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Identifying storage devices by magic numbers in hardware
| media | where you see it | name of identifier | what it describes | what it looks like | what it looks like in udev | notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FibreChannel | qlogic firmware | Port Name, Port ID |
{storage unit port,drive identifier} | 5006016039201cb1,010200 | ID_DEVPATH=...-fc-5006016039201cb1:0x0000000000000000 | DEVPATH looks like it gets port ID wrong currently? |
| FibreChannel | NaviSphere (RAID firmware) |
WWN WWPN WWID VPD |
unique id for a storage device | 60:06:01:60:92:D2:18:00:D4:4E:58:6A:91:44:DE:11 | ID_SERIAL_SHORT= 6006016092D21800D44E586a9144de11 |
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| SATA SCSI PATA (w/libata) |
Sometimes on the disk's label | "VPD" "Serial Number" ... |
Unique ID for the disk | VDK71BTC02EPXK | ID_SERIAL_SHORT=VDK71BTC02EPXK |