Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2007 18:54:07 -0600 From: Jon Hamilton <hamilton@pobox.com> To: Josh Carroll <josh.carroll@gmail.com> Cc: Jonathan Horne <freebsd@dfwlp.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: disk drive serial number Message-ID: <20071112005407.GA1736@woodstock.nethamilton.net> In-Reply-To: <8cb6106e0711111538x7864254fibbb7d96ae055a890@mail.gmail.com> References: <200711111727.55766.freebsd@dfwlp.com> <8cb6106e0711111538x7864254fibbb7d96ae055a890@mail.gmail.com>
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Josh Carroll <josh.carroll@gmail.com>, said on Sun Nov 11, 2007 [06:38:08 PM]: } > is there a way to get the serial number from a drive from within the OS? im } > trying to audit the drives in my file server, but without pulling the thing } > from the rack and cracking it open. they are just standard sata drives, not } > on any sort of raid controller (ie, i know 3ware cards are capable of pulling } > the drive info). } } Check dmesg (or /var/run/dmesg.boot). The serial number should show, e.g.: } } ad8: 381553MB <Seagate ST3400633AS 3.AAH> at ata4-master SATA150 That's a model number, not a serial number. I'm not sure if there's a simpler way, but smartctl (from the smartmontools port/package) will display a disk's serial number. [602] root@woodstock tmp$ smartctl -a /dev/ad0 | grep -i serial Serial Number: 9QG386BV There's probably a better way, but this should at least work. -- Jon Hamilton hamilton@pobox.com
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