HP-UX Reference (11i v2 07/12) - 1M System Administration Commands A-M (vol 3)

ioscan(1M) ioscan(1M)

cdio The name associated with the Context-Dependent I/O module.

is_block A boolean value indicating whether a device block major number exists. A

T or F is

generated in this ﬁeld.

is_char A boolean value indicating whether a device character major number exists. A

T or F

is generated in this ﬁeld.

is_pseudo A boolean value indicating a pseudo driver. A

T or F is generated in this ﬁeld.

block major The device block major number. A

-1 indicates that a device block major number

does not exist.

character major

The device character major number. A

-1 indicates that a device character major

number does not exist.

minor The device minor number.

identify bytes The identify bytes returned from a module or device.

module path The software components separated by periods (.).

module name The module name of the software component controlling the node.

description A description of the device.

card instance The instance number of the hardware interface card.

RETURN VALUE

ioscan returns 0 upon normal completion and 1 if an error occurred.

EXAMPLES

Scan the system hardware and list all the devices belonging to the disk device class.

ioscan -C disk

Forcibly bind driver tape2 at the hardware path 8.4.1.

ioscan -M tape2 -H 8.4.1

AUTHOR

ioscan was developed by HP.

FILES

/dev/config

/dev/*