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Dell PowerVault ME4 Series Storage System CLI Guide

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drives

This basetype is used by show configuration and show disks.

Table 1. drives properties
Name Type Description
durable-id string Disk ID in the format disk_enclosure-ID.slot-number.
enclosure-id uint32 Enclosure ID.
drawer-id

(5U84 enclosure)

uint8
  • 0: Top
  • 1: Bottom
drawer-id

(2U12/24 enclosure)

uint8 Not applicable (255).
slot uint32 Disk slot number.
location string Enclosure ID of the disk and slot number.
url string Disk URL.
port uint32 For internal use only.
scsi-id uint32 SCSI ID assigned to this disk for the primary channel.
blocksize uint32 The size of a block, in bytes.
blocks uint64 The number of blocks, whose size is specified by the blocksize property.
serial-number string Disk serial number.
vendor string Disk vendor.
model string Disk model.
revision string Disk firmware revision level.
secondary-channel uint32 SCSI ID assigned to this disk for the secondary channel.
container-index uint32 Container index.
member-index uint32 Index for this disk in the disk group list.
description string Disk description.
  • SAS: Enterprise SAS spinning disk.
  • SAS MDL: Midline SAS spinning disk.
  • SSD SAS: SAS solid-state disk.
description-numeric uint32 Numeric equivalents for description values.
  • 4: SAS
  • 8: SSD SAS
  • 11: SAS MDL
architecture string Disk architecture.
  • HDD
  • SSD
architecture-numeric uint32 Numeric equivalents for architecture values.
  • 0: SSD
  • 1: HDD
interface string Disk interface.
  • SAS
interface-numeric uint32 Numeric equivalents for interface values.
  • 0: SAS
single-ported string
  • Disabled: The disk has a dual-port connection to the midplane.
  • Enabled: The disk has a single-port connection to the midplane.
NOTE:ME4 Series systems support only dual-ported disks.
single-ported-numeric uint32 Numeric equivalents for single-ported values.
  • 0: Disabled
  • 1: Enabled
NOTE:ME4 Series systems support only dual-ported disks.
type string Type of disk.
  • SAS: Enterprise SAS.
  • SAS MDL: Midline SAS.
  • sSAS: SAS SSD.
type-numeric uint32 Numeric equivalents for type values.
  • 4: SAS
  • 8: sSAS
  • 11: SAS MDL
usage string Shows the usage of the disk.
  • AVAIL: The disk is available.
  • DEDICATED SP: The disk is a spare assigned to a linear disk group.
  • FAILED: The disk is unusable and must be replaced. Reasons for this status include: excessive media errors, SMART error, disk hardware failure, or unsupported disk.
  • GLOBAL SP: The disk is a global spare.
  • LEFTOVR: The disk is a leftover.
  • LINEAR POOL: The disk is a member of a linear disk group.
  • UNUSABLE: The disk cannot be used in a disk group because the system is secured or the disk is locked to data access.
  • VDISK: The disk is a member of a linear disk group.
  • VDISK SP: The disk is a spare assigned to a linear disk group.
  • VIRTUAL POOL: The disk is a member of a disk group in a virtual pool.
usage-numeric uint32 Numeric equivalents for usage values.
  • 0: AVAIL
  • 1: VDISK or LINEAR POOL
  • 2: VDISK SP or DEDICATED SP
  • 3: GLOBAL SP
  • 5: LEFTOVR
  • 7: FAILED
  • 8: UNUSABLE
  • 9: VIRTUAL POOL
smart-numeric uint32 Numeric equivalents for smart values.
  • 0: Disabled
  • 1: Enabled
dual-port uint32
  • 0: Single-ported disk.
  • 1: Dual-ported disk.
NOTE:ME4 Series systems support only dual-ported disks.
error uint32 Not used.
fc-p1-channel uint32 Port 1 channel ID.
fc-p1-device-id uint32 Port 1 device ID.
fc-p1-node-wwn string Port 1 WWNN.
fc-p1-port-wwn string Port 1 WWPN.
fc-p1-unit-number uint32 Port 1 unit number.
fc-p2-channel uint32 Port 2 channel number.
fc-p2-device-id uint32 Port 2 device ID.
fc-p2-node-wwn string Port 2 WWNN.
fc-p2-port-wwn string Port 2 WWPN.
fc-p2-unit-number uint32 Port 2 unit number.
drive-down-code uint8 Numeric code indicating why the disk is down.
owner string Current owner, which is either the preferred owner during normal operation or the partner controller when the preferred owner is offline.
  • A: Controller A.
  • B: Controller B.
owner-numeric uint32 Numeric equivalents for owner values.
  • 0: B
  • 1: A
index uint32 For internal use only.
rpm uint32 The speed of a spinning disk, in thousands of revolutions per minute, as specified by the disk vendor. For an SSD, 0 is shown.
size string Disk capacity, formatted to use the current base, precision, and units.
size-numeric uint64 Unformatted size value in blocks.
sector-format string The disk sector format.
  • 512n: The disk uses 512-byte native sector size. Each logical block and physical block is 512 bytes.
  • 512e: The disk uses 512-byte emulated sector size. Each logical block is 512 bytes and each physical block is 4096 bytes. Eight logical blocks will be stored sequentially in each physical block. Logical blocks may or may not be aligned with physical block boundaries.
sector-format-numeric uint32 Numeric equivalents for sector-format values.
  • 0: 512n
  • 1: 512e
transfer-rate string Disk data transfer rate in Gbit/s. It is normal behavior for the rate to vary.
  • 1.5
  • 3.0
  • 6.0
Some 6 Gbit/s disks might not consistently support a 6 Gbit/s transfer rate. If this happens, the controller automatically adjusts transfers to those disks to3 Gbit/s, increasing reliability and reducing error messages with little impact on system performance. This rate adjustment persists until the controller is restarted or power-cycled.
transfer-rate-numeric uint32 For internal use only.
attributes string Shows which controller a single-ported disk is connected to.
  • A: Controller A.
  • B: Controller B.
NOTE:ME4 Series systems support only dual-ported disks.
attributes-numeric uint32 For internal use only.
enclosure-wwn string Enclosure WWN.
enclosures-url string Enclosure URL.
status string Disk status.
  • Up: The disk is present and is properly communicating with the expander.
  • Spun Down: The disk is present and has been spun down by the drive spin down feature.
  • Warning: The disk is present but the system is having communication problems with the disk LED processor. For disk and midplane types where this processor also controls power to the disk, power-on failure will result in Error status.
  • Error: The disk is present but is not detected by the expander.
  • Unknown: Initial status when the disk is first detected or powered on.
  • Not Present: The disk slot indicates that no disk is present.
  • Unrecoverable: The disk is present but has unrecoverable errors.
  • Unavailable: The disk is present but cannot communicate with the expander.
  • Unsupported: The disk is present but is an unsupported type.
recon-state string The state of the disk (source or destination) if it is involved in a reconstruct operation.
  • From: This disk is being used as the source of a reconstruct operation.
  • To: This disk is being used as the target of a reconstruct operation.
  • N/A: This disk is not being used in a reconstruct operation.
recon-state-numeric uint32 Numeric equivalents for recon-state values.
  • 0: N/A
  • 1: From
  • 2: To
disk-dsd-count uint32 Number of times the DSD feature has spun down this disk.
spun-down uint32 Shows whether the disk is spun down by the DSD feature.
  • 0: Not spun down.
  • 1: Spun down.
number-of-ios uint64 Total number of I/O operations (reads and writes).
total-data-transferred string The total number of bytes transferred.
total-data-transferred-numeric uint64 Unformatted total-data-transferred value.
avg-rsp-time uint64 Average I/O response time in microseconds.
fde-state string The FDE state of the disk.
  • Unknown: The FDE state is unknown.
  • Not FDE Capable: The disk is not FDE-capable.
  • Not Secured: The disk is not secured.
  • Secured, Unlocked: The system is secured and the disk is unlocked.
  • Secured, Locked: The system is secured and the disk is locked to data access, preventing its use.
  • FDE Protocol Failure: A temporary state that can occur while the system is securing the disk.
fde-state-numeric uint32 Numeric equivalents for fde-state values.
  • 0: Not FDE Capable
  • 1: Not Secured
  • 2: Secured, Unlocked
  • 3: Secure, Locked
  • 4: FDE Protocol Failure
  • 5: Unknown
lock-key-id string Current lock ID, or 00000000 if not set.
import-lock-key-id string Import lock ID, or 00000000 if not set.
fde-config-time string If the system is secured, the time at which the current lock ID was set in the format year-month-day hour:minutes:seconds (UTC). Otherwise, N/A.
fde-config-time-numeric uint32 Unformatted fde-config-time value.
temperature string Temperature of the disk.
temperature-numeric uint32 Numeric equivalent for the temperature value.
temperature-status string
  • OK: The disk sensor is present and detects no error condition.
  • Warning: The disk sensor detected a non-critical error condition. The temperature is between the warning and critical thresholds.
  • Critical: The disk sensor detected a critical error condition. The temperature currently exceeds the critical threshold.
  • Unknown: The disk sensor is present but status is not available.
temperature-status-numeric uint32 Numeric equivalents for temperature-status values.
  • 1: OK
  • 2: Critical
  • 3: Warning
  • other: Unknown
power-on-hours unit32 The total number of hours that the disk has been powered on since it was manufactured. This value is stored in disk metadata and is updated in 30- minute increments.
extended-status uint64 A numeric value that supplements the standard SES status shown by the status and status-numeric properties, and represents a specific condition.
  • 0x00000000: OK
  • 0x00000001: Single-pathed, A down
  • 0x00000002: SSD exhausted
  • 0x00000004: Degraded warning
  • 0x00000008: Spun down
  • 0x00000010: Downed by user
  • 0x00000020: Reconstruction failed
  • 0x00000040: Leftover, no reason
  • 0x00000080: Previously missing
  • 0x00000100: Medium error
  • 0x00000200: SMART event
  • 0x00000400: Hardware failure
  • 0x00000800: Foreign disk unlocked
  • 0x00001000: Non-FDE disk
  • 0x00002000: FDE protocol failure
  • 0x00004000: Using alternate path
  • 0x00008000: Initialization failed
  • 0x00010000: Unsupported type
  • 0x00040000: Recovered errors
  • 0x00080000: Unexpected leftover
  • 0x00100000: Not auto-secured
  • 0x00200000: SSD nearly exhausted
  • 0x00400000: Degraded critical
  • 0x00800000: Single-pathed, B down
  • 0x01000000: Foreign disk secured
  • 0x02000000: Foreign disk secured and locked
  • 0x04000000: Unexpected usage
  • 0x08000000: Enclosure fault sensed
  • 0x10000000: Unsupported block size
  • 0x20000000: Unsupported vendor
  • 0x40000000: Timed-out
  • 0x200000000: Preemptive pending degraded
health string Disk health.
  • OK
  • Degraded
  • Fault
  • Unknown
  • N/A
health-numeric uint32 Numeric equivalents for health values.
  • 0: OK
  • 1: Degraded
  • 2: Fault
  • 3: Unknown
  • 4: N/A
health-reason string If Health is not OK, the reason for the health state.
health-recommendation string If Health is not OK, the recommended actions to take to resolve the health issue.

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