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## NAME
       scsi_start - start one or more SCSI disks

## SYNOPSIS
       **scsi**___**start** [_--help_] [_--verbose_] [_--wait_] _DEVICE_ [_DEVICE_]*

## DESCRIPTION
       This  bash  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.

### -h --help
              print out the usage message then exit.

### -v --verbose
              increase level or verbosity.

### -w --wait
              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)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/sg3utils/8/markdown) man page.

## AUTHORS
       Written by D. Gilbert

## COPYRIGHT
       Copyright © 2009-2013 Douglas Gilbert
       This software is distributed under a FreeBSD license. There is NO warranty; not even for MER‐
       CHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

## SEE ALSO
       **sg**___**start** **(sg3**___**utils)**



sg3_utils-1.36                                May 2013                                 [SCSI_START(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/SCSISTART/8/markdown)