On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 4:55 PM, James C. McPherson <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:
> On Sun, 23 Nov 2008 06:13:51 -0800 (PST) > Ross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I'd also like to know how easy it is to identify drives when you use > > this card? Is it easy to know which is which after you've had a few > > failure & swapped drives around? > > Hi Ross, > in general, it's just as easy to identify drives attached to > this card as it is to identify drives attached to any other > card. > > The output from 'iostat -En' will help, along with careful > observation of the drive's serial number and devid. You can > find the devid (which, last I checked, is guaranteed to be > unique) by looking for the "devid" property associated with > your specific device. > > > :name pci1000,3150 > sd (block, de00000463) > :compatible (de00000482TBL) > | scsiclass,00.vATA.pST3320620AS.rD | > | scsiclass,00.vATA.pST3320620AS | > | scsa,00.bmpt | > | scsiclass,00 | > | scsiclass | > :sas-mpt > :pm-capable 0x1 > :inquiry-vendor-id ST3320620AS > :inquiry-revision-id 3.AAD > :inquiry-device-type 0 > :inquiry-product-id ST3320620AS > :devid > > id1,[EMAIL PROTECTED] > :class scsi > :target 0 > :lun 0 > :device-blksize 0x200 > :fm-ereport-capable > :ddi-kernel-ioctl > :ddi-failfast-supported > :pm-hardware-state needs-suspend-resume > :pm-components (de0000046eTBL) > | NAME=spindle-motor | > | 0=off | > | 1=on | > :lba-access-ok > :inquiry-serial-no 3QF0EAFP > :devfs-path /[EMAIL PROTECTED],0/pci10de,[EMAIL > PROTECTED] > /pci1000,[EMAIL PROTECTED]/[EMAIL PROTECTED],0 > :driver-name sd > :binding-name scsiclass,00 > :bus-addr 0,0 > :instance 3 > :_class block > :name sd > > > > hth, > James > -- > I don't know that that necessarily makes it *EASY* to find the drive, especially if they're in a hot-swap bay. Something like an "led_on" type command would be helpful. Whether that be through sending IO to the drive to light up an activity LED, or through other means. --Tim
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