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SCSI_START(8) SG3_UTILS SCSI_START(8)

NAME

scsi_start - start one or more SCSI disks

SYNOPSIS

scsi_start [--help] [--verbose] [--wait] DEVICE [DEVICE]*

DESCRIPTION

This bourne shell script calls the sg_start utility on each given DEVICE. The purpose is to spin up (start) each given DEVICE.

OPTIONS

Arguments to long options are mandatory for short options as well.

print out the usage message then exit.
increase level or verbosity.
wait for the spin up (start) on each given DEVICE to complete. The default action is to do each start in immediate mode.

NOTES

If a large number of disks are spun up at the same time (i.e. without the --wait option) then the power supply may be overloaded.

EXIT STATUS

The exit status of this script is 0 when it is successful. Otherwise the exit status is that of the last sg_start utility called. See the sg3_utils(8) man page.

AUTHORS

Written by D. Gilbert

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2009 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

sg_start (sg3_utils)

August 2009 sg3_utils-1.28