Isilon SSD Drive in NONE status
Summary: SSD drives reporting in NONE status need to be given a purpose in order to be added properly
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Symptoms
If an SSD drive reports in NONE state it would mean that the drive has not been given purpose (either storage or L3 cache):
# isi devices drive list
Lnn Location Device Lnum State Serial Sled
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152 Bay 1 /dev/da1 27 NONE 9TNA0J102227 N/A
152 Bay 2 /dev/da2 16 HEALTHY 75V17H3X N/A
152 Bay A0 /dev/da3 14 HEALTHY 2YHHGGZD A
152 Bay A1 /dev/da4 13 HEALTHY 2YHH5YSD A
152 Bay A2 /dev/da5 12 HEALTHY 2YHH4BRD A
152 Bay B0 /dev/da6 11 HEALTHY 2YHHGD3D B
152 Bay B1 /dev/da7 10 HEALTHY 2YHHLLDD B
152 Bay B2 /dev/da8 9 HEALTHY 2YHHJRDD B
152 Bay C0 /dev/da9 8 HEALTHY 2YGKTM0D C
152 Bay C1 /dev/da10 7 HEALTHY 2YGSDB1D C
152 Bay C2 /dev/da11 6 HEALTHY 2YHH3RTD C
152 Bay D0 /dev/da12 5 HEALTHY 2YGUNKUD D
152 Bay D1 /dev/da13 4 HEALTHY 2YH1B45D D
152 Bay D2 /dev/da14 0 HEALTHY 2YGLWXKD D
152 Bay E0 /dev/da15 3 HEALTHY 2YGUNPAD E
152 Bay E1 /dev/da16 2 HEALTHY 2YHG4UZD E
152 Bay E2 /dev/da17 1 HEALTHY 2YGP2USD E
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Total: 17
- To remedy the drive will need to be given a purpose (storage or L3 cache, as required)
# isi devices drive purpose 1 --purpose=storage
You are about to purpose drive bay1, on node lnn 152. Are you sure? (yes/[no]): yes
- The drive then goes into PREPARING and, eventually, HEALTHY state:
ABT-SOC11-152# isi devices drive list
Lnn Location Device Lnum State Serial Sled
---------------------------------------------------------
152 Bay 1 /dev/da1 27 HEALTHY 9TNA0J102227 N/A
152 Bay 2 /dev/da2 16 HEALTHY 75V17H3X N/A
152 Bay A0 /dev/da3 14 HEALTHY 2YHHGGZD A
152 Bay A1 /dev/da4 13 HEALTHY 2YHH5YSD A
152 Bay A2 /dev/da5 12 HEALTHY 2YHH4BRD A
152 Bay B0 /dev/da6 11 HEALTHY 2YHHGD3D B
152 Bay B1 /dev/da7 10 HEALTHY 2YHHLLDD B
152 Bay B2 /dev/da8 9 HEALTHY 2YHHJRDD B
152 Bay C0 /dev/da9 8 HEALTHY 2YGKTM0D C
152 Bay C1 /dev/da10 7 HEALTHY 2YGSDB1D C
152 Bay C2 /dev/da11 6 HEALTHY 2YHH3RTD C
152 Bay D0 /dev/da12 5 HEALTHY 2YGUNKUD D
152 Bay D1 /dev/da13 4 HEALTHY 2YH1B45D D
152 Bay D2 /dev/da14 0 HEALTHY 2YGLWXKD D
152 Bay E0 /dev/da15 3 HEALTHY 2YGUNPAD E
152 Bay E1 /dev/da16 2 HEALTHY 2YHG4UZD E
152 Bay E2 /dev/da17 1 HEALTHY 2YGP2USD E
---------------------------------------------------------
Total: 17
One way to infer whether an SSD drive should be storage or L3 cache is to view the details for its partner SSD drive:
Cabbage-2# isi devices drive view 1
Lnn: 2
Location: Bay 1
Lnum: 43
Device: /dev/da1
Baynum: 1
Handle: 327
Serial: 2LVV39PA
Model: HGST HUSMM8040ASS200
Tech: SAS
Media: SSD
Blocks: 781422768
Logical Block Length: 512
Physical Block Length: 4096
WWN: 5000CCA02B2F7857
State: L3
Purpose: L3
Purpose Description: A drive used for L3 caching rather than storage
Present: Yes
Cause
This is a very rare scenario that occurs when adding new drives, caused by conflict between mount_efs and isi_drive_d that causes drive purposing to not assign a purpose to the SSD drive.
Resolution
- To remedy the drive will need to be given a purpose (storage or L3 cache, as required)
# isi devices drive purpose 1 --purpose=storage
You are about to purpose drive bay1, on node lnn 152. Are you sure? (yes/[no]): yes
- The drive then goes into PREPARING and, eventually, HEALTHY state:
ABT-SOC11-152# isi devices drive list
Lnn Location Device Lnum State Serial Sled
---------------------------------------------------------
152 Bay 1 /dev/da1 27 HEALTHY 9TNA0J102227 N/A
152 Bay 2 /dev/da2 16 HEALTHY 75V17H3X N/A
152 Bay A0 /dev/da3 14 HEALTHY 2YHHGGZD A
152 Bay A1 /dev/da4 13 HEALTHY 2YHH5YSD A
152 Bay A2 /dev/da5 12 HEALTHY 2YHH4BRD A
152 Bay B0 /dev/da6 11 HEALTHY 2YHHGD3D B
152 Bay B1 /dev/da7 10 HEALTHY 2YHHLLDD B
152 Bay B2 /dev/da8 9 HEALTHY 2YHHJRDD B
152 Bay C0 /dev/da9 8 HEALTHY 2YGKTM0D C
152 Bay C1 /dev/da10 7 HEALTHY 2YGSDB1D C
152 Bay C2 /dev/da11 6 HEALTHY 2YHH3RTD C
152 Bay D0 /dev/da12 5 HEALTHY 2YGUNKUD D
152 Bay D1 /dev/da13 4 HEALTHY 2YH1B45D D
152 Bay D2 /dev/da14 0 HEALTHY 2YGLWXKD D
152 Bay E0 /dev/da15 3 HEALTHY 2YGUNPAD E
152 Bay E1 /dev/da16 2 HEALTHY 2YHG4UZD E
152 Bay E2 /dev/da17 1 HEALTHY 2YGP2USD E
---------------------------------------------------------
Total: 17
One way to infer whether an SSD drive should be storage or L3 cache is to view the details for its partner SSD drive:
Cabbage-2# isi devices drive view 1
Lnn: 2
Location: Bay 1
Lnum: 43
Device: /dev/da1
Baynum: 1
Handle: 327
Serial: 2LVV39PA
Model: HGST HUSMM8040ASS200
Tech: SAS
Media: SSD
Blocks: 781422768
Logical Block Length: 512
Physical Block Length: 4096
WWN: 5000CCA02B2F7857
State: L3
Purpose: L3
Purpose Description: A drive used for L3 caching rather than storage
Present: Yes
# isi devices drive purpose 1 --purpose=storage
You are about to purpose drive bay1, on node lnn 152. Are you sure? (yes/[no]): yes
- The drive then goes into PREPARING and, eventually, HEALTHY state:
ABT-SOC11-152# isi devices drive list
Lnn Location Device Lnum State Serial Sled
---------------------------------------------------------
152 Bay 1 /dev/da1 27 HEALTHY 9TNA0J102227 N/A
152 Bay 2 /dev/da2 16 HEALTHY 75V17H3X N/A
152 Bay A0 /dev/da3 14 HEALTHY 2YHHGGZD A
152 Bay A1 /dev/da4 13 HEALTHY 2YHH5YSD A
152 Bay A2 /dev/da5 12 HEALTHY 2YHH4BRD A
152 Bay B0 /dev/da6 11 HEALTHY 2YHHGD3D B
152 Bay B1 /dev/da7 10 HEALTHY 2YHHLLDD B
152 Bay B2 /dev/da8 9 HEALTHY 2YHHJRDD B
152 Bay C0 /dev/da9 8 HEALTHY 2YGKTM0D C
152 Bay C1 /dev/da10 7 HEALTHY 2YGSDB1D C
152 Bay C2 /dev/da11 6 HEALTHY 2YHH3RTD C
152 Bay D0 /dev/da12 5 HEALTHY 2YGUNKUD D
152 Bay D1 /dev/da13 4 HEALTHY 2YH1B45D D
152 Bay D2 /dev/da14 0 HEALTHY 2YGLWXKD D
152 Bay E0 /dev/da15 3 HEALTHY 2YGUNPAD E
152 Bay E1 /dev/da16 2 HEALTHY 2YHG4UZD E
152 Bay E2 /dev/da17 1 HEALTHY 2YGP2USD E
---------------------------------------------------------
Total: 17
One way to infer whether an SSD drive should be storage or L3 cache is to view the details for its partner SSD drive:
Cabbage-2# isi devices drive view 1
Lnn: 2
Location: Bay 1
Lnum: 43
Device: /dev/da1
Baynum: 1
Handle: 327
Serial: 2LVV39PA
Model: HGST HUSMM8040ASS200
Tech: SAS
Media: SSD
Blocks: 781422768
Logical Block Length: 512
Physical Block Length: 4096
WWN: 5000CCA02B2F7857
State: L3
Purpose: L3
Purpose Description: A drive used for L3 caching rather than storage
Present: Yes
Affected Products
IsilonProducts
Isilon, Isilon Gen6Article Properties
Article Number: 000168827
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 07 Nov 2025
Version: 4
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