The scsi_id command retrieves the unique SCSI identifier (SCSI ID) of a SCSI device attached to the server. SCSI ID is a unique identifier assigned to a SCSI device by the controller, which is used to differentiate the device.
- About scsi_id: To retrieve and generate a unique SCSI identifier
- Comes From : udev-147
- Configuration Files:
- Path: /sbin/scsi_id
Examples:
1. To retrieve and generate a unique SCSI identifier
| $ scsi_id |
2. To Send SG_IO commands to device
| $ scsi_id –device=device /dev/sdc |
3. To treat the device as black listed, and do nothing unless a white listed device is found
| $ scsi_id –blacklisted |
4. To read configuration and black/white list entries from config-file
| $ scsi_id –config=config-file |
5. To treat the device as white listed
| $ scsi_id –whitelisted |
6. To use SCSI INQUIRY VPD page code 0x80, 0x83, or pre-spc3-83
| $ scsi_id –page=0x80|0x83|pre-spc3-83 |
7. To reformat the output
| $ scsi_id –replace-whitespace |
8. To export all data in KEY= format used to import in other programs
| $ scsi_id –export |
9. To generate verbose debugging output
| $ scsi_id –verbose |
10. To display the version
| $ scsi_id –version |
Related Commands: udev
