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May 26th, 2009 05:00

How to get HBA Serial Number on UNIX Machine??

Hi ALL,

i need a help from you all.

i have around 35 + Unix Servers in my customer production. they have around 70 Emulex HBA's on all there servers and they didn't install the HBA Driver software(HBAnyware).

so can anyone help me out telling me how to find the serial number of the HBA installed on the servers with any command or something like that.

i hope this is clear for you all.

awaiting for reply from the members of this team.

Regards
Rohit.

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July 28th, 2009 09:00

in solaris

prtconf -vp | grep wwn

341 Posts

May 26th, 2009 05:00

the inq -hba utility or use the messages file as I previously mentioned...

Conor

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May 26th, 2009 05:00

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May 26th, 2009 05:00

you can also try inq (get it from here: ftp://ftp.emc.com/pub/symm3000/inquiry/)

inq -hba

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May 26th, 2009 05:00

Hi Conor,

by serial number i mean to have the manufacturer serial number or serial number by EMC.

i have solaris SPARC 10 machines.

regards
Rohit

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May 26th, 2009 05:00

How can i get it from a solaris machine which is having solaris SPARC10.

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May 26th, 2009 05:00

Hi Rohit can you please explain what do you mean with "Serial number" ?? Are you talking about the WWN ??

And can you please be more specific with "unix flavours" you have ??

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May 26th, 2009 05:00

Agree with Dynamox and would like to add for Solaris hosts, look in /var/adm/messages file for the last time the host booted, as the HBA's initialize their WWN's are listed.

Alternately, if you know which ports the HBA's are attached to on the switch, it might be easier to just list all initiators from the switch side.

341 Posts

May 26th, 2009 06:00

I am not aware of any way to get the serial number of the card from the software besides Emulex's own software.

Other option is to pop each server open and peer inside... ;)

Conor

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May 26th, 2009 06:00

hi conor,

that is not going to happen as these servers are in production and i am not allowed to touch those servers physically also. ;)

so i need some other way to get the details .

regards
Rohit

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May 26th, 2009 06:00

:-) :-)

i think i should... but i need to find a resolution for this ...as it is affecting me like anything.

all are on my head..so need a reply from the great people like you all...

:-) :-) :-) :-)

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May 26th, 2009 06:00

did you try inq -hba on your Sun box ?

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May 26th, 2009 06:00

commands i provided will give your serial numbers.

29 Posts

May 26th, 2009 06:00

hi all,

i have those HBA's from emc supported. need to know from anyone on the same so that i can check it with the customer tomorrow and get the serial number.

wwn number i can get from fcinfo command. i have those details or if i run emcgrab on these servers i can get the wwn information.

but my concern is for the Serial numbers.

please let me know from you all.

Regards
Rohit

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May 26th, 2009 06:00

hi

i didnt try yet now.

i will be executing these commands tomorrow or so and will get back to you

thanks dynamox. will update you all.

regards
Rohit
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