SG_STPG(8) SG3_UTILS SG_STPG(8)
NAME
sg_stpg - send SCSI SET TARGET PORT GROUPS command
SYNOPSIS
sg_stpg [--active] [--help] [--hex] [--offline] [--optimized] [--raw]
[--standby] [--state=S,S...] [--tp=P,P...] [--unavailable] [--verbose]
[--version] DEVICE
DESCRIPTION
Send a SCSI SET TARGET PORT GROUPS command to DEVICE. This utility has
different modes depending on whether the --tp= option is given.
If --tp= is given then the SET TARGET PORT GROUPS command parameter
block is built with a descriptor for each element in the list given to
--tp=. The corresponding asymmetric access state value is either taken
from the --state= list or, if that is not given, from one of the ex-
plicit state options (e.g. --unavailable), used repeatedly if required.
If --tp= is not given then a sequence of SCSI commands are sent to the
DEVICE leading up to the SET TARGET PORT GROUPS command. First an IN-
QUIRY is sent to fetch the device identification VPD page to find the
(primary) target port group associated with DEVICE. Then a REPORT TAR-
GET PORT GROUPS command is issued to find the current state and whether
a transition to the requested state is supported. If so the SET TARGET
PORT GROUPS command is sent.
Target port group access is described in SPC-4 found at www.t10.org in
sections 5.8 and 5.16 (in rev 36e dated 2012/8/24). The SET TARGET PORT
GROUPS command is also described in section 6.45 of that document.
OPTIONS
Arguments to long options are mandatory for short options as well. The
options are arranged in alphabetical order based on the long option
name.
-a, --active
set active/non-optimized state.
-h, --help
output the usage message then exit.
-H, --hex
output response to the REPORT TARGET PORT GROUPS command in hex
then exit.
-O, -l, --offline
set offline state. This is the appropriate state to set a target
port to prior to removing the device. Note that a relative tar-
get port identifier should be given with this state (rather than
a target port group identifier that all other states take).
-o, --optimized
set active/optimized state. If no other state options or --tp=
option are given then active/optimized is the default state.
-r, --raw
output response to the REPORT TARGET PORT GROUPS command in bi-
nary to stdout then exit.
-s, --standby
set standby state. Port group shall accept those commands listed
for "unavailable" state plus LOG SELECT/SENSE, MODE SE-
LECT/SENSE, RECEIVE DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS, SEND DIAGNOSTIC, PERSIS-
TENT RESERVE IN/OUT commands.
-S, --state=S,S...
specifies a comma separated list (one element of more) of
states. Either a number or an abbreviation can be given. A num-
ber is assumed to be a decimal number unless it is prefixed by
"0x" or has a trailing "h" in which case a hexadecimal value is
assumed. Only the values 0, 1, 2, 3 or 14 are accepted. The ac-
cepted abbreviations are "an", "ao", "o", "s" or "u"; which rep-
resent active/non-optimized(1), active/optimized(0), of-
fline(14), standby(2) or unavailable(3) respectively.
-t, --tp=P,P...
specifies a comma separated list (one element of more). Each el-
ements is either a target port group identifier (when the corre-
sponding state is other than "offline") or a relative target
port identifier (when the corresponding state is "offline").
Each element is assumed to be a decimal number unless it is pre-
fixed by "0x" or has a trailing "h" in which case a hexadecimal
value is assumed.
-u, --unavailable
set unavailable state. Port group shall only accept INQUIRY, RE-
PORT LUNS, REPORT/SET TARGET PORT GROUPS, REQUEST SENSE and
READ/WRITE BUFFER commands.
-v, --verbose
increase the level of verbosity, (i.e. debug output).
-V, --version
print the version string and then exit.
NOTES
The SET TARGET PORT GROUPS command should be supported whenever the
TPGS value in a standard INQUIRY response is 2 or 3. [View with sg_inq
utility.]
Notice that the offline state is termed as a "secondary target port
asymmetric access state" and takes a relative target port identifier
(i.e. acts on a single target port). All the other states are termed
as "primary target port asymmetric access states" and each takes a tar-
get port group identifier (i.e. acts on one or more target ports).
When --tp= is given then the same number of elements should be given to
the --state= option. If more than one list element is given to --tp=
and an equal number of elements is _not_ given to the --state= option,
then if only one state is specified then it is repeated.
EXIT STATUS
The exit status of sg_stpg is 0 when it is successful. Otherwise see
the sg3_utils(8) man page.
AUTHORS
Written by Douglas Gilbert.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <dgilbert at interlog dot com>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2007-2014 Hannes Reinecke, Christophe Varoqui and Douglas
Gilbert
This software is distributed under a FreeBSD license. There is NO war-
ranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PUR-
POSE.
SEE ALSO
sg_inq, sg_rtpg (sg3_utils)
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