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Subject: getting the HD serial numbers
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Hello,

is there a way to get the serial number of an hard drive while the
machine is up?  I know it can be done with the Linux /proc filesystem,
but I was wondering if I could do the same without having to stop the
server and remove the disks. [1]

I tried the smartctl command, but I don't think my drives are supported.
[2]

The individual hard drives are hidden behind a Compaq array.  2 x 36Gb
in raid 1.

ida0: <Compaq Integrated Array controller> port 0x2000-0x20ff mem
0xc4000000-0xc4ffff
ff,0xc5000000-0xc5ffffff irq 19 at device 1.0 on pci0
ida0: [GIANT-LOCKED]
ida0: drives=3D1 firm_rev=3D1.42
idad0: <Compaq Logical Drive> on ida0
idad0: 34727MB (71122560 sectors), blocksize=3D512


I don't think I can get this info, but the only stupid question is the
one that is not asked.

Thanks all.



[1] My servers are HP DL-360s and DL-380s, so it's not _that_ hard to
do, but I don't like stopping my servers for nothing.
[2] Brand new HDs from HP


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