IBM-XIV ST4000NM0043

[Clint45]

Are there any reson to that I am not able to preclear this drive?

sg_format gives me this info

 

if there is please let me know the syntax for sg_format to fix it.

 

 

IBM-XIV   ST4000NM0043  C1  EC5C   peripheral_type: disk [0x0]
      << supports protection information>>
      Unit serial number: Z1Z2C4FQ0000941309K8
      LU name: 5000c500579305c7
Mode Sense (block descriptor) data, prior to changes:
  <<< longlba flag set (64 bit lba) >>>
  Number of blocks=7814037168 [0x1d1c0beb0]
  Block size=512 [0x200]
Read Capacity (16) results:
   Protection: prot_en=0, p_type=0, p_i_exponent=0
   Logical block provisioning: lbpme=0, lbprz=0
   Logical blocks per physical block exponent=0
   Lowest aligned logical block address=0
   Number of logical blocks=7814037168
   Logical block size=512 bytes

 

Best regards

Clint_45

[SimonF]

Have you removed any protection.

 

Xiv drives previous post have protection but doesnt seem to indicate from sgformat

 

Formatted with type 2 protection 8 bytes of protection information per logical block

 

Are you able to post smart report for the drive?

Edited May 18, 2021 by SimonF

[Clint45]

netapp-smart-20210518-1908.zip smart report as req.

[Clint45]

do you know syntax for sg_format to remove any protection?

Best regards

Clint45

[Clint45]

I am now trying this syntax

sg_format --fmtpinfo=0 --pfu=0 --format --ffmt=1 /dev/sdf

Edited May 18, 2021 by Clint45

[SimonF]

From. Smart report doesnt show protection.

[Clint45]

I will let it go and see if I can preclear it after but it takes a few Hours to run, I will update tomorrow

 

/Clint45

[SimonF]

A link with more info if you need.

 

http://talesinit.blogspot.com/2015/11/formatted-with-type-2-protection-huh.html

[Clint45]

I think I have found the problem the ST4000NM0043 is a SED drive (self encrypted drive)

and I dont think unraid supports it.

[SimonF]

42 minutes ago, Clint45 said:

I think I have found the problem the ST4000NM0043 is a SED drive (self encrypted drive)

and I dont think unraid supports it.

Found this online

 

I also had 48 Seagate SED drives that were locked and I use the SeaTools for windows with the PSID number on the drive and boom they are unlocked and we can erase them and re-purpose them no problem.

 

You can install seatools on unraid details in this thread.

 

[Clint45]

the problem was TCG protection once I removed it withe the tools in Seachest they are god to go.

 

the command i used was  SeaChest_Security_x86_64-linux-gnu -d /dev/sgXX --revertSP --confirm this-will-erase-data --psid "your psid writen on the lable"

 

if you want to check if protection is active on not run SeaChest_Security_x86_64-linux-gnu -d /dev/sgXX -i

 

thank you all for the help

 

/Clint45