SCF Reference Manual for the Storage Subsystem (G06.27+, H06.04+)

Displaying Information About Magnetic Disks
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Displaying Information About Installed,
Nonconfigured Internal Disks
Displaying Information About Installed,
Nonconfigured Internal Disks
When physically installing an internal SCSI disk, you should note manually the location
of any disk that is not configured. If you physically install a new disk in an empty slot
that is not configured for a disk, OSM or TSM displays the disk. However, the disk is
not visible to SCF unless you have automatic configuration enabled. Likewise, if you
delete a disk from the system configuration database, the disk becomes invisible to
SCF, although OSM and TSM show it.
Finding Nonconfigured Internal Disks
1. Check the EMS messages. A nonconfigured internal disk generates an EMS
message (“Disk is not configured”) if one of these events occurs:
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You physically install the disk into a slot.
•
You load the system.
•
You reload a processor.
2. To find and automatically configure nonconfigured internal disks by using SCF:
a. Enable automatic configuration:
-> ALTER SUBSYS, AUTOCONFIGURE ON
This action allows the system to configure automatically all installed internal
disks according to a default or custom profile (see The PROFILE Object on
page 2-8).
For more information about how to use the AUTOCONFIGURE attribute, see
Automating Disk Configuration on page 6-6.
b. Use the NAMEMASK attribute (see page 14-23) of the profile for the enclosure
to help you determine the names of automatically added disks.
Note. To find nonconfigured model 45xx disks, refer to the completed installation
planning forms for those disks. Neither SCF, OSM, nor TSM can display information
about nonconfigured 45xx disks.