
kernel,
the
ODM,
and
other
system
components.
You
can
also
collect
SSA
adapter
and
disk
drive
configuration
data,
or
AIX
trace
information
for
software
debugging.
The
output
of
the
SNAP
service
aid
can
be
used
by
field
service
personnel,
or
it
can
be
put
on
removable
media
and
transferred
to
remote
locations
for
more
extensive
analysis.
To
use
the
SNAP
task,
select
Gather
System
Information
from
the
task
list.
You
can
select
which
components
you
want
to
collect
information
for,
and
where
to
store
the
data
(hard
disk
or
removable
media).
Generic
Microcode
Download
The
Generic
Microcode
Download
service
aid
provides
a
means
of
executing
a
genucode
script
from
a
diskette
or
tape.
The
purpose
of
this
generic
script
is
to
load
microcode
to
a
supported
resource.
The
genucode
program
should
be
downloaded
onto
diskette
or
tape
in
tar
format
while
the
microcode
image
itself
goes
onto
another
one
in
restore
format.
Running
the
Generic
Microcode
Download
task
will
search
for
the
genucode
script
on
diskette
or
tape
and
execute
it.
It
will
ask
for
a
Genucode
media
to
be
inserted
into
the
drive.
The
service
aid
moves
the
genucode
script
file
to
the
/tmp
directory
and
runs
the
program
that
downloads
the
microcode
to
the
adapter
or
device.
This
service
aid
is
supported
in
both
concurrent
and
standalone
modes
from
disk,
LAN,
or
loadable
media.
Hot-Plug
Task
The
Hot-Plug
Task
provides
software
function
for
those
devices
that
support
hot-plug
or
hot-swap
capability.
This
includes
PCI
adapters,
SCSI
devices,
and
some
RAID
devices.
This
task
was
previously
known
as
″
SCSI
Device
Identification
and
Removal
″
or
″
Identify
and
Remove
Resource.
″
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