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MPT-STATUS(8)                          System Manager's Manual                         MPT-STATUS(8)

NAME
       mpt-status - retrieve configuration and health status from LSI hardware RAID controllers


SYNOPSIS
       mpt-status [ options ]


DESCRIPTION
       The mpt-status software is a query tool to access the running configuration and status of LSI
       SCSI HBAs.  mpt-status allows you to monitor the health and status of your RAID setup.


OPTIONS
          --autoload
              This will try to automatically load the mptctl kernel module.

       -u --controller <int>
              Set the IOC unit (controller).

       -h --help
              Print some help information.

       -n --newstyle
              Use  the  new style output. This parameter was introduced to retain backwards compati‐
              bility. If not set, you get the old style output.  It is very likely that  the  output
              of  the  newstyle  format will change heavily in the future, so do not rely on it when
              writing plugins for monitoring software, for example.

       -i --set_id <int>
              Set id of primary device (check README).

       -p --probe_id
              Use this to probe SCSI id's when not on id 0.

       -q --quiet
              Do not display any warnings.

       -s --status_only
              Only print the status information. This can be used for easy scripting

       -v --verbose
              Print verbose information, such as warnings

       -V --version
              Print version information

       -d --debug [<int>]
              Enable debugging and set level optionally.  NOTE: This is not fully implemented yet.


DIAGNOSTICS
       The program's exit(2) status is meant to be interpreted as a bit  mask.  If  everything  went
       well,  zero  is  returned.  If  not (i.e. if for example an error or unknown condition is de‐
       tected), the bits of the return value shall be interpreted as:
       Bit   Value   Meaning
       ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
         0       1   Abnormal condition / unknown error
         1       2   A logical volume has failed
         2       4   A logical volume is degraded
         3       8   A logical volume is resyncing
         4      16   At least one physical disk failed
         5      32   At least one physical disk is in warning condition


REPORTING BUGS
       Report bugs to your linux distribution or software vendor, if mpt-status was bundled on  your
       installation.  If  you have been compiling mpt-status from the vanilla sources and experience
       problems, redirect them to preferably <ratz AT drugphish.ch> or <rnibali AT pyx.ch>.


BUGS
       Besides design bugs, gross software engineering and missing features, this software  is  con‐
       sidered pretty stable and can be used in production environments.


FILES
       /dev/mptctl


SEE ALSO
       LSI  Logic  provides  CLI tools for megaraid controllers which you can find on their webpage,
       following http://www.lsil.com/cm/DownloadSearch.do


AUTHOR
       mpt-status was written by Roberto Nibali <ratz AT drugphish.ch>.

       This manual page was written by Steffen Joeris <steffen.joeris AT skolelinux.de>, for the Debian
       project (but may be used by others).

                                            November 2006                              MPT-STATUS(8)