New Local Storage example in Linux XenServer

[Root@xenserver-ds-monitor02 ~]# Smartctl--all/dev/sdb


SMARTCTL 6.2 2013-07-26 r3841 [x86_64-linux-3.10.0+10] (local build)


Copyright (C) 2002-13, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, www.smartmontools.org





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Model family:seagate Barracuda 7200.14 (AF)


Device model:st3000dm001-1er166


Serial Number:w502pmvc


LU WWN Device id:5 000C50 09b03e160


Firmware version:cc26


User capacity:3,000,592,982,016 bytes [3.00 TB]


Sector sizes:512 bytes logical 4096 bytes


Rotation rate:7200 rpm


Device is:in smartctl Database [for details use:-P show]


ATA Version is:acs-2, ACS-3 t13/2161-d revision 3b


SATA Version Is:sata 3.1, 6.0 GB/s (current:6.0 GB/s)


local time Is:fri Aug 01:07:32 2016 CST





==> warning:a firmware update for this drive the May is available,


The following Seagate Web pages:


Http://knowledge.seagate.com/articles/en_US/FAQ/207931en


Http://knowledge.seagate.com/articles/en_US/FAQ/223651en





Smart Support Is:available-device has smart capability.


SMART Support is:enabled





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SMART overall-health Self-Assessment Test result:passed





General SMART Values:


Offline Data Collection Status: (0x00) Offline data collection activity


was never started.


Auto Offline Data collection:disabled.


Self-Test Execution Status: (0) The previous self-test routine completed


Without error or no self-test has ever


been run.


Total time to complete Offline


Data collection: (seconds).


Offline data collection


Capabilities: (0x73) SMART execute Offline immediate.


Auto Offline data collection On/off support.


Suspend Offline Collection Upon new


Command.


No Offline surface Scan supported.


Self-Test supported.


Conveyance self-test supported.


Selective self-test supported.


Smart capabilities: (0x0003) saves smart data before entering


power-saving mode.


Supports SMART Auto Save timer.


Error logging capability: (0X01) error logging supported.


General purpose Logging supported.


Short Self-Test Routine


Recommended polling time: (1) minutes.


Extended self-test Routine


Recommended polling time: (minutes).


Conveyance self-test Routine


Recommended Polling Time: (2) minutes.


SCT capabilities: (0x1085) SCT Status supported.





SMART Attributes Data Structure revision number:10


Vendor specific SMART Attributes with thresholds:


id# attribute_name FLAG VALUE worst thresh TYPE UPDATED when_failed


1 raw_read_error_rate 0x000f 006 pre-fail Always-374688


3 spin_up_time 0x0003 094 094 pre-fail Always-0


4 Start_stop_count 0x0032 020 old_age Always-16


5 reallocated_sector_ct 0x0033 010 pre-fail Always-0


7 seek_error_rate 0x000f 253 030 Pre-fail Always-143


9 power_on_hours 0x0032 Old_age Always-1


Spin_retry_count 0x0013 097 Pre-fail Always-0


Power_cycle_count 0x0032 020 old_age Always-16


183 Runtime_bad_block 0x0032 Old_age Always-0


184 end-to-end_error 0x0032 099 old_age Always-0


187 Reported_uncorrect 0x0032 Old_age Always-0


188 command_timeout 0x0032 old_age Always-0 0 0


189 high_fly_writes 0x003a Old_age Always-0


190 Airflow_temperature_cel 0x0022 071 070 045 old_age Always-29 (Min/max 26/29)


191 g-sense_error_rate 0x0032 Old_age Always-0


0x0032 Power-off_retract_count Old_age Always-3


193 Load_cycle_count 0x0032 Old_age Always-34


194 Temperature_celsius 0x0022 029 040 old_age (0 24 0 0 0)


197 Current_pending_sector 0x0012 Old_age Always-0


198 offline_uncorrectable 0x0010 Old_age Offline-0


199 Udma_crc_error_count 0x003e Old_age Always-0


Head_flying_hours 0x0000 253 old_age offline-0h+24m+34.501s


241 Total_lbas_written 0x0000 253 old_age Offline-20728


242 total_lbas_read 0x0000 253 old_age Offline-25675





SMART Error Log Version:1


No Errors Logged





SMART self-test Log Structure revision number 1


No self-tests have been logged. [To run Self-tests, Use:smartctl-t]








SMART Selective self-test log Data structure revision number 1


SPAN Min_lba Max_lba Current_test_status


1 0 0 not_testing


2 0 0 not_testing


3 0 0 Not_testing


4 0 0 Not_testing


5 0 0 Not_testing


Selective self-test Flags (0x0):


After scanning selected spans, does not read-scan remainder of disk.


If selective self-test is pending in power-up, resume after 0 minute delay.





[Root@xenserver-ds-monitor02 ~]# Xe Host-list


[Root@xenserver-ds-monitor02 ~]# Xe Host-list


UUID (RO): e46c7c34-5d62-4b73-93d2-1dae3a47eb47


Name-label (RW): Xenserver-ds-monitor02


Name-description (RW): Default Install








[Root@xenserver-ds-monitor02 ~]# Xe Host-list|awk ' Nr==1{print $} '


RO)


[Root@xenserver-ds-monitor02 ~]# Xe host-list|awk-f ': ' Nr==1{print $} '


E46c7c34-5d62-4b73-93d2-1dae3a47eb47


[Root@xenserver-ds-monitor02 ~]# Xe host-list|awk-f ': ' Nr==1{print $} '


E46c7c34-5d62-4b73-93d2-1dae3a47eb47


[Root@xenserver-ds-monitor02 ~]# Xe sr-create content-type=user Device-config:device=/dev/sda3 host-uuid=$ (XE Host-list|awk-f ': ' Nr==1{print $} ') name-label= "local Storage" Shared=false TYPE=LVM


1bf6873f-243a-8e78-af92-df1d43a49566


[Root@xenserver-ds-monitor02 ~]# Xe Sr-list


UUID (RO): 5344a404-3c3f-eaed-6ad3-688c5af50c00


Name-label (RW): Removable Storage


Name-description (RW):


Host (RO): Xenserver-ds-monitor02


Type (RO): Udev


Content-type (RO): Disk








UUID (RO): 1bf6873f-243a-8e78-af92-df1d43a49566


Name-label (RW): Local storage


Name-description (RW):


Host (RO): Xenserver-ds-monitor02


Type (RO): LVM


Content-type (RO): User








UUID (RO): 1a8d857d-7789-22a2-0107-b50557eee7b7


Name-label (RW): DVD drives


Name-description (RW): Physical DVD Drives


Host (RO): Xenserver-ds-monitor02


Type (RO): Udev


Content-type (RO): ISO








UUID (RO): ed3cc2ee-c279-9faa-a025-0d25259a6c3e


Name-label (RW): XenServer Tools


Name-description (RW): XenServer Tools ISOs


Host (RO): Xenserver-ds-monitor02


Type (RO): ISO


Content-type (RO): ISO








[Root@xenserver-ds-monitor02 ~]# sgdisk-p/dev/sdb


Caution:invalid main GPT header, but valid backup; Regenerating main Header


From backup!





Invalid Partition data!


[Root@xenserver-ds-monitor02 ~]# Sgdisk-og/dev/sdb


Caution:invalid main GPT header, but valid backup; Regenerating main Header


From backup!





Invalid Partition data!


Information:creating Fresh partition table; would override earlier problems!


The operation has completed successfully.


[Root@xenserver-ds-monitor02 ~]#

From the above information can be seen that this is a new disk, now need to add this disk to the XenServer local storage, the following to start the operation
Set the/DEV/SDB disk to GPT partition first

[Root@xenserver-ds-monitor02 ~]# Sgdisk-og/dev/sdb


Caution:invalid main GPT header, but valid backup; Regenerating main Header


From backup!





Invalid Partition data!


Information:creating Fresh partition table; would override earlier problems!


The operation has completed successfully.


[Root@xenserver-ds-monitor02 ~]# sgdisk-p/dev/sdb


Found valid GPT with corrupt MBR; Using GPT and would write new


Protective MBR on save.


disk/dev/sdb:5860533168 sectors, 2.7 TiB


Logical Sector size:512 bytes


Disk identifier (GUID): a4c214e2-b75b-45d5-a8e9-b29e761c439d


Partition table holds up to 128 entries


Usable sector is 5860533134 usable sector


Partitions is aligned on 2048-sector boundaries


Total free spaces is 5860533101 sectors (2.7 TiB)





Number Start (sector) end (sector) Size Code Name


[Root@xenserver-ds-monitor02 ~]#

Create a new disk partition/DEV/SDB1

[Root@xenserver-ds-monitor02 ~]# sgdisk-n 1:0-C 1: "LVM"-t 1:8e00/dev/sdb


Found valid GPT with corrupt MBR; Using GPT and would write new


Protective MBR on save.


The operation has completed successfully.


[Root@xenserver-ds-monitor02 ~]# sgdisk-p/dev/sdb


disk/dev/sdb:5860533168 sectors, 2.7 TiB


Logical Sector size:512 bytes


Disk identifier (GUID): a4c214e2-b75b-45d5-a8e9-b29e761c439d


Partition table holds up to 128 entries


Usable sector is 5860533134 usable sector


Partitions is aligned on 2048-sector boundaries


Total free spaces is 2014 sectors (1007.0 KiB)





Number Start (sector) end (sector) Size Code Name


1 2048 5860533134 2.7 TiB 8E00 LVM


[Root@xenserver-ds-monitor02 ~]#

Once the partitions are ready, we can add the disk directly to the XenServer local storage.

[Root@xenserver-ds-monitor02 ~]# Xe Host-list


UUID (RO): e46c7c34-5d62-4b73-93d2-1dae3a47eb47


Name-label (RW): Xenserver-ds-monitor02


Name-description (RW): Default Install








[Root@xenserver-ds-monitor02 ~]# Xe sr-create content-type=user device-config:device=/dev/sdb1 host-uuid= e46c7c34-5d62-4b73-93d2-1d9ae3a47eb47 name-label= "Local storage 2" Shared=false TYPE=LVM


bebbe4f1-a492-c434-ea7f-1f7cc679070c


[Root@xenserver-ds-monitor02 ~]# Xe sr-list name-label= "Local Storage 2"


UUID (RO): bebbe4f1-a492-c434-ea7f-1f7cc679070c


Name-label (RW): Local Storage 2


Name-description (RW):


Host (RO): Xenserver-ds-monitor02


Type (RO): LVM


Content-type (RO): User








[Root@xenserver-ds-monitor02 ~]#

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