Retrieve Device Paths In A Windows Server With Hba330 Controller - Dell EMC VxFlex Ready Node 13G Manual

Retrieve device paths in a Windows server with HBA330
controller
Cache = RWTD (for HDDs with DAS Cache)
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Cache = NRWTD (for SSDs)
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Cache = RWBD (for HDDs)
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After you finish
After creating VD on Windows servers, proceed with the instructions for retrieving the
device path that match the type of controller card in your server (HBA330 or H730).
Retrieve the device paths in a Windows-based VxFlex Ready Node server with
HBA330 controller card.
Before you begin
Ensure that you have administrator-level user access to the server.
In Windows servers:
The operating system device path is in the format PhysicalDriveX, where
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the disk number.
Run the commands from the command prompt.
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Procedure
1. Log in to the server.
2. Display the device list:
wmic diskdrive get deviceid,interfacetype | findstr /c:"SCSI"
Output similar to the following is displayed:
The device path for each device is shown in the output, and ends in
PhysicalDriveX. Use these paths when adding devices to a VxFlex OS SDS.
3. Ensure that all devices are online and initialized:
a. From the Windows Start menu, open Disk Management.
The Disk Management screen appears.
b. Check the state of all the devices to be used by VxFlex OS both for storage
and cache. Each device will be either online or offline.
c. Change the state of each offline device by right-clicking it and selecting
Online.
d. Check whether the state of any devices is Not Initialized.

Retrieve device paths in a Windows server with HBA330 controller

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