smp_rep_self_conf_stat - invoke REPORT SELF-CONFIGURATION STATUS SMP function

       Written by Douglas Gilbert.

       The SMP REPORT SELF-CONFIGURATION STATUS function was introduced in SAS-2 .

       Copyright © 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.

       Sends a SAS Serial Management Protocol (SMP) REPORT SELF-CONFIGURATION STATUS function request to an  SMP
       target. The SMP target is identified by the SMP_DEVICE and the --sa=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.

       smp_rep_self_conf_stat - invoke REPORT SELF-CONFIGURATION STATUS SMP function

       The "last self-configuration status descriptor index" field in the response may indicate the lowest index
       of the last recorded (i.e. most recent) "clump" of status descriptors placed in the expander's storage.

       This utility flags the "last self-configuration status descriptor index" descriptor in its output with  a
       ">>>"  indication.  For  brief output the descriptor line starts with ">>>" while for normal output (i.e.
       when --brief not given) the index has ">>>" placed in front of it.

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

       -b, --brief
              lessen the amount  of  header  information  output  and  compress  each  self  confuration  status
              descriptor to one line of output.

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

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

       -i, --index=SDISDI  is  the  starting  self-configuration  status  descriptor index, an integer in the range 0 to
              65535. The default value is 1 . If SDI is 0 then no descriptors are placed in  the  response  plus
              the  "starting self-configuration status descriptor index" and "total number of self-configuration
              status descriptors" fields in the response are both set to 0. That makes setting SDI to  0  a  lot
              less  useful  tha it could have been. SDI may be decimal (default) or hexadecimal prefixed by '0x'
              (or '0X') or with a 'h' (or 'H') suffix.

       -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.

       -l, --last
              Sends  a  REPORT  SELF-CONFIGURATION  STATUS  request  to  find  out  the  contents  of  the "last
              self-configuration status descriptor index" field in the response. If it  is  different  from  SDI
              then  it  re-issues  that  request  with the "starting self-configuration status descriptor index"
              field set to the "last" value. Often only the last (i.e. most recent) recorded  descriptor  is  of
              interest  and that is what this option should show. In cases there may be more than one descriptor
              starting at the last index.

       -o, --one
              If multiple self-configuration status descriptors are found, then only output the first one.

       -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. The mpt interface needs  this  option  and  it
              will typically be an expander's SAS address. 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.

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

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

       Report bugs to <dgilbert at interlog dot com>.

smp_utils,smp_rep_general,smp_discover,smp_discover_list(smp_utils)

smp_utils-0.96                                      May 2011                           SMP_REP_SELF_CONF_STAT(8)

smp_rep_self_conf_stat  [--brief]  [--help]  [--hex]  [--index=SDI] [--interface=PARAMS] [--last] [--one]
       [--raw] [--sa=SAS_ADDR] [--verbose] [--version] SMP_DEVICE[,N]