HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition CLI Reference Guide (TK981-96006, May 2014)

DescriptionStatus
Parameter
name
List of the device numbers of the LUs to be formatted
For HP XP7, P9500, and XP24000/XP20000:
Specify this parameter as a decimal number or colon-
delimited hexadecimal number in the format ww:xx:yy,
where ww is the LDKC number, xx is the CU number,
and yy is the LDEV number. ww is optional. If ww is
omitted, LDKC is assumed to be 0.
For XP12000/XP10000/SVS200:
Specify this parameter as a decimal number or colon-
delimited hexadecimal number in the format xx:yy,
where xx is the CU number, and yy is the LDEV num-
ber.
Use a comma to delimit multiple values.
The execution results are output in decimal.
Required
devnums
Specifies whether to wait until formatting is complete before
ending the command.
You can specify the following values:
• true: Wait until formatting is complete before ending
the command.
• false: Do not wait until formatting is complete before
ending the command.
If this parameter is omitted, false is set.
If you specify true for this parameter, you cannot specify
true for the quickformat parameter at the same time.
Optional
wait
Specifies whether to format LDEVs whose status is Normal.
You can specify the following values:
• true: Format LDEVs whose status is Normal.
• false: Do not format LDEVs whose status is Normal.
If this parameter is omitted, false is set.
Optional
force
Specifies whether to format the LU by using Quick Format.
You can specify the following values:
• true: Format the LU by using Quick Format.
• false: Do not format the LU by using Quick Format.
If this parameter is omitted, false is set.
If you specify true for this parameter, you cannot specify
true for the wait parameter at the same time.
During Quick Format, the load might become concentrated
on some components and the I/O performance of all hosts
that are running in the target storage system might be
lowered. For details about notes on performing Quick
Format, see the manual HP XP7 Command View Advanced
Edition User Guide.
For XP24000/XP20000, the microcode version required
for formatting the LU by using Quick Format is
60-02-4X-XX/XX or later.
Optional
(HP XP7
P9500
XP24000
XP20000)
quickformat
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