Dell Unity: How to check Drive End of Life (EOL) (User Correctable)

Summary: How to check Drive End Of Life (EOL) on Dell Unity arrays.

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Instructions

Method 1: Unisphere

Step 1 - Choose the required Pool and select the Edit/View button:

Step 1 - Choose the required Pool and select the Edit/View button:

Step 2 - Select "Drives" section on the Pool Properties:

Step 2 - Select "Drives" section on the Pool Properties:

Step 3 - Refer to Column: Estimated EOL to find the number of days remaining for the drives to reach EOL status. 

In case it is not possible to find the respective column, select the settings button on the upper right corner -> Columns -> Check column Estimated EOL.

 

NOTE: The solution may be available based on the Type of Drives and OE Code. In case it is not possible to find the information after applying the steps, schedule an upgrade to a supported Operating Environment version.

 

Method 2: Uemcli

Use the following command to find the Estimated End Of Life:

uemcli /env/disk -id <disk_id> show -detail

Look for the entry Days remaining to EOL.

Example:

16:20:25 service@UnityXT380-R21 spb:~/user# uemcli /env/disk -id dpe_disk_2 show -detail
Storage system address: 127.0.0.1
Storage system port: 443
HTTPS connection

1:    ID                    = dpe_disk_2
      Enclosure             = dpe
      Slot                  = 2
      Bank slot             =
      Name                  = DPE Drive 2
      Health state          = OK (5)
      Health details        = "The component is operating normally. No action is required."
      Type                  = SAS Flash 3
      Tier                  = Extreme Performance
      Capacity              = 1575700986880 (1.4T)
      Rotational speed      = 0 rpm
      User capacity         = 1460880866304 (1.3T)
      Used by FAST Cache    = no
      Pool ID               = Unconfigured
      Pool                  = Unconfigured
      Current speed         = 12 Gbps
      Maximum speed         = 12 Gbps
      Manufacturer          = SAMSUNG
      Model                 = PA45S1T6 EMC1600
      Vendor capacity       = 1.6T
      Part number           = 005053685
      Serial number         = ZSNC0W502388
      Firmware revision     = EWA5
      WWN                   = 06:00:00:00:05:00:00:00:03:00:00:00:00:00:00:03
      Days remaining to EOL = 1825

 

If there is any doubt on what disk ID to use, the following command can be used to find out all of them:

uemcli /env/disk show

Affected Products

Dell EMC Unity, Dell EMC Unity 350F

Products

Dell Unity 450F DC, Dell Unity 300, Dell Unity 300 DC, Dell EMC Unity 300F, Dell Unity 350F DC, Dell EMC Unity XT 380, Dell EMC Unity XT 380F, Dell EMC Unity 400, Dell Unity 400 DC, Dell EMC Unity 400F, Dell EMC Unity 450F, Dell EMC Unity XT 480 , Dell EMC Unity XT 480F, Dell EMC Unity 500, Dell EMC Unity 500F, Dell EMC Unity 550F, Dell EMC Unity 600, Dell EMC Unity 600F, Dell EMC Unity 650F, Dell EMC Unity XT 680, Dell EMC Unity XT 680F, Dell EMC Unity XT 880, Dell EMC Unity XT 880F, Dell EMC Unity Family |Dell EMC Unity All Flash, Dell EMC Unity Hybrid ...
Article Properties
Article Number: 000267404
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 15 Dec 2025
Version:  3
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