how to get DAE serial number remotely

Hi,

Just to add more information on Suman's reply..

The exact CLI command would be to display resume information about the enclosures (DAE)

naviseccli -h getresume -mp

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Anirudh

download the softeare, ran the command and got the info.  thank you

You are welcome Baba.., Please keep posting your queries.., Have a nice day….

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Suman Pinnamaneni

Can you also get serial numbers from individual disks remotely?

Hi RRR,

Yes, you can get serial numbers of individual disk as well. Below is the command:-

naviseccli -h getdisk -serial

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Anirudh

Hi Anirudh,

         I think we can get only vendor serial number not EMC serial number.

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Ah, but that is what I need! I need the BE number so I can check the Sales Order remotely

Hi Vipin

There is no EMC serial number for disks..EMC identify a disk using EMC TLA part number..serial numbers in disk are vendor serial number only.

Well, RRR, I guess, you cannot check sales order remotely using naviseccli commands..EMC TLA part number of a disk will be available using the "getdisk" command..you can use that information to track your sales order probably...but not using naviseccli.

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Anirudh

Hi Anirudh,

            If you have seen a EMC hard disk physically, there will be a serial number in the front which is the EMC serial number (usually 12 digits starting with BE/CE/SMT/BGT etc...).

Also there will be a vendor serial number (usually 8 digits long) reflected in the GUI and logs etc...

Exactly! And I was hoping to be able to retrieve that EMC serial number remotely. This certainly is worth a RFE (Request For Enhancement).

There is an EMC serial number printed on front of the disk and the way I do it nowadays is to physically take a look at the number and compare it to what’s on the SO form. If this could be done remotely, this would be soooooo much easier. Consider that an engineer doing the install forgets to check the serials and the customer is tens if not hundreds of miles away….. Simply driving back is not done ☹

ok, I got that..so you are trying to get the serial number which is physically present on the disk via naviseccli..

Well, via naviseccli you will get only vendor serial number and TLA part number and other details..not the one which is physically there on the drive..I'm sorry for the mis-understanding. :-)

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Anirudh

That's too bad. I'm sure EMC has room somewhere in the disk's config space to include the serial number?