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Subject: Re: SCSI-Command to stop devices.
To: afr04@rs1.rrz.Uni-Koeln.DE (Ralf Luettgen)
Date: Thu, 8 Aug 1996 19:15:44 +0200 (MET DST)
Cc: freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org
In-Reply-To: <1.5.4.32.19960807214049.00693efc@mail.rrz.uni-koeln.de> from "Ralf Luettgen" at Aug 7, 96 11:40:49 pm
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As Ralf Luettgen wrote...
> 
> Hello.
> 
> Is there anyone who have knowings about the SCSI-command to stop a harddisc?

See the SCSI standard under 'START/STOP UNIT'

> This is for
> power management. My server runs 24 hours a day and 365 days a year so I'm
> interested to power down
> my discs during the time where nobody on my machine.

Beware of sync....

Wilko
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