Storage System Audit

[bobneworleans]

I have been asked to document all the storage systems on several
servers. I can see the model of the controllers and drives in device
manager, and Disk Management gives the drive partitions, but how do I
determine which physical drives are connected to which controller
without removing the cover (difficult for rack-mounted servers)?

Also, when multiple drives are configured into arrays, how do I
identify the number of drives in each array and the RAID type?

 

[Rod Speed]

I have been asked to document all the storage systems on several
servers. I can see the model of the controllers and drives in device
manager, and Disk Management gives the drive partitions, but how do I
determine which physical drives are connected to which controller
without removing the cover (difficult for rack-mounted servers)?

Also, when multiple drives are configured into arrays, how do I
identify the number of drives in each array and the RAID type?

I'm pretty sure Everest can do all that.

 

[calypso]

I have been asked to document all the storage systems on several
servers. I can see the model of the controllers and drives in device
manager, and Disk Management gives the drive partitions, but how do I
determine which physical drives are connected to which controller
without removing the cover (difficult for rack-mounted servers)?

Also, when multiple drives are configured into arrays, how do I
identify the number of drives in each array and the RAID type?

You should be able to see HDD models in any RAID management software you use
for these RAID controllers...

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[bobneworleans]

You should be able to see HDD models in any RAID management software you use
for these RAID controllers...

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Thanks for reminding me that I can get into the RAID config utility by
rebooting the server.

It would be convenient to identify this info from Windows. Rod
suggested Everest which may be a good way to go. Are there any
freeware products that will do the same?
Bob

 

[Arno]

I have been asked to document all the storage systems on several
servers. I can see the model of the controllers and drives in device
manager, and Disk Management gives the drive partitions, but how do I
determine which physical drives are connected to which controller
without removing the cover (difficult for rack-mounted servers)?

Hmm. Depends on the controllers. If it is not RAID, you can use
everest, smartctl or speedfan to get the drive models and serial
numbers. For RAID controllers you need to use the manufacterer tools.
But for RAID you should have documented this anyways, with pysical
locations, so as to not pull the wrong disk on a hot-swap replacement.

Also, when multiple drives are configured into arrays, how do I
identify the number of drives in each array and the RAID type?

See above. If somenody else is in charge of hot disk replacements,
ask them, they should have the info.

Arno

 

[calypso]

Thanks for reminding me that I can get into the RAID config utility by
rebooting the server.

There are RAID config utilities for Windows too... No need to reboot the
server... Which server is that, and which controller you've got?

It would be convenient to identify this info from Windows. Rod suggested
Everest which may be a good way to go. Are there any freeware products
that will do the same?

Yes, Everest is a good product (I am working with developer for about 8
years on translations and beta testing)... But so far I know, Everest can't
tell you which drives are under RAID controller, it can tell you only
logical drive that is made (so, basically, what you see is a LUN, not a
physical HDD itself)...

If you don't know which controller you've got you can use Everst to
determine that out, and then search for Windows configuration utility for
that particular controller...

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[bobneworleans]

There are RAID config utilities for Windows too... No need to reboot the
server... Which server is that, and which controller you've got?


Yes, Everest is a good product (I am working with developer for about 8
years on translations and beta testing)... But so far I know, Everest can't
tell you which drives are under RAID controller, it can tell you only
logical drive that is made (so, basically, what you see is a LUN, not a
physical HDD itself)...

If you don't know which controller you've got you can use Everst to
determine that out, and then search for Windows configuration utility for
that particular controller...

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The server is Dell PowerEdge 2900.
Device Mgr shows two controllers:
Intel 631xESB/6321ESB SATA - 2680
Dell PERC 6/i

Drives:
2 SATAu 250GB 7.2k
6 SATAu 1T 7.2k

Is it possible to determine which drives are connected to which
controller without taking apart the case?

 

[Rod Speed]

Thanks for reminding me that I can get into the RAID config utility by
rebooting the server.

It would be convenient to identify this info from Windows. Rod
suggested Everest which may be a good way to go. Are there any
freeware products that will do the same?

There is still a free version of Everest, not sure how well it does with
raids compared with the non free one, but it would be easy to try.
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=4181

 

[bobneworleans]

There is still a free version of Everest, not sure how well it does with
raids compared with the non free one, but it would be easy to try.http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=4181

THANKS! I'll dl it and see if I can get any more info from it.

BTW, after searching in Program Files, I found the Dell Open Manage
Server Administration tool. It showed that the controller has two
connectors.
The first one has 4 drives: 0:0:0, 0:0:1, 0:0:2, and 0:0:3.
The second one also has 4 drives: 1:0:4, 1:0:5, 1:0:7, and 1:0:8.
Is the first digit the channel and the last digit the LUN?

The blink function did not do anything. How can I tell which drives
(250GB vs 1T) are on which channel and their ID?
Bob

 

[calypso]

The server is Dell PowerEdge 2900.
Device Mgr shows two controllers:
Intel 631xESB/6321ESB SATA - 2680
Dell PERC 6/i

Drives:
2 SATAu 250GB 7.2k
6 SATAu 1T 7.2k

Is it possible to determine which drives are connected to which
controller without taking apart the case?

I believe you've got some CD/DVD media with installable software... Check
them out, and see if there is some management suite for this RAID
controller... DELL's site is simply unbrowsable (I can't manage to find
anything useful in 15 minutes searching through it)... :/

For this first controller, Everest could help you, but for PERC, you'll need
DELL's management suite...

Check if you've got something named like OpenManage, or Storage Manager...

This one should be compatibile with DELL PERC6/i, but check it out...

http://support.dell.com/support/dow...d=-1&dateid=-1&typeid=-1&formatid=-1&impid=-1



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[Rod Speed]

THANKS! I'll dl it and see if I can get any more info from it.

BTW, after searching in Program Files, I found the Dell Open Manage
Server Administration tool. It showed that the controller has two connectors.
The first one has 4 drives: 0:0:0, 0:0:1, 0:0:2, and 0:0:3.
The second one also has 4 drives: 1:0:4, 1:0:5, 1:0:7, and 1:0:8.
Is the first digit the channel and the last digit the LUN?

Dunno, Dell's online documentation is pretty decent.