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(October 17, 2013)
Appendix J – Identifying Physical Local Block
Devices on AhsayUBS
Method 1: Serial Number
The “Serial Number” is the unique identifier for a block device. Thus, the block
device can be found physically in the machine by its serial number.
Here are the steps to look for the serial number in the AhsayUBS WebAdmin:
1. In the page [Storage ] > [Summary], click on the block device icon
‘
’ that looking for.The page then will be redirected to [Storage] >
[Summary] > [Block Device Information].
2. If the “Serial Number” can be retrieved by the block device, the row
“Serial Number” will exist in the table.
Method 2: Device name
If a block device is connected to a specific controller e.g. 'ad' for ATA or 'da' for
SCSI. The connector will be named and ordered starting from 0, e.g. ad0, ad1,
da0, da1 … etc. Therefore, the block device can be identified according to the
controller name and the connector number.
To look for the device name, please follow the steps below:
1. In the page [ Storage ] > [ Summary ], click on the block device icon
‘
’ that looking for. The page then will be redirected to [ Storage ] >
[ Summary ] > [ Block Device Information ].
2. The “Device Name” exists in the information table.