NAME¶

smp_rep_general - invoke REPORT GENERAL SMP function

SYNOPSIS¶

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

DESCRIPTION¶

Sends a SAS Management Protocol (SMP) REPORT GENERAL function request 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. 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

reports (prints to stdout) only a few important fields from the response.

-c, --changecount

reports (prints to stdout) the value of the expander change count field from the response. The value is printed in decimal and is in the range 0 to 65535. Only expanders compliant with SAS-1.1 (and earlier) should yield 0. [Expanders compliant with SAS-2 (and later) should set the "long response" bit in the REPORT GENERAL response to 1.]

-h, --help

output the usage message then exit.

-H, --hex

output the response (less the CRC field) 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 (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. 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.

-z, --zero

zero the Allocated Response Length field in the request. This is required for strict SAS-1.1 compliance. However this option should not be given in SAS-2 and later; if it is given an abridged response may result.

EXAMPLES¶

See "Examples" section in http://sg.danny.cz/sg/smp_utils.html

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 © 2006-2011 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)