scsi_stop − stop (spin down) one or more SCSI disks
scsi_stop [−−help] [−−verbose] [−−wait] DEVICE [DEVICE]*
This bash shell script calls the sg_start utility on each given DEVICE. The purpose is to spin down (stop) each given DEVICE.
Arguments to
long options are mandatory for short options as well.
−h, −−help
print out the usage message then exit.
−v, −−verbose
increase level or verbosity.
−w, −−wait
wait for the spin down (stop) on each given DEVICE to complete. The default action is to do each stop in immediate mode.
The sg_start utility calls the SCSI START STOP UNIT command and can either start (spin up) or stop (spin down) a SCSI disk depending on the given command line options.
The exit status of this script is 0 when it is successful. Otherwise the exit status is that of the last sg_start utility called. See the sg3_utils(8) man page.
Written by D. Gilbert
Copyright ©
2009−2013 Douglas Gilbert
This software is distributed under a FreeBSD license. There
is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
sg_start (sg3_utils)