Locating a node flash drive using the CLI

You can identify the drive slot where a flash drive is located in a SAN Volume Controller 2145-CG8 or 2145-CF8 node by using the SAN Volume Controller CLI.

About this task

To identify the node slot that a flash drive is located in, run the lsmdisk command. To identify additional information about a flash drive, run the lsnodevpd command.

Procedure

To locate a flash drive, run the following command:

lsmdisk mdisk_name | mdisk_id

Where mdisk_name | mdisk_id is the name or ID of the MDisk that is a flash drive.

Output is similar to the following example. The node_id and node_name fields identify the node that the flash drive is installed in. The location field indicates the drive slot that the flash drive is located in. If the field is blank, the MDisk is not a flash drive in a SAN Volume Controller node.

id 0
name mdisk0
status online
mode managed
mdisk_grp_id 1
mdisk_grp_name ssd_n1
capacity 136.7GB
quorum_index
block_size 512
controller_name controller0
ctrl_type 6
ctrl_WWNN 5005076801E00047
controller_id 0
path_count 1
max_path_count 1
ctrl_LUN_# 0000000000000000
UID 5000a7200000839100000000000000000\
0000000000000000000000000000000
preferred_WWPN 5000A72A00008391
active_WWPN 5000A72A00008391
node_id 1
node_name node1
location 2

Run the following command to list additional details about the flash drive, including the serial number and firmware level.
```
lsnodevpd node_name | node_id
```
Where node_name | node_id is the name or ID of the node that contains the flash drive.
Output is similar to the following example. The drive_location identifies the specific flash drive that is listed:
```
drive_location 2
manufacturer IBM
model Z16IZD2B-73
capacity 00014337400
serial_number S092901FG008
label_serial_number S092901F
supplier_serial_number S092901F
part_number 41Y8476
firmware_level G008
FPGA_revision F5
type SSD
speed
enclosure
connection_type SAS
```