CHAPTER 12 RCI Commands
12.1 Overview
By connecting I/O units to the PRIMEPOWER via the remote server unit interface (RCI), power supply to the I/O
units can be slaved to the PRIMEPOWER Server power supply. The RCI also notifies the PRIMEPOWER Server
of any errors that occur in I/O units.
RCI commands are used to display RCI configuration information and to set node addresses.
When adding an RCI port equipped I/O device, connect using to supplied RCI cable and perform set-up using the
RCI commands.
12.2 RCI Commands
This section provides a list of RCI commands, a display example, and describes how to use RCI commands.
List of commands
Table 12.1 List Of Commands
Command
Function
rci-config This command displays the RCI configuration information. Use
this command to check that the host and I/Os are correctly
set after making the RCI setting.
rci-config n m This command is for entering the RCI configuration
information. n stands for I/O node address, and m for the
number of host nodes. Set so that the relationship n=m is
established.
rci-configio-init This command is for setting and incorporating the RCI
configuration information when the RCI connections of the
I/O devices are initially made.
rci-configio This command is for setting and incorporating the RCI
configuration information when adding or deleting nodes
later on.
Command display example
The display is as follows when the rci-config command is executed:
ok rci-config
HOST:
addres: 000101ff mode: 010038a0 status: c000
LIST:
address status device-class sub-class
000101ff 90 0001 01
000301ff 90 0100 01
000302ff 90 0201 01
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