PowerFlex: How to Retrieve Device Paths in HBA Pass Through with Linux based or SVM
Summary: Retrieve the OS device paths in a Linux-based or ESXi based Storage Virtual Machine (SVM) server PowerFlex system with an HBA330 controller.
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Instructions
In Linux-based systems or systems running ESXi SVM, the OS device path is in the following format:
/dev/sdX, where X is a sequential letter of the alphabet in lowercase, in single or multiple format. For example: a, b, c…z, followed by aa, ab, ac…zz.
Steps
- Log in to the server.
- Display the device list:
ls –l /dev/disk/by-path/
Output similar to the following appears:
- In the output, search for the lines starting with:
pci-0000:0#: 00.0-sas-Where # is a number. (For example: 2 or 3.)
- In the lines you located, search for
sdXat the end of the lines.The devices paths are/dev/sdX. Use these paths when adding devices to a PowerFlex SDS.
Additional Information
Affected Products
PowerFlex appliance Intelligent Catalog SoftwareProducts
VxFlex Ready Nodes, PowerFlex Appliance, ScaleIO, PowerFlex appliance R650, PowerFlex appliance R6525, PowerFlex appliance R660, PowerFlex appliance R6625, Powerflex appliance R750, PowerFlex appliance R760, PowerFlex appliance R7625
, PowerFlex custom node, PowerFlex custom node R650, PowerFlex custom node R6525, PowerFlex custom node R660, PowerFlex custom node R6625, PowerFlex custom node R750, PowerFlex custom node R760, PowerFlex custom node R7625, PowerFlex rack connectivity, PowerFlex rack HW, PowerFlex rack RCM Software, PowerFlex Software, VxFlex Ready Node, VxFlex Ready Node R640, VxFlex Ready Node R740xd, PowerFlex appliance R640, PowerFlex appliance R740XD, PowerFlex appliance R7525, PowerFlex appliance R840, VxFlex Ready Node R840
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Article Properties
Article Number: 000249342
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 15 مايو 2026
Version: 2
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