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Diffstat (limited to 'extras/scsi_id/scsi_id.8')
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1 files changed, 12 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/extras/scsi_id/scsi_id.8 b/extras/scsi_id/scsi_id.8 index 26df0d3e66..4213468ae4 100644 --- a/extras/scsi_id/scsi_id.8 +++ b/extras/scsi_id/scsi_id.8 @@ -91,10 +91,18 @@ to generate any output. Prefix the identification string with the driver model (sysfs) bus id of the SCSI device. .TP -.BI \-p "\| 0x80 | 0x83" -Use SCSI INQUIRY VPD page code 0x80 or 0x83. The default behaviour is to -query the available VPD pages, and use page 0x83 if found, else page 0x80 -if found, else nothing. +.BI \-p "\| 0x80 | 0x83 | pre-spc3-83" +Use SCSI INQUIRY VPD page code 0x80, 0x83, or pre-spc3-83. +.sp +The default +behaviour is to query the availabe VPD pages, and use page 0x83 if found, +else page 0x80 if found, else nothing. +.sp +Page pre-spc3-83 should only be utilized for those scsi devices which +are not compliant with the SPC-2 or SPC-3 format for page 83. While this +option is used for older model 4, 5, and 6 EMC Symmetrix devices, its +use with SPC-2 or SPC-3 compliant devices will fallback to the page 83 +format supported by these devices. .TP .BI \-s "\| sysfs\-device" Generate an id for the |