PowerFlex Manager: An unexpected "State" key is returned in the response when querying Physical Disks using the REST API
Summary: PhysicalDisk field values are expected to mirror the WSMAN's DCIM_PhysicalDiskView details, and "State" doesn't appear in it.
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Instructions
When running an API query for the PhysicalDisk field, the response contains a "state" key that does not appear in WSMAN similar query command, DCIM_PhysicalDiskView, as seen in the examples below.
The "state" key was added by accident, as it is not set or used by any component or entity in the system.
The "state" key and various values should be safely ignored.
API JSON response example
$ curl -s -k --location -X GET -H "x-dell-auth-key: $apiKey" -H "x-dell-auth-signature: $signature" -H "x-dell-auth-timestamp: $timestamp" "https://10.1.1.1/Api/V1/Server"
...
{
"id" : "8a6af86585e8ff530186010d3a681020",
"fqdd" : "NonRAID.Integrated.1-1",
"productName" : "Dell HBA330 Mini",
"deviceDescription" : "Integrated Storage Controller 1",
"firmwareVersion" : "16.17.01.00",
"driverVersion" : null,
"pciSlot" : 1,
"numPhysDisks" : 8,
"cacheSizeInMB" : 0,
"physicalDisks" : [ {
"fqdd" : "Disk.Bay.4:Enclosure.Internal.0-1:NonRAID.Integrated.1-1",
"deviceDescription" : "Disk 4 in Backplane 1 of Integrated Storage Controller 1",
"raidStatus" : "NON_RAID",
"securityState" : "NOT_CAPABLE",
"busProtocol" : "SAS",
"mediaType" : "SSD",
"size" : 1920383409664,
"driveNumber" : 4,
"deviceSerial" : "17T0A027TF2E",
"manufacturer" : "TOSHIBA",
"model" : "PX05SRB192Y",
"remainingRatedWriteEndurance" : "95",
"rollUpStatus" : "1",
"predictiveFailureState" : "0",
"state" : null,
"supportedEncryptionTypes" : [ "None" ],
"hotSpareStatus" : "No"
},
...
WSMAN command response example
C:\Users\Administrator>winrm e cimv2/root/dcim/dcim/DCIM_PhysicalDiskView -u:root -p:Abcd@1234 -r:https://10.1.1.1/wsman -auth:basic -encoding:utf-8 -SkipCACheck -SkipCNCheck
...
DCIM_PhysicalDiskView
BlockSizeInBytes = 512
BusProtocol = 6
ConfigLockdownCapable = 0
ConfigLockdownState = 0
Connector = 0
DeviceDescription = Disk 4 in Backplane 1 of Integrated Storage Controller 1
DriveFormFactor = 2
FQDD = Disk.Bay.4:Enclosure.Internal.0-1:NonRAID.Integrated.1-1
ForeignKeyIdentifier = null
FreeSizeInBytes = 0
HotSpareStatus = 0
InstanceID = Disk.Bay.4:Enclosure.Internal.0-1:NonRAID.Integrated.1-1
LastSystemInventoryTime = 20221102201007.000000+000
LastUpdateTime = 20220831001933.000000+000
Manufacturer = TOSHIBA
ManufacturingDay = 0
ManufacturingWeek = 7
ManufacturingYear = 2020
MaxCapableSpeed = 4
MediaType = 1
Model = KPM5XVUG960G
OperationName = None
OperationPercentComplete = 0
PPID = PH0WFGTHTBPKK02B1BK2A02
PredictiveFailureState = 0
PrimaryStatus = 1
RAIDType = 0
RaidStatus = 8
RemainingRatedWriteEndurance = 100
Revision = B01C
RollupStatus = 1
SASAddress = 58CE38EE20E0FF6A
SecurityState = 0
SerialNumber = 20B0A004TP5F
SizeInBytes = 960197123584
Slot = 4
SupportedEncryptionTypes = Cryptographic Erase Capable
SystemEraseCapability = 2
T10PICapability = 0
UpdateLockdownCapable = 0
UpdateLockdownState = 0
UsedSizeInBytes = 0Affected Products
PowerFlex rack, PowerFlex Appliance, PowerFlex custom nodeArticle Properties
Article Number: 000214767
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 13 Feb 2025
Version: 2
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