Use at the server console to force a scan on LUN0 of SCSI adapters and to register new devices with the Media Manager so that they are available to the operating system.
Syntax
SCAN FOR NEW DEVICES
Using SCAN FOR NEW DEVICES
Use this utility if you add new devices after you boot your server and the devices do not then appear with the LIST DEVICES command.
If devices have been added, but the drivers aren't loaded in startup.ncf, use SCAN FOR NEW DEVICES after loading the drivers to register the devices with the system.
After you boot the server, if NetWare® detects new devices, SCAN FOR NEW DEVICES registers the devices with the operating system. It does not return a message to the screen.
This command scans only LUN0 of SCSI adapters. To scan all LUNs of SCSI adapters, use SCAN ALL. However, SCAN ALL should be used only when you know that there is an undetected device on a LUN other than LUN0. SCAN ALL may take far more time for to execute than does SCAN FOR NEW DEVICES. See SCAN ALL.
SCAN FOR NEW DEVICES does not produce any output.
If you remove a Hot Plug mirrored disk without bringing down the server, you must execute SCAN FOR NEW DEVICES as soon as you remove the disk. This lets the system know that the remaining disk in the mirrored pair is no longer synchronized with a mirrored partner. If you unmirror the disk before removing it, you do not need to run SCAN FOR NEW DEVICES.
Additional Information
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Read the Media Manager database and display a list of registered storage devices and controllers
