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Finding Command Device (CCI)

Hitachi Enterprise Storages
Configuration
F. Mohaideen Abdul Kader

Scenario
You cannot create a HORCM CONF file or check it for accuracy without doing INQRAID commands for
UNIX/Windows and RAIDSCAN commands for Windows.
UNIX
#ls /dev/rdsk/*
DEVICE_FILE
...
c2t0d16s2
c2t2d36s2
c2t4d0s2
c2t6d0s2
c3t2d128s2
c3t3d4s2
...

| inqraid -CLI -fxg

PORT
SERIAL LDEV CTG
CL1-A-4 10111
0
CL1-A-20 20169
43
CL1-A-11 80025 31F
CL2-A-6 10262 2180
CL2-A-7
3157
1

H/M/12

SSID R:Group PRODUCT_ID

-

OPEN-V-CM
OPEN-V-CM
OPEN-V-CM
OPEN-V-CM
DF600F-CM

Here are 5 command devices 2 are in bold. The first is a USP the second is a 9570V. If the user
wants to use the first one, they need to code:
/dev/rdsk/c2t6d0s2 in the HORCM CONF file.

Windows
C:\HORCM\ETC>raidscan -x findcmddev h0,20
cmddev
cmddev
cmddev
cmddev
cmddev
cmddev

of
of
of
of
of
of

Ser#
Ser#
Ser#
Ser#
Ser#
Ser#

10111
10111
10262
80025
20169
20169

=
=
=
=
=
=

\\.\PhysicalDrive2
\\.\PhysicalDrive5
\\.\PhysicalDrive8
\\.\PhysicalDrive10
\\.\PhysicalDrive11
\\.\Volume{3c107ab6-7dbf-11db-a1ed-000e0c6abf1d}

Note: Do not use ANY of these names. If you find a user using this syntax, ask that it be changed.
See INQRAID output below:

Harddisk numbers can change after a reboot.

GUID numbers can change in a MS Cluster environment after reboot
Do yourself a favour do not use these names

C:\HORCM\ETC>inqraid $Phys -CLI

DEVICE_FILE
Harddisk0
Harddisk1
Harddisk2
Harddisk3
Harddisk4
Harddisk5
Harddisk6
Harddisk7
Harddisk8
Harddisk9
Harddisk10
Harddisk11

PORT
CL1-A
CL1-A
CL1-A
CL1-A
CL1-A
CL1-A
CL1-A
CL1-A
CL1-A
CL1-A

SERIAL
10111
10111
10111
10111
10111
41
10262
10262
80025
20169

LDEV CTG
515
1920
768
1856
2632
0
16
8320
784
13
-

H/M/12
s/s/ss
s/s/ss
P/s/ss
s/s/ss
-

SSID
9997
9993
999A
2000
-

R:Group
5:03-02
5:06-02
5:06-02
5:01-05
-

PRODUCT_ID
00JS-22MHB0
00JS-22MHB0
OPEN-V-CM
OPEN-V
OPEN-V
OPEN-V-CM
OPEN-V
DF600F-CM
OPEN-V-CM
OPEN-V
OPEN-V-CM
OPEN-V-CM

\\.\CMD syntax has been around since 01-17-03/05. If you have installed CCI running with 01-1703/05 or below, upgrade the CCI to use 01-19-03/04 or higher.
In this case, for Harddisk8/USP 10262, the correct syntax in the HORCM CONF file is:
\\.\CMD-10262-16
\\.\CMD-10262-16-CL1-A-12
\\.\CMD-10262-16-CL1-A
\\.\CMD-10262

(or)
(or)
(or)

\\.\CMD-10262-16 is preferred coding technique as this takes care of multipath environments as

well.