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Availability of SCSI Command Utility.
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Robin T.Miller)
Sat Oct 30 11:22:13 1999
From: "Robin T.Miller" <rmiller@zk3.dec.com>
To: "Linux SCSI" <linux-scsi@vger.rutgers.edu>
Date: Sat, 30 Oct 1999 11:23:23 -0400
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Hi Folks,
I been given the Ok to make my SCSI Command Utility 'scu' available to the
general Linux community, well at least the binary (no source right now).
If you'd like to try it out, you can find the kit @ URL:
http://www.bit-net.com/~rmiller/scu.html
Please send e-mail driectly to me if you have questions or comments.
Cheers,
Robin
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What Is This Program Used For?
The SCSI Command Utility (scu) interfaces with the SCSI I/O sub-system and
the peripherals attached to SCSI buses, via the SCSI pass-through mechanism.
This utility implements various SCSI commands necessary for normal
maintenance and diagnostics of SCSI peripherals and the CAM I/O sub-system.
The CAM specific commands are only supported on Tru64 Unix.
Here are a few things you can do with this utility:
Device Maintenance:
formatting disks/diskettes.
scanning for bad blocks.
reassigning bad blocks.
verifying media (non-destructive).
viewing defect lists.
downloading new firmware.
moving media in jukeboxes.
obtaining device information:
product/vendor names, firmware revision, serial numbers,
device capacity, block size, media type, tape density, etc.
Diagnostic/Test Functions:
executing diagnostics (selftest, etc).
modifying mode parameters.
displaying log pages (error counters, etc)
read/write media testing.
read/write controller memory.
tape erase or retentioning.
generate hard or soft media errors.
obtain performance information.
permits CD-ROM audio operations.
useful for diagnosing hardware problems.
Extensive help with examples, is contained in the scu help file scu.hlp, and
this help is available from within the program via "scu help". The
distribution kit also contains release notes for each operating system and
examples.
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