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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9
  • AFF/FAS systems

Issue

  • When running the disk show command from the CLI, multiple disks appear with a status of unknown.

cluster1::> disk show -container-type unknown 
Usable           Disk    Container   Container
Disk                   Size Shelf Bay Type    Type        Name      Owner
---------------- ---------- ----- --- ------- ----------- --------- --------
2.1.1                     -     1   1 SAS     unknown     -
2.1.2                     -     1   2 SAS     unknown     -
2.1.3                     -     1   3 SAS     unknown     -
2.1.4                     -     1   4 SAS     unknown     -
2.1.5                     -     1   5 SAS     unknown     -
2.1.6                     -     1   6 SAS     unknown     -
2.1.7                     -     1   7 SAS     unknown     -
2.1.8                     -     1   8 SAS     unknown     -
2.1.9                     -     1   9 SAS     unknown     -
2.1.10                    -     1  10 SAS     unknown     -
2.1.11                    -     1  11 SAS     unknown     -

  • When checking with disk show -v, the system ID for these unknown disks is not associated with the current system.

node-01> disk show -v
DISK         OWNER                     POOL   SERIAL NUMBER
---------    -------------             -----  -------------
0c.00.8P2    node-02  (222222222)    Pool0  1672A1XXXXXXNP002     node-02  (222222222)                          Block
0c.00.6      node-02  (222222222)    Pool0  1672A1XXXXXX          node-02  (222222222)                          Block
0c.00.6P1    node-02  (222222222)    Pool0  1672A1XXXXXXNP001     node-02  (222222222)                          Block
0c.00.6P2    node-02  (222222222)    Pool0  1672A1XXXXXXNP002     node-02  (222222222)                          Block
0c.00.4      node-01  (111111111)    Pool0  1672A1XXXXXX          node-01  (111111111)                          Block
0c.00.4P1    node-01  (111111111)    Pool0  1672A1XXXXXXNP001     node-01  (111111111)                          Block
0c.00.4P2    node-01  (111111111)    Pool0  1672A1XXXXXXNP002     node-01  (111111111)                          Block
0a.01.3               (333333333)    Pool0  X562XXXXX2KL                   (333333333)                          Block
0a.01.5               (333333333)    Pool0  X572XXXXX2KL                   (333333333)                          Block
0a.01.6               (333333333)    Pool0  X572XXXXX2KL                   (333333333)                          Block

In the above, disks with system ID (333333333) are not owned by the current system.

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