How to Identify and Differentiate Common 3800/4800/4810/6800/6900/12K/15K/F20K/F25K Boot Devices

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Update Date:	2012-08-15
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Solution 1333828.1 : How to Identify and Differentiate Common 3800/4800/4810/6800/6900/12K/15K/F20K/F25K Boot Devices

Applies to:

Sun Fire 12K Server - Version Not Applicable and later
Sun Fire 15K Server - Version Not Applicable and later
Sun Fire E25K Server - Version Not Applicable and later
Sun Fire E20K Server - Version Not Applicable and later
Sun Fire 6800 Server - Version Not Applicable and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Goal

This document is used to help select the proper array type using limited data from explorer.

Fix

Devices that use the ses chip can be probed using cfgadm -alv ( <explorer>/sysconfig/cfgadm-alv.out ) to show the enclosure type.
Examples:

3120:

hostname:$ grep "^c0" cfgadm-alv.out
c0                             connected    configured   unknown
c0::dsk/c0t8d0                 connected    configured   unknown    FUJITSU MAX3147NCSUN146G
c0::dsk/c0t9d0                 connected    configured   unknown    FUJITSU MAX3147NCSUN146G
c0::es/ses1                    connected    configured   unknown    SUN StorEdge 3120  D

D240 Media Tray

hostname:$ grep "^c1" cfgadm-alv.out
cfgadm-alv.out:c1                             connected    configured   unknown
cfgadm-alv.out:c1::dsk/c1t0d0                 connected    configured   unknown    FUJITSU MAP3367N SUN36G
cfgadm-alv.out:c1::dsk/c1t1d0                 connected    configured   unknown    SEAGATE ST336605LSUN36G
cfgadm-alv.out:c1::dsk/c1t6d0                 connected    configured   unknown    TOSHIBA DVD-ROM SD-M1401
cfgadm-alv.out:c1::es/ses7                    connected    configured   unknown    Sun D240
cfgadm-alv.out:c1::es/ses8                    connected    configured   unknown    Sun D240
cfgadm-alv.out:c1::rmt/0                      connected    configured   unknown    HP C5683A

Another popular Starcat domain boot device is the S1 Array. These arrays do not use the ses chip and are a bit tougher to identify. The S1 boot device usually has the targets set to 0, 1, 2. The cfgadm -alv output will resemble:

hostname: $ grep c0 cfgadm-a*
cfgadm-alv.out:c0                             connected    configured   unknown
cfgadm-alv.out:c0::dsk/c0t0d0                 connected    configured   unknown    SEAGATE ST373207LSUN72G
cfgadm-alv.out:unavailable  disk         n        /devices/pci@1e,600000/pci@2/scsi@2:scsi::dsk/c0t0d0
cfgadm-alv.out:c0::dsk/c0t1d0                 connected    configured   unknown    SEAGATE ST373207LSUN72G
cfgadm-alv.out:unavailable  disk         n        /devices/pci@1e,600000/pci@2/scsi@2:scsi::dsk/c0t1d0
cfgadm-alv.out:c0::dsk/c0t2d0                 connected    configured   unknown    SEAGATE ST373207LSUN72G
cfgadm-alv.out:unavailable  disk         n        /devices/pci@1e,600000/pci@2/scsi@2:scsi::dsk/c0t2d0

The speed of the disk in the array can be deduced by using the vendor part number ( example - ST373207LSUN72G ) and cross referencing that in the system handbook disk entry for the array.

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