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scsimgr(8)
NAME
  scsimgr - manage SCSI devices and device databases

SYNOPSIS
  /sbin/scsimgr -option [parameters...]

PARAMETERS
  The following parameters are used in many of the command options.  Other
  parameters are unique to individual options and are defined with them.

  bus=n
      The number of a bus.  The number must be 0 or larger.

  target=n
      The number of a target device.  The range of the number is 0 to 15.

OPTIONS
  The Update Options


  Use the following options to update device special files and the databases:

  -scan_all
      Request that the kernel scan all SCSI busses for devices. If there have
      been device changes on any of the busses, the on-disk database and
      device special files are updated to reflect the changes.

				       Note

	   The scan_all command should be used with caution.  On systems
	   with a large number of SCSI busses, the scan_all option can
	   take a long time to run and can affect the performance of
	   other processes accessing SCSI devices.


  -scan_bus bus=n
      Request that the kernel scan the specified bus for devices.  If there
      have been device changes on the bus, the device special files are
      updated to reflect the changes.

  -scan_single bus=n target=n
      Request that the kernel scan the specified bus for a specific device.
      If there has been a change to the attributes of that device, the device
      special file for the device is updated to reflect the changes.

  -sync
      Synchronizes the information in the device special files and the kernel
      in-memory database.

DESCRIPTION
  The scsimgr utility automatically makes device special files for new
  devices.


  The scan options stop updating the device special files for a device when
  they encounter an error.

EXIT VALUES
  When the command runs from a program, its exit status is zero for success
  and one for failure.

FILES
  /sbin/scsimgr
	     - Executable image.

  /etc/sysconfigtab
	     - System configuration options

  /sbin/bcheckrc
	     - Contains an entry to define /scsimgr utility to boot process.

RELATED INFORMATION
  Commands: init(8), MAKEDEV(8).

  Files: sysconfigtab(4).

  SCSI-2, SMALL COMPUTER SYSTEM INTERFACE - 2 (X3.131-1994)