topic Re: Disk serial Number?? in Operating System - HP-UX

Disk serial Number??

KCS_1 — Wed, 11 Dec 2002 01:04:19 GMT

Hi,members!
My system is running on L2000 box and hpux11.0. A few days ago, I changed my new external drive cause disk fault from old external drive to new external drive same product and my syster is running on-line service. after changed my disk drive(C6399-63001,ST318404LW,18G),don't know my new disk drive's serial Number. I tried to STM and some kinds of shells on system for got the serial number. They said "serial : 3BT0MMGG00007201JNWN" but, I think , that serial number is longer compare with old serial number. so want to know new disk drive's Serial number exactly. I have no idea how do I do about my problem. please tell me any solution.

p.s

my system has to running continue

thanks for regards

Re: Disk serial Number??

Jeff Schussele — Wed, 11 Dec 2002 01:11:10 GMT

Hi,

The sysinfo utility will normally give you the disk serial numbers. Can be had at:

http://hpux.cs.utah.edu/hppd/hpux/Sysadmin/sysinfo-3.3.1/

You'll have to download the source & compile it for 11.0.

Soemone may post a link for an 11.0 binary.

Rgds,
Jeff

Re: Disk serial Number??

Michael Tully — Wed, 11 Dec 2002 01:27:31 GMT

You can also use 'mstm' to get the information.

mstm
F2
highlight the disk
select tools from the menu
information --> run

This will display the serial number.

I'm sure this can be scripted though cstm, will this will get it.

Re: Disk serial Number??

KCS_1 — Wed, 11 Dec 2002 01:44:14 GMT

Thanks your your replied.

I have been run "mstm" before but, They said "serial : 3BT0MMGG00007201JNWN" , above mentioned like that.

Do you have any methods?

Re: Disk serial Number??

Michael Tully — Wed, 11 Dec 2002 01:45:53 GMT

How about using cstm in a script:

# echo "selclass type disk;info;wait;infolog" | cstm >/tmp/disk.out

This will get all disk serial numbers.

Re: Disk serial Number??

harry d brown jr — Wed, 11 Dec 2002 02:21:22 GMT

if you don't trust "STM" then stop the system, pull the drive out, and physically inspect the serial number, or better YET, check your Bill of Lading!

live free or die
harry

Re: Disk serial Number??

Ionut Grigorescu_2 — Wed, 11 Dec 2002 07:54:10 GMT

Hi,

if u have a FC60 you can type

#amdsp -i

and you'll receive a S/N from the disk array, then

#amdsp -a

~~and you'll have a long list containing also the S/Ns of the disks in the disk array.~~

Re: Disk serial Number??

Jean-Louis Phelix — Wed, 11 Dec 2002 08:13:58 GMT

hi,

In a previous post, someone asked to get SN programmatically :

http://forums.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,,0x39a63a1c04ffd61190050090279cd0f9,00.html

I attached my last C program (just use make to compile it) and give a special file as an argument to get the SN.

Regards.