Ubuntu Manpage: smp_discover_list - invoke DISCOVER LIST SMP function

NAME

       smp_discover_list - invoke DISCOVER LIST SMP function

SYNOPSIS

       smp_discover_list  [--adn]  [--brief]  [--descriptor=TY]  [--filter=FI]  [--help]  [--hex]
       [--ignore] [--interface=PARAMS] [--num=NUM]  [--one]  [--phy=ID]  [--raw]  [--sa=SAS_ADDR]
       [--summary] [--verbose] [--version] [--zpi=FN] SMP_DEVICE[,N]

DESCRIPTION

       Sends  one or more SAS Serial Management Protocol (SMP) DISCOVER LIST function requests to
       an SMP target and decodes or outputs the responses. 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.

       If  the --phy=ID option is not given then --summary is assumed. When --summary is given or
       assumed, this utility shows the disposition of each active expander phy in table form. One
       row  is  shown  for  each  phy  and is described in the SINGLE LINE PER PHY FORMAT section
       below. For this purpose disabled and errored expander phys are considered "active" and can
       be suppressed from the output by adding the --brief option.

       The  DISCOVER  LIST  response  may  contain up to 8 descriptors when the "descriptor type"
       field in the request is set to 0 (e.g. --descriptor=0). The  DISCOVER  LIST  response  may
       contain  up  to 40 descriptors when the "descriptor type" field in the request is set to 1
       (e.g. --descriptor=1). Multiple DISCOVER LIST requests will be made  if  more  descriptors
       are  requested (e.g. --summary requests 254) and the previous response indicates that more
       descriptors may be available.

OPTIONS

Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options as well.

-A, --adn
causes the "attached device name" field to be output when the --one or --summary
option is also given. See the section below on SINGLE LINE PER PHY FORMAT. Note the
"attached device name" field is not available in the short format (e.g.
--descriptor=1).

-b, --brief
reduce the decoded response output.

-d, --descriptor=TY
set the "descriptor type" field in the request. When TY is 0 then the 120 byte
response defined by the DISCOVER function response (less its CRC field) is placed
in the descriptors of this function's response. When TY is 1 the short format (i.e.
24 byte per descriptor) information is placed in the descriptors of this function's
response.

-f, --filter=FI
set the filter field in the request. When FI is 0 (default) fetch descriptors for
all phys. When FI is 1 only fetch descriptors for phys attached to (other)
expanders. When FI is 2 only fetch descriptors for phys attached to expanders or
end devices. When FI is 1 or 2, expander phys that would yield "phy vacant"
(indicating they are hidden by zoning) are filtered out.

-h, --help
output the usage message then exit.

-H, --hex
output the response (less the CRC field) in hexadecimal.

-i, --ignore
sets the Ignore Zone Group bit in the SMP Discover list request.

-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.

-n, --num=NUM
maximum number of descriptors fetch. If any descriptors are in the response the
first phy id will be greater than or equal to the argument of --phy=ID. Note that
maximum SMP frame size is 1032 bytes (including a trailing 4 byte CRC) which may
limit the number of descriptors that can be fetched by a single DISCOVER LIST
function (especially when '--descriptor=0').

-o, --one
use one line (summarized) format for each descriptor in the response. The default
action when this option is not given is to output multiple indented lines for each
descriptor in the response. See the section below on SINGLE LINE PER PHY FORMAT.

-p, --phy=ID
phy identifier. ID is a value between 0 and 254. This is the starting (lowest
numbered) phy id to fetch in the response. Note that due to the filter field
setting, the first phy id in the response may be greater than the argument to this
option.

-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.

-S, --summary
output a multi line summary, with one line per active phy. Checks up to 254 phys
starting at phy identifier ID (which defaults to 0). Equivalent to '-o -d 1 -n 254
-b' unless the --adn option was also given, in which case it is equivalent to '-o
-d 0 -n 254 -b' . See the section below on SINGLE LINE PER PHY FORMAT.

-v, --verbose
increase the verbosity of the output. Can be used multiple times.

-V, --version
print the version string and then exit.

-Z, --zpi=FN
FN is a file that will be created or truncated then have zone phy information
written to it in a format suitable for input to the smp_conf_zone_phy_info
utility's --pconf=FN option. If --num=NUM is not given it is set to 254. The output
will start from phy_id 0 unless --phy=ID is given.

SINGLE LINE PER PHY FORMAT

The --summary (or --one) option causes SMP DISCOVER LIST descriptors to be compressed to
one line per phy. To save space SAS addresses are shown in hex without a '0x' prefix or
'h' suffix. The header section outputs information found in the DISCOVER LIST response's
header section.

For each descriptor in the DISCOVER LIST response, one line is output starting with " phy
<n>:" where <n> is the phy identifier (and they are origin zero). That is followed by the
routing attribute represented by a single letter which is either "D" for direct routing,
"S" to subtractive routing or "T" for table routing. Then comes the negotiated physical
link rate which is either "disabled", "reset problem" or "spinup hold". Other states are
mapped to "attached". This includes enabled phys with nothing connected which appear as
"attached:[0000000000000000:00]".

Information shown between the brackets is for the attached device. Phys that are
connected display something like: "attached:[5000c50000520a2a:01 " where the first number
is the attached SAS address (in hex) and the second number is the attached device's phy
identifier. If the attached device type is other than an end device then one of these
abbreviations is output: "exp" (for expander), "fex" (for fanout expander) or "res" (for
unknown attached device type). If a phy is flagged as "virtual" then the letter "V"
appears next. Next are the protocols supported by the attached device which are shown as
"i(<list>)" for initiator protocols and/or "t(<list>)" for target protocols. The <list> is
made up of "PORT_SEL", "SSP", "STP", "SMP" and "SATA" with "+" used as a separator. For
example a SAS host adapter wi11 most likely appear as: "i(SSP+STP+SMP)". This completes
the information about the attached phy, hence the closing right bracket.

If appropriate, the negotiated physical link rate is shown in gigabits per second. Here is
an example of a line for expander phy identifier 11 connected to a SATA target (or SATA
"device" to use the t13.org term):

phy 11:T:attached:[500605b000000afb:00 t(SATA)] 1.5 Gbps

If the expander supports zoning (i.e. REPORT GENERAL response bit for 'zoning supported'
is set) and a phy's zone group is other than zg 1 then the phy's zone group is shown (e.g.
"ZG:2").

If the --adn option is given then after the attached SAS address and the attached device's
phy identifier are output an extra field is inserted containing the "attached device name"
field. For a SAS disk this should be its target device name (in NAA-5 format) and for a
SATA disk its WWN (if provided, also in NAA-5 format). Also when the --adn option is given
the phy speed and zone group are not output in order to keep the line length reasonable.

NOTES

       In SAS-2 and later both the DISCOVER  and  DISCOVER  LIST  functions  are  available.  The
       DISCOVER LIST function should be favoured for several reasons: its response can hold up to
       40 descriptors each describing the state  of  one  expander  phy.  The  vast  majority  of
       expander  chips  on  the market support 36 phys or less so one DISCOVER LIST response will
       summarize the states of all its phys. With the DISCOVER function only one  expander  phy's
       state  is returned in its response. Other advantages of the DISCOVER LIST function are its
       "phy filter" and "descriptor type" function request fields.

CONFORMING TO

       The SMP DISCOVER LIST function was introduced 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.