sdparm(8)
NAME
sdparm - access SCSI modes pages; read VPD pages; send simple SCSI commands.
SYNOPSIS
sdparm [--all] [--clear=STR] [--command=CMD] [--dbd] [--defaults] [--dummy] [--flexible] [--get=STR] [--help] [--hex] [--inquiry] [--long] [--num-desc] [--page=PG[,SPG]] [--quiet] [--readonly] [--save] [--set=STR] [--six] [--transport=TN] [--vendor=VN] [--verbose] [--version] DEVICE [DEVICE...] sdparm --enumerate [--all] [--inquiry] [--long] [--page=PG[,SPG]] [--transport=TN] [--vendor=VN] sdparm --wscan [--verbose]
DESCRIPTION
This utility fetches and potentially changes SCSI device (e.g. disk) mode pages. Inquiry data including Vital Product Data (VPD) pages can also be displayed. Commands associated with starting and stopping the medium; loading and unloading the medium; and other housekeeping function may also be issued by this utility. Of the three invocations shown in the synopsis, the first is the most general. The second variant that uses --enumerate is for dumping information held in sdparm's internal tables. The last variant is for Windows only and lists the available device names; see the OPTIONS entry for --wscan. If no options (other than DEVICE) are given then a selection of common mode page fields for that device are listed. If the --long option is also given then a description of the fields is placed on the right of each line. If the --all option is given then all known mode page fields for that device are listed. Individual fields can be displayed with the --get=STR option (e.g. '--get=WCE' to fetch the state of the Writeback Cache Enable field). This utility completes with an exit status of 0 when successful. For other values see the EXIT STATUS section below. One or more DEVICE arguments can be given. The utility will essentially apply the given options to each DEVICE in the list. If an error is detected, it is noted and the utility continues. Error value 5 (file open or close problem) is treated as lower priority when other errors are detected. The exit status is the most recently detected error value (excluding error value 5 if other errors have been detected). If all actions succeed the exit status is zero. By default this utility shows mode pages that are common to all transport protocols. These are termed as "generic" mode pages. If there is no match on a generic mode page name or field then those pages specific to the SAS transport are checked. Transport protocol specific mode pages are selected with the --transport=TN option. See the TRANSPORT section below. Vendor specific mode pages are selected with the --vendor=VN option. See the VENDORS section below. Although originally for SCSI disks (or storage devices that appear to the OS as SCSI disks) many of the mode pages are for other SCSI device types. These include CD/DVD players that use the ATAPI (or any other) transport, SCSI tapes drives and SCSI enclosures. When the --inquiry option is given without a page number then the Device Identification VPD page (page number 0x83) is requested and if found it is decoded and output. If no page number is given and the --all option is given then a list of VPD page names (but not their contents) supported by the DEVICE is output. When both the --inquiry and --page=PG options are given then the VPD page can be specified as an abbreviation (e.g. "sp" for the SCSI ports VPD page) or numerically (e.g. "0x88"). If a VPD page is returned by the DEVICE but sdparm cannot decode it or the --hex option is given then it is output in hex.
OPTIONS
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options as
well. If an option takes a numeric argument then that argument is
assumed to be decimal unless otherwise indicated (e.g. with a leading
"0x" or a trailing "h"). The options are in alphabetical order, based
on the long option name.
-a, --all
output all recognized fields for the device type (e.g. disk) of
the DEVICE. Without this option (or the --page=PG[,SPG] option)
the default action is to output a relatively small number of
commonly used fields from different pages. When a specific
(mode) page number is given with the --page=PG[,SPG] option then
all the fields of that page are output (irrespective of the
setting of this option). For this option's action when used with
the --enumerate option see the ENUMERATE section below.
-c, --clear=STR
In its simplest form STR contains a field acronym_name or a
field numerical descriptor. In the absence of an explicit value
argument (e.g. '--clear=WCE=1'), the field has its value cleared
to zero. See the PARAMETERS section below.
-C, --command=CMD
Perform given CMD. See section below on COMMANDS. To enumerate
supported commands use '-e -C x' (using any CMD name, valid or
otherwise).
-B, --dbd
disable block descriptors. This is a bit in MODE SENSE cdbs that
rarely needs to be set. One known case is a MODE SENSE 6 issued
to a Reduced Block Commands (RBC) device where the RBC standard
says it shall be set.
-D, --defaults
sets the given mode page to its default values. Requires the
--page=PG[,SPG] option to be given to specify the mode page. To
make the default mode page values also the saved mode page
values, use the --save option as well.
-d, --dummy
when set inhibits changes being placed in the DEVICE's mode
page. Instead the mode data that would have been sent to a MODE
SELECT command, is output in ASCII hex to the console. This
option is mainly for testing.
-e, --enumerate
lists out descriptive information about the pages and fields
known to this utility. Ignores the DEVICE argument and other
options apart from the --all, --inquiry, --long,
--page=PG[,SPG], --transport=TN and --vendor=VN. If --enumerate
is given without other options then the known (generic) mode
pages are listed. See the ENUMERATE section below.
-f, --flexible
Some devices, bridges and/or drivers attempt crude
transformations between mode sense 6 and 10 byte commands
without correctly rebuilding the response. This will cause the
response to be mis-interpreted (usually with an error saying the
response is malformed). With this option, the length of the
response is checked, and if it looks wrong, various corrections
are attempted. This option will also allow mode pages that don't
belong to the current device's peripheral type to be listed.
-g, --get=STR
In its simplest form STR contains a field acronym_name or a
field numerical descriptor. The field is fetched from mode page.
See the PARAMETERS section below. The --long and --hex options
effect the output format. Also if a value of "1" is given (e.g.
'--get=WCE=1') only the current value is output (i.e. not the
change mask, the default value and the saved value).
-h, --help
output the usage message then exit.
-H, --hex
rather than trying to decode mode (or VPD) pages, print them out
in hex. When used with the --get=STR option the corresponding
current, changeable, default and saved values are output in hex,
prefixed by "0x" and space separated. If a value of "1" is given
with the --get=STR option (e.g. '--get=WCE=1') then only the
current value is output in hex, prefixed by "0x". If a value of
"2" is given with the --get=STR option then only the current
value is output as a (signed) integer. This option can be used
multiple times (e.g. '-HH'). Useful with the ATA Information VPD
page which usually outputs its IDENTIFY (PACKET) DEVICE response
in 16 bit hex words; with '-HH' outputs that response in hex
bytes; with '-HHH' outputs the same response in a format
suitable for 'hdparm --Istdin' to decode.
-i, --inquiry
output INQUIRY VPD pages. In the absence of this option the
default action is to output mode pages. If the --inquiry option
is given without the --page=PG[,SPG] option then the device
identification VPD page (0x83) is decoded and output. If this
option and the --all option are given then the supported VPD
pages page (0x0) is decoded and output.
-l, --long
output extra information. In the case of mode page fields a
description (with units if applicable) is output to the right.
If used twice, then for some fields more information about its
values is given on one or more following lines, each prefixed by
a tab character. For usage with --enumerate see the ENUMERATE
section below.
-n, --num-desc
for a mode page that can have descriptors, the number of
descriptors for the given page on the DEVICE is output.
Otherwise 0 is output.
-p, --page=PG[,SPG]
supply the page number (PG) and optionally the sub page number
(SPG) of the mode (or VPD) page to fetch. These numbers are
interpreted as decimal unless prefixed with "0x" or a trailing.
Sub page numbers are only valid for mode pages (not VPD pages).
Alternatively an abbreviation for a page can be given (see next
entry).
-p, --page=STR
a two or three letter abbreviation for a page can be given.
Known mode page abbreviations are checked first followed by
known VPD page abbreviations. For example '--page=ca' matches
the caching mode page. If no match is found then an error is
issued and a list of possibilities in the current context is
given (so '-p x' can be quite useful). If the STR matches a
known VPD page abbreviation then the --inquiry option is
assumed. For usage with --enumerate see the ENUMERATE section
below.
-q, --quiet
suppress output of device name followed by the vendor, product
and revision strings fetched from an INQUIRY response. Without
this option such a line is typically the first line output by
sdparm. Reduces output from the device identification VPD page,
typically to one line (or none) for each of di_lu, di_port,
di_target and di_asis.
-r, --readonly
override other logic to open DEVICE in read-only mode. The
default setting of the open read-only/read-write mode depends on
the operation requested (e.g. a --set=STR operation by default
will try a read-write mode open on DEVICE). This option may be
useful if a command is being sent to an ATA disk via a SCSI
command set. For example in Linux '-C stop' may require this
option to stop an ATA disk being restarted immediately.
-S, --save
when a mode page is being modified (by using the --clear=STR
and/or --set=STR options) then the default action is to modify
only the current values mode page. When this option is given
then the corresponding value(s) in the saved values mode page is
also changed. The next time the device is power cycled (or
reset) the saved values mode page becomes (i.e. is copied to)
the current values mode page. See NOTES section below.
-s, --set=STR
in its simplest form STR contains a field acronym_name or a
field numerical descriptor. In the absence of an explicit value,
each acronym_name has its value set to (all) ones. This means a
16 bit field will be set to 0xffff which is 65535 in decimal.
Alternatively each acronym_name or numerical descriptor may be
followed by "=<n>" where <n> is the value to set that field to.
See the PARAMETERS section below.
-6, --six
The default action of this utility is to issue MODE SENSE and
MODE SELECT SCSI commands with 10 byte cdbs. When this option is
given the 6 byte cdb variants are used. RBC and old SCSI devices
may need this option. This utility outputs a suggestion to use
this option if the SCSI status indicates that the 10 byte cdb
variant is not supported.
-t, --transport=TN
Specifies the transport protocol where TN is either a number in
the range 0 to 15 (inclusive) or an abbreviation (e.g. "fcp" for
the Fibre Channel Protocol). One way to list available transport
protocols numbers and their associated abbreviations is to give
an invalid transport protocol number such as '-t x'; another way
is '-e -l'.
-M, --vendor=VN
Specifies the vendor (i.e. manufacturer) where VN is either a
number (0 or more) or an abbreviation (e.g. "sea" for Seagate
disk vendor specific). One way to list available vendor numbers
and their associated abbreviations is to give an invalid vendor
number such as '-M x'; another way is '-e -l'.
-v, --verbose
increase the level of verbosity, (i.e. debug output). In some
cases more decoding is done (e.g. fields within a standard
INQUIRY response).
-V, --version
print the version string and then exit.
-w, --wscan
this option is available in Windows only. It lists storage
device names and the corresponding volumes, if any. When used
twice it adds the "bus type" of the closest transport (e.g. a
SATA disk in a USB connected enclosure has bus type Usb). When
used three times a SCSI adapter scan is added. When used four
times only a SCSI adapter scan is shown. See examples below and
the "Win32 port" section in the README file.
NOTES
The reference document used for interpreting mode and VPD pages (and the INQUIRY standard response) is T10/1713-D Revision 36e (SPC-4, 24 August 2012) found at http://www.t10.org . Obsolete and reserved items in the standard INQUIRY response output are displayed in brackets. A mode page for which no abbreviation is known (e.g. a vendor specific mode page) can be listed in hexadecimal by using the option combination '--page=PG --hex'. Numbers input to sdparm (e.g. in the command line arguments) are assumed to be in decimal unless there is a hexadecimal indicator. A hexadecimal indicator is either a leading '0x' or '0X' (i.e. the C language convention) or a trailing 'h' or 'H' (i.e. the convention used at www.t10.org ). In the case of --page= either a string or number is expected, so hex numbers like 'ch' (12) should be prefixed by a zero (e.g. '0ch'). The SPC-4 draft (rev 2) says that devices that implement no distinction between current and saved pages can return an error (ILLEGAL REQUEST, invalid field in cdb) if the SP bit (which corresponds to the --save option) is _not_ set. In such cases the --save option needs to be given. If the --save option is given but the existing mode page indicates (via its PS bit) that the page is not savable, then this utility generates an error message. That message suggests to try again without the --save option. Since the device identification VPD page (acronym_name "di") potentially contains a lot of diverse designators, several associated acronyms are available. They are "di_lu" for designators associated with the addressed logical unit, "di_port" for designators associated with the target port (which the command arrived via) and "di_target" for designators associated with the target device. When "di" is used designators are grouped by lu, then port and then target device. To see all designators decoded in the order that they appear in the VPD page use "di_asis". Only those VPD pages defined by t10.org are decoded by this utility. SPC-4 sets aside VPD pages codes from 0xc0 to 0xff (inclusive) for vendor specific pages some of which are decoded in the sg_vpd utility. In the linux kernel 2.6 series any device node that understands a SCSI command set (e.g. SCSI disks and CD/DVD drives) may be specified. More precisely the driver that "owns" the device node must support the SG_IO ioctl. In the lk 2.4 series only SCSI generic (sg) device nodes support the SG_IO ioctl. However in the lk 2.4 series other SCSI device nodes are mapped within this utility to their corresponding sg device nodes. So if there is a SCSI disk at /dev/sda then 'sdparm /dev/sda' will work in both the lk 2.6 and lk 2.4 series. However if there is an ATAPI cd/dvd drive at /dev/hdc then 'sdparm /dev/hdc' will only work in the lk 2.6 series. In the Linux 2.6 series, especially with ATA disks, using sdparm to stop (spin down) a disk may not be sufficient and other mechanisms will start the disk again some time later. The user might additionally mark the disk as "offline" with 'echo offline > /sys/block/sda/device/state' where sda is the block name of the disk. To restart the disk "offline" can be replaced with "running".
PARAMETERS
In their simplest form the --clear=, --get= and --set= options (or their short forms) take an acronym_name such as "WCE". In the case of '--get=WCE' the value of "Writeback Cache Enable" in the caching mode page will be fetched. In the case of '--set=WCE' that bit will be set (to one). In the case of '--clear=WCE' that bit will be cleared (to zero). When an acronym_name is given then the mode page is imputed from that acronym_name (e.g. WCE is in the caching mode page). Instead of an acronym_name a field within a mode page can be described numerically with a <start_byte>:<start_bit>:<num_bits> tuple. These are the <start_byte> (origin 0) within the mode page, a <start_bit> (0 to 7 inclusive) and <num_bits> (1 to 64 inclusive). For example, the low level representation of the RCD bit (the "Read Cache Disable bit in the caching mode page) is "2:0:1". The <start_byte> can optionally be given in hex (e.g. '--set=0x2:0:1' or '--set=2h:0:1'). With this form the --page= option is required to establish which mode page is to be used. Either form can optionally be followed by "=<val>". By default <val> is decimal but can be given in hex in the normal fashion. Here are some examples: '--set=2h:0:1=1h' and '-s MRIE=0x3'. When the acronym_name or numeric form following --clear= is not given an explicit '=<val>' then the value defaults to zero. When the acronym_name or numeric form following --set= is not given an explicit '=<val>' then the value defaults to "all ones" (i.e. as many as <num_bits> permits). For example '--clear=WCE' and '--clear=WCE=0' have the same meaning: clear Writeback Cache Enable or, put more simply: turn off the writeback cache. Multiple fields within the same mode page can be changed by giving a comma separated list of acronym_names and/or the numerical form. For example: '--set=TEST,MRIE=6'. Some mode page have multiple descriptors. They typically have a fixed header section at the start of the mode page that includes a field containing the number of descriptors that follow. Following the header is a variable number of descriptors. An example is the SAS Phy Control and Discover mode page. An acronym_name may include a trailing '.<num>' where "<num>" is a descriptor number (origin 0). For example '-t sas -g PHID.0' and '-t sas -g PHID' will yield the phy identifier of the first descriptor of the above mode page; '-t sas -g PHID.1' will yield the phy identifier of the second descriptor.
ENUMERATE
The --enumerate option essentially dumps out static information held by
this utility. A list of --enumerate variants and their actions follows.
For brevity subsequent examples of options are shown in their shorter
form.
--enumerate list generic mode page information
-e --all list generic mode page contents
(i.e. parameters)
-e --page=rw list contents of read write error
recovery mode page
-e --inquiry list VPD pages this utility can decode
-e --long list generic mode pages, transport
protocols, mode pages for each
supported transport protocol and
supported commands
-e -l --all additionally list the contents of
each mode page
-e --transport=fcp list mode pages for the fcp
transport protocol
-e -t fcp --all additionally list the contents of
each mode page
-e --vendor=sea list vendor specific mode pages for
"sea" (Seagate)
-e -M sea --all additionally list the contents of vendor
specific mode pages for "sea" (Seagate)
-e -p pcd -l list contents of SAS phy control and
discovery mode page plus (due to "-l")
some descfriptor format information
When known mode pages are listed (via the --enumerate option) each
line starts with a two or three letter abbreviation. This is followed
by the page number (in hex prefixed by "0x") optionally followed by a
comma and the subpage number. Finally the descriptive name of the mode
page (e.g. as found in SPC-4) is output.
When known parameters (fields) of a mode page are listed, each line
starts with an acronym (indented a few spaces). This will match (or be
an acronym for) the description for that field found in the (draft)
standards. Next are three numbers, separated by colons, surrounded by
brackets. These are the start byte (in hex, prefixed by "0x") of the
beginning of the field within the mode page; the starting bit (0
through 7 inclusive) and then the number of bits. The descriptive name
of the parameter (field) is then given. If appropriate the descriptive
name includes units (e.g. "(ms)" means the units are milliseconds).
Adding the '-ll' option will list information about possible field
values for selected mode page parameters.
Mode parameters for which the num_bits is greater than 1 can be viewed
as unsigned integers. Often 16 and 32 bit fields are set to 0xffff and
0xffffffff respectively (all ones) which usually has a special meaning
(see drafts). This utility outputs such values as "-1" to save space
(rather than their unsigned integer equivalents). "-1" can also be
given as the value to a mode page field acronym (e.g. '--set=INTT=-1'
sets the interval timer field in the Informational Exceptions control
mode page to 0xffffffff).
TRANSPORTS
SCSI transport protocols are a relatively specialized area that can be safely ignored by the majority of users. Some transport protocols have protocol specific mode pages. These are usually the disconnect-reconnect (0x2), the protocol specific logical unit (0x18) and the protocol specific port (0x19) mode pages. In some cases the latter mode page has several subpages. The most common transport protocol abbreviations likely to be used are "fcp", "spi" and "sas". Many of the field names are re-used in the same position so the acronym_name namespaces have been divided between generic mode pages (i.e. when the --transport= option is _not_ given) and a namespace for each transport protocol. A LUPID field from the protocol specific logical unit (0x18) mode page and the PPID field from protocol specific port (0x19) mode page are included in the generic modes pages; this is so the respective (transport) protocol identifiers can be seen. In most cases the user will know what the "port" transport is (i.e. the same transport as the HBA in the computer) but the logical unit's transport could be different.
VENDORS
SCSI leaves a lot of space for vendor specific information. Often this is described in product manuals. The --vendor=VN (or -M=VN) option allows known vendor specific mode pages to be examined and/or modified by acronym. In this utility the syntax and semantics of vendor specific mode pages is very similar to those of transport protocol specific mode pages. Both cannot be specified together. Vendor specific modes pages can still be accessed numerically (as shown at the end of the EXAMPLES section).
COMMANDS
The command option sends a SCSI command to the DEVICE. If the command
fails then this is reflected in the non-zero exit status. To obtain
more information about the error use the -v option.
capacity
sends a READ CAPACITY command (valid for disks and cd/dvd
media). If successful yields "blocks: " [the number of blocks],
"block_length: " [typically either 512 or 2048] and
"capacity_mib: " [capacity in MibiBytes (1048576 byte units)].
eject stops the medium and ejects it from the device. Note that
ejection (by command or button) may be prevented in which case
the 'unlock' command may be useful in extreme cases. Typically
only appropriate for cd/dvd drives and disk drives with
removable media. Objects if sent to another peripheral device
type (but objection can be overridden with '-f' option).
load loads the medium and and starts it (i.e. spins it up). See
'eject' command for supported device types.
profile
lists the various formats that a CD/DVD/HD-DVD/BD drive
supports. These are called "profiles" in the MMC standard. The
profiles are listed one per line. If media is in the drive then
the profile that matches the media (if any) has an "*" to the
right of the line.
ready sends the "Test Unit Ready" SCSI command to the DEVICE. No error
is reported if the device will respond to data requests (e.g.
READ) in a reasonable timescale. For example, if a disk is
stopped then it will report "not ready". All devices should
respond to this command.
sense sends a REQUEST SENSE command. It reports a hardware threshold
exceeded, warning or low power condition if flagged. If a
progress indication is present (e.g. during a format) then it
will be output as a percentage. Yields a process status of 0 if
the command succeeds and the sense key is 0; else yields 1. The
--quiet option can be used to lessen output, and --hex to output
sense data in hex.
speed=SPEED
permits the speed of a CD, DVD, HD_DVD or BD disc in a drive to
be set (or at least influenced). It has this format:
--command=speed=SPEED where SPEED is in kilobytes per second. In
this case a kilobyte is 1000 bytes. The "times one" speed for a
CD is 176.4 kB/s, for a DVD is 1350 kB/s and for both HD-DVD and
BD it is 4500 kB/s. If SPEED is zero then the drive is set to
the speed that it considers gives optimal performance. This
command sends a SET STREAMING multi-media command (MMC) to the
drive. The EXACT bit is clear so the drive will round the given
SPEED as necessary. The command is designed to control read
speed; setting write speed should be left to "burning" programs.
start starts the medium (i.e. spins it up). Harmless if medium has
already been started. See 'eject' command for supported device
types. If the DEVICE is an ATA disk in Linux the '--readonly'
option may be required.
stop stops the medium (i.e. spins it down). Harmless if medium has
already been stopped. See 'eject' command for supported device
types. If the DEVICE is an ATA disk in Linux the '--readonly'
option may be required. See the NOTES section above.
sync sends a SYNCHRONIZE CACHE command. The device should flush any
data held in its (volatile) buffers to the media.
unlock tells a device to allow medium removal. It uses the SCSI
"prevent allow medium removal" command. This is desperation
stuff, possibly overriding a prevention applied by the OS on a
mounted file system. The "eject" utility (from the "eject"
package) is more graceful and should be tried first. This
command is only appropriate for devices with removable media.
For loading and ejecting tapes the mt utility should be used (i.e. not
these commands). The 'ready' command is valid for tape devices.
EXAMPLES
To list the common (generic) mode parameters of a disk:
sdparm /dev/sda
To list the designators within the device identification VPD page of a
disk:
sdparm --inquiry /dev/sda
To see all parameters for the caching mode page:
sdparm --page=ca /dev/sda
To see all parameters for the caching mode page with parameter
descriptions to the right:
sdparm --page=ca --long /dev/sda
To get the WCE values (current changeable default and saved) in hex:
sdparm -g WCE -H /dev/sda
0x01 0x00 0x01 0x01
To get the WCE current value in hex:
sdparm -g WCE=1 -H /dev/sda
0x01
To set the "Writeback Cache Enable" bit in the current values page:
sdparm --set=WCE /dev/sda
To set the "Writeback Cache Enable" bit in the current and saved values
page:
sdparm --set=WCE --save /dev/sda
To set the "Writeback Cache Enable" and clear "Read Cache Disable":
sdparm --set=WCE --clear=RCD --save /dev/sda
The previous example can also by written as:
sdparm -s WCE=1,RCD=0 -S /dev/sda
To re-establish the manufacturer's defaults in the current and saved
values of the caching mode page:
sdparm --page=ca --defaults --save /dev/sda
If an ATAPI cd/dvd drive is at /dev/hdc then its common (mode)
parameters could be listed in the lk 2.6 series with:
sdparm /dev/hdc
If there is a DVD in the drive at /dev/hdc then it could be ejected in
the lk 2.6 series with:
sdparm --command=eject /dev/hdc
If the ejection is being prevented by software then that can be
overridden with:
sdparm --command=unlock /dev/hdc
One disk vendor has a "Performance Mode" bit (PM) in the vendor
specific unit attention mode page [0x0,0x0]. PM=0 is server mode (the
default) while PM=1 is desktop mode. Desktop mode can be set (both
current and saved values) with:
sdparm --page=0 --set=2:7:1=1 --save /dev/sda
The resultant change can be viewed in hex with the --hex option as
there are no acronyms for vendor extensions yet. The PM bit is now
covered by vendor specific mode pages and the above can also be
accomplished with:
sdparm --vendor=sea --set=PM --save /dev/sda
What follows are some examples from Windows using the '--wscan' option.
The idea is to list the storage device names on the system that might
be invoked by other uses of sdparm.
# sdparm --wscan
PD0 [C] FUJITSU MHY2160BH 0000
PD1 [DF] WD 2500BEV External 1.05 WD-WXE90
CDROM0 [E] MATSHITA DVD/CDRW UJDA775 CB03
So 'sdparm -a CDROM0' and 'sdparm -a E' will show all the (known) mode
page fields for the Matshita DVD/CD drive. By using the '--wsacan'
option twice, the bus type (as seen by the OS) is added to the output:
# sdparm -ww
PD0 [C] <Ata > FUJITSU MHY2160BH 0000
PD1 [DF] <Usb > WD 2500BEV External 1.05 WD-WXE90
CDROM0 [E] <Atapi> MATSHITA DVD/CDRW UJDA775 CB03
And the pattern continues to add a SCSI adapter scan. This may be
useful if there are specialized storage related devices (e.g. a SES
device in an enclosure) but does add much extra information in this
case.
# sdparm -www
PD0 [C] <Ata > FUJITSU MHY2160BH 0000
PD1 [DF] <Usb > WD 2500BEV External 1.05 WD-WXE90
CDROM0 [E] <Atapi> MATSHITA DVD/CDRW UJDA775 CB03
SCSI0:0,0,0 claimed=1 pdt=0h FUJITSU MHY2160BH 0000
SCSI1:0,0,0 claimed=1 pdt=5h MATSHITA DVD/CDRW UJDA775 CB03
EXIT STATUS
To aid scripts that call sdparm, the exit status is set to indicate
success (0) or failure (1 or more). Note that some of the lower values
correspond to the SCSI sense key values. The exit status values are:
0 success
1 syntax error. Either illegal command line options, options with
bad arguments or a combination of options that is not permitted.
2 the DEVICE reports that it is not ready for the operation
requested. The device may be in the process of becoming ready
(e.g. spinning up but not at speed) so the utility may work
after a wait.
3 the DEVICE reports a medium or hardware error (or a blank
check). For example an attempt to read a corrupted block on a
disk will yield this value.
5 the DEVICE reports an "illegal request" with an additional sense
code other than "invalid operation code". This is often a
supported command with a field set requesting an unsupported
capability. For commands that require a "service action" field
this value can indicate that the command is not supported.
6 the DEVICE reports a "unit attention" condition. This usually
indicates that something unrelated to the requested command has
occurred (e.g. a device reset) potentially before the current
SCSI command was sent. The requested command has not been
executed by the device. Note that unit attention conditions are
usually only reported once by a device.
9 the DEVICE reports an illegal request with an additional sense
code of "invalid operation code" which means that it doesn't
support the requested command.
11 the DEVICE reports an aborted command. In some cases aborted
commands can be retried immediately (e.g. if the transport
aborted the command due to congestion).
15 the utility is unable to open, close or use the given DEVICE.
The given file name could be incorrect or there may be
permission problems. Adding the -v option may give more
information.
20 the DEVICE reports it has a check condition but "no sense".
Some polling commands (e.g. REQUEST SENSE) can react this way.
It is unlikely that this value will occur as an exit status.
21 the DEVICE reports a "recovered error". The requested command
was successful. Most likely a utility will report a recovered
error to stderr and continue, probably leaving the utility with
an exit status of 0 .
33 the command sent to DEVICE has timed out. This occurs in Linux
only; in other ports a command timeout will appear as a
transport (or OS) error.
97 the response to a SCSI command failed sanity checks.
98 the DEVICE reports it has a check condition but the error
doesn't fit into any of the above categories.
99 any errors that can't be categorized into values 1 to 98 may
yield this value. This includes transport and operating system
errors after the command has been sent to the device.
Most of the error conditions reported above will be repeatable (an
example of one that is not is "unit attention") so the utility can be
run again with the -v option (or several) to obtain more information.
AUTHORS
Written by Douglas Gilbert.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <dgilbert at interlog dot com>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2005-2013 Douglas Gilbert This software is distributed under a FreeBSD license. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
WEB SITE
There is a web page discussing this package at http://sg.danny.cz/sg/sdparm.html .
SEE ALSO
hdparm(hdparm), sg_modes, sg_wr_mode, sginfo, sg_inq, sg_vpd(all in sg3_utils), smartmontools(smartmontools.sourceforge.net), mt, eject(eject),
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