VMware vSphere

 View Only

  • 1.  Tool for gather ESXi hard disk information

    Posted Jul 13, 2012 12:05 PM

    Hi,

    I need a tool or anyway to gather physical hard disk information of ESXi host such as disk size, RPM, model (SAS, SATA).

    The ESXi hardware status tab under storage only provides information on how many hard disks are there and what RAID configuration is setup.

    I can get the information by physically going to the server room but would like a tool to gather such information. I use RVTools but it does not record physical hard disk information.

    Looking forward to some responses.

    Nikhil



  • 2.  RE: Tool for gather ESXi hard disk information

    Posted Jul 26, 2012 10:04 AM

    Any responses from the community...am sure there must be a way to find out hard disk information...

    Nikhil



  • 3.  RE: Tool for gather ESXi hard disk information

    Posted Jul 26, 2012 10:25 AM

    Use esxcfg-scsidevs -l , it will give the physical hard drive details.

    ~ # esxcfg-scsidevs -l
    mpx.vmhba32:C0:T0:L0
       Device Type: Direct-Access
       Size: 3824 MB
       Display Name: Local USB Direct-Access (mpx.vmhba32:C0:T0:L0)
       Multipath Plugin: NMP
       Console Device: /vmfs/devices/disks/mpx.vmhba32:C0:T0:L0
       Devfs Path: /vmfs/devices/disks/mpx.vmhba32:C0:T0:L0
       Vendor: Kingston  Model: DT 101 G2         Revis: PMAP
       SCSI Level: 2  Is Pseudo: false Status: on
       Is RDM Capable: false Is Removable: true
       Is Local: true  Is SSD: false
       Other Names:
          vml.0000000000766d68626133323a303a30
       VAAI Status: unsupported
    t10.ATA_____VB0250EAVER_____________________________6VMVWZX0____________
       Device Type: Direct-Access
       Size: 238475 MB
       Display Name: Local ATA Disk (t10.ATA_____VB0250EAVER_____________________________6VMVWZX0____________)
       Multipath Plugin: NMP
       Console Device: /vmfs/devices/disks/t10.ATA_____VB0250EAVER_____________________________6VMVWZX0____________
       Devfs Path: /vmfs/devices/disks/t10.ATA_____VB0250EAVER_____________________________6VMVWZX0____________
       Vendor: ATA       Model: VB0250EAVER       Revis: HPG0
       SCSI Level: 5  Is Pseudo: false Status: on
       Is RDM Capable: false Is Removable: false
       Is Local: true  Is SSD: false
       Other Names:
          vml.010000000036564d56575a5830202020202020202020202020564230323530
       VAAI Status: unknown


  • 4.  RE: Tool for gather ESXi hard disk information

    Posted Jul 26, 2012 10:31 AM

    You can run this command direct from the console of ESXi or from a SSH session.