sg_safte (8)

sg_safte [--config] [--devstatus] [--encstatus] [--flags] [--help] [--hex] [--insertions] [--raw] [--usage] [--verbose] [--version] DEVICE

Fetches enclosure status (via a SCSI READ BUFFER command). The DEVICE should be a SAF-TE device which may be a storage array controller (INQUIRY peripheral device type 0xc) or a generic processor device (INQUIRY peripheral device type 0x3).

If no options are given (only the DEVICE argument) then the overall enclosure status as reported by the option --config

is reported.

Arguments to long options are mandatory for short options as well. The options are arranged in alphabetical order based on the long option name.

-c, --config

will issues a Read Enclosure Configuration

(READ BUFFER ID 0) cdb to the device, which returns a list of the enclosure hardware resources.

-d, --devstatus

will issue a Read Device Slot Status

(READ BUFFER ID 4) cdb to the device, which returns information about the current state of each drive or slot.

-s, --encstatus

will issue a Read Enclosure Status

(READ BUFFER ID 1) cdb to the device, which returns the operational state of the components.

-f, --flags

will issue a Read Global Flags

(READ BUFFER ID 5) cdb to the device, which read the most recent state of the global flags of the RAID processor device.

-h, --help

output the usage message then exit.

-H, --hex

output the response to a READ BUFFER command in ASCII hex to stdout. If used once, output the response to the first READ BUFFER command (i.e. with buffer_id=0). This should be the enclosure configuration. If used twice (or more often), the response to subsequent READ BUFFER commands is output.

-i, --insertions

will issue a Read Device Insertions

(READ BUFFER ID 3) cdb to the device, which returns information about the number of times devices have been inserted whilst the RAID system was powered on.

-r, --raw

output the response to a READ BUFFER command in binary to stdout. If used once, output the response to the first READ BUFFER command (i.e. with buffer_id=0). This should be the enclosure configuration. If used twice (or more often), the response to subsequent READ BUFFER commands is output.

-u, --usage

will issue a Read Usage Statistics

(READ BUFFER ID 2) cdb to the device, which returns the information on total usage time and number of power-on cycles of the RAID device.

-v, --verbose

increase the level of verbosity, (i.e. debug output).

-V, --version

print the version string and then exit.

The implementation is based on the intermediate review document eg as found at

http://www.intel.com/design/servers/ipmi/saf-te.htm

As the specification was never finalized this document serves as the de-facto standard.

Similar functionality is provided by SPC-4 SCSI Enclosure Services devices (Peripheral device type 0xd), which can be queried with the sg_ses utility.

To view the configuration:

   sg_safte /dev/sg1

To view the device slot status:

   sg_safte --devstatus /dev/sg1

The exit status of sg_safte is 0 when it is successful. Otherwise see the sg3_utils(8) man page.

Written by Hannes Reinecke and Douglas Gilbert.

Report bugs to <dgilbert at interlog dot com>.

Copyright © 2004-2012 Hannes Reinecke and Douglas Gilbert

This software is distributed under a FreeBSD license. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

sg_inq, sg_ses (in sg3_utils package); safte-monitor (internet)