Category Archives: Disks

Solaris HOW-TO: Get the WWN of a Solaris host

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Hamdan

To get the port WWN for Solaris, execute the following command: root@hamdan # prtconf -vp | grep -i wwn port-wwn: 21000000.c9617b79 node-wwn: 20000000.c9617b79 port-wwn: 20010000.c9611e8b node-wwn: 20010000.c9611e8b root@hamdan # From Solaris 10 onwards, the command “fcinfo hba-port” can also be … Continue reading →

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Solaris HOW-TO: Check SAN storage connectivity

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Hamdan

To check the SAN storage connectivity to a Solaris box, run the following command from a Solaris shell: # luxadm probe No Network Array enclosures found in /dev/es Found Fibre Channel device(s): Node WWN:50101ae1500a00c0 Device Type:Disk device Logical Path:/dev/rdsk/c3t600518A401054D230100B00F01D30100d0s2 # … Continue reading →

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Solaris HOW-TO: Check Hardware Health

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Hamdan

Checking Hardware health in Solaris can be done with a various set of commands. First and foremost is the “prtdiag” utility. This is the full path of the “prtdiag” command: # /usr/platform/`uname -m`/sbin/prtdiag -v It’s recommended to use the “-v” … Continue reading →

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