SMP_ZONE_ACTIVATE(8)						     SMP_UTILS						      SMP_ZONE_ACTIVATE(8)

NAME

       smp_zone_activate - invoke ZONE ACTIVATE SMP function

SYNOPSIS

       smp_zone_activate [--expected=EX] [--help] [--hex] [--interface=PARAMS] [--raw] [--sa=SAS_ADDR] [--verbose] [--version] SMP_DEVICE[,N]

DESCRIPTION

       Sends  a  SAS  Management Protocol (SMP) ZONE ACTIVATE function request to a SMP target. The SMP target is identified by the SMP_DEVICE and
       the --sa=SAS_ADDR. Depending on the interface, the SAS_ADDR may be deduced from the SMP_DEVICE. The mpt interface uses SMP_DEVICE to  iden-
       tify a HBA (an SMP initiator) and needs the additional ,N to differentiate between HBAs if there are multiple present.

       This  function,	if successful, will cause various zoning related shadow values (e.g. zone permission table and zone phy information) to be
       copied to the corresponding current values. If the saving to "saved" values option has been selected then the various zoning related shadow
       values will also be copied to the corresponding saved values.

OPTIONS

       Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options as well.

       -E, --expected=EX
	      set  the	'expected  expander  change  count'  field in the SMP request.	The value EX is from 0 to 65535 inclusive with 0 being the
	      default value. When EX is greater than zero then if the value doesn't match the expander change count of the SMP	target	(i.e.  the
	      expander) when the request arrives then the target ignores the request and sets a function result of "invalid expander change count"
	      in the response.

       -h, --help
	      output the usage message then exit.

       -H, --hex
	      output the response (less the CRC field) in hexadecimal.

       -I, --interface=PARAMS
	      interface specific parameters. In this case "interface" refers to the path through the operating system to the  SMP  initiator.  See
	      the smp_utils man page for more information.

       -r, --raw
	      send the response (less the CRC field) to stdout in binary. All error messages are sent to stderr.

       -s, --sa=SAS_ADDR
	      specifies  the  SAS address of the SMP target device. The mpt interface needs this option and it will typically be an expander's SAS
	      address. The SAS_ADDR is in decimal but most SAS addresses are shown in hexadecimal.  To give a number in hexadecimal either  prefix
	      it with '0x' or put a trailing 'h' on it.

       -v, --verbose
	      increase the verbosity of the output. Can be used multiple times.

       -V, --version
	      print the version string and then exit.

CONFORMING TO

       The SMP ZONE ACTIVATE function was introduced in SAS-2 .

AUTHORS

       Written by Douglas Gilbert.

REPORTING BUGS

       Report bugs to <dgilbert at interlog dot com>.

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 2011 Douglas Gilbert
       This  software  is distributed under a FreeBSD license. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PUR-
       POSE.

SEE ALSO

       smp_utils, smp_zone_lock, smp_zone_unlock, smp_ena_dis_zoning(smp_utils)

smp_utils-0.96							     June 2011						      SMP_ZONE_ACTIVATE(8)