Esxcli Vgc Beacon - Seagate ST1100FR0000 User Manual

The following example shows detailed output for the device 'vgca'. The first section of the monitor output shows physical
characteristics of the Seagate X8 Accelerator device such as raw device size, serial number, and overall device health, while
the latter half shows the configured mode, total read/write bytes and remaining flash life.
~# esxcli vgc monitor drive -d vgca
vgc-monitor: 3.2.55402.C7
Driver Uptime: 15:21
Card_Name Num_Partitions
vgca
Serial Number
Card Info
Rev : X8 Accelerator 52879, x8 Gen2
Temperature
Temp Throttle
Card State Details : Normal
Action Required
Partition
vgca0
Mode
Total Flash Bytes
Remaining Life
Partition State
Flash Reserves Left
7.3 E
SXCLI VGC BEACON
To facilitate service in a multiple-device installation, an individual device can identify itself by flashing its onboard LEDs.
Execute the "esxcli vgc beacon" command with the desired "vgc[a-z]" device or the corresponding PCI address, and "-b 1"or
"-b 0" to enable or disable the beacon respectively. When enabled, the named X8 Accelerator device can be identified using
two on-board LEDs flashing in unison.
vgc beacon command cannot be used on X8 Accelerator devices that are added in
N
OTE
Pass-Through mode and attached to Guest VMs.

~# esxcli vgc beacon

Usage: esxcli vgc beacon {cmd} [cmd options]
Available Commands:
drive
S X8 A
EAGATE CCELERATOR FOR
Card_Type
1 VIR-M2-LP-1100-1A
: SJT00097
: Part: SJT00097
: 53 C (Safe)
: Inactive
: None
Usable_Capacity RAID
2222 GB enabled
: maxcapacity
: 7135634805996958 (7.14PB) (reads)
881672207569084 (881.67TB) (writes)
: 94.32%
: READY
: 99.67%
Locate a drive by blinking its LEDs
VM ESX U
WARE I SER
Status
Good
G , R . A
UIDE EV
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