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May 14th, 2013 09:00
Raid Disks model info
Hello!
We have a Dell PoweEdge R510 with Perc H700 RAID controller. We would like to add more disks to the RAID and need to know the disk model to buy similar ones. Is it possible to check that without turning the machine off and remove the disk?
We have Citrix XenServer installed and already tried some linux commands.
With cat /proc/scsi/scsi, I got the following info, but nothing related to the hard drive model:
Attached devices:
Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 32 Lun: 00
Vendor: DP Model: BACKPLANE Rev: 1.10
Type: Enclosure ANSI SCSI revision: 05
Host: scsi0 Channel: 02 Id: 00 Lun: 00
Vendor: DELL Model: PERC H700 Rev: 2.10
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 05
Host: scsi3 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00
Also tried hdparm -I /dev/sda but with no luck.
Thanks for your help!
Pedro
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May 14th, 2013 10:00
Pedro,
The drive information you are seeing is the Virtual Disks. You can install OpenManage on the server to see the Physical levels, You may need to reboot though.
Open Manage - www.dell.com/.../poweredge-r510
Another thing you can do is go to this link and then go to SYSTEM CONFIG tab, then click CURRENT CONFIGURATION, then click on ANALYZE SYSTEM - www.dell.com/.../poweredge-r510
It should tell you the drives installed.
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May 15th, 2013 08:00
Also, I sent you an email for the svc tag to get the part number for you.
roeseler
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May 15th, 2013 04:00
Hi Chris.
Thanks for the fast feedback!
Already checked on the Analyze System tab but there is no information about the disk's brand or model, only generic information about the size and related info.
I guess I will have to shutdown the server and remove the disk... :(
Just one more question about Open Manage; where exactly is it installed? BIOS? I'm asking this because the server is virtualized with Citrix and I have a lot of machines running there.
Cheers,
Pedro
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May 15th, 2013 06:00
It is installed in the host. I forgot to clarify as well, what version XenServer are you using? As some versions of OMSA won't work on certain versions of that OS.
I can give the details of how to mount when I know you have the correct version.
Lastly, when you ran the Analyze System, the next tab over is the Original Configuration. If you enter the Svc Tag of the server it will tell you the drives and part numbers for what ORIGINALLY shipped with the server. If you haven't upgraded or changed them since then, you can get the details there.
Let me know.
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May 15th, 2013 07:00
Xen Server version is 5.6 FP1.
Can you supply the details on how to mount Open Manage, if it works with this version, that is.
The Original Configuration only displays this: "6 500GB, SATA, 3.5-IN, 7.2K RPM HARD DRIVE", and I need to know the brand and model.
Thanks!
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May 15th, 2013 08:00
Download this version - www.dell.com/.../poweredge-r510
Here are the instructions.
First off - run the following script once to configure openwsman:
# cd /opt/dell/srvadmin/etc
# ./autoconf_cim_component.sh
Then
1. Burn the Supplemental Pack ISO file to a CD or download the ISO file to your server.
2. If you are downloading the ISO file, mount it on a temporary directory:
# mount –o loop .iso /mnt
If you burned the ISO file to a CD, insert it in the optical drive and run:
# mount /dev/cdrom /mnt
3. Install it:
# cd /mnt
# ./install
4. When the installation is complete, unmount the ISO file or CD:
# cd ..
# umount /mnt