SMP_REP_GENERAL(8)                                          SMP_UTILS                                         SMP_REP_GENERAL(8)



NAME
       smp_rep_general - invoke REPORT GENERAL SMP function

SYNOPSIS
       smp_rep_general  [--change_report]  [--help] [--hex] [--interface=PARAMS] [--raw] [--sa=SAS_ADDR] [--verbose] [--version]
       SMP_DEVICE[,N]

DESCRIPTION
       Sends a SAS Management Protocol (SMP) REPORT GENERAL request function to a SMP target. 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. With one
       interface there is one SMP_DEVICE per machine so the SMP_DEVICE,N syntax is needed to differentiate between HBAs if there
       are multiple present.

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

       -c, --change_report
              reports (prints to stdout) the value of the expander change count field from the response. The value is printed in
              decimal and is obtained from a 16 bit field.

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

       -H, --hex
              output the response in hexadecimal.

       -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.

       -r, --raw
              send the response 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.

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

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

CONFORMING TO
       The SMP REPORT GENERAL function was introduced in SAS-1, with small additions in SAS-1.1 . There have been a large number
       of additions in SAS-2 .

AUTHORS
       Written by Douglas Gilbert.

REPORTING BUGS
       Report bugs to <dgilbert at interlog dot com>.

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (C) 2006-2008 Douglas Gilbert
       This software is distributed under a FreeBSD license. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
       PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

SEE ALSO
       smp_utils, smp_discover(smp_utils)



smp_utils-0.93                                            January 2008                                        SMP_REP_GENERAL(8)