Skip to content

stanford-rc/sasutils

Repository files navigation

sasutils is a set of command-line tools and a Python library to ease the administration of Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) storage networks.

Supported Python Versions License

sasutils command-line tools

  • sas_counters
  • sas_devices
  • sas_discover
  • ses_report

Also, a few "zeroconf" udev scripts for use in udev rules that create friendly device aliases using SES-2 subenclosure nicknames.

  • sas_mpath_snic_alias
  • sas_sd_snic_alias
  • sas_st_snic_alias

Note

While sasutils gets most of the system data from sysfs (/sys), sg_ses (available in sg3_utils or sg3-utils) and smp_discover (available in smp_utils or smp-utils) are required for some SES features to work.

Warning

sasutils is known to be broken with the new SAS 24Gb/s Broadcom driver mpi3mr. This driver is currently not creating sas objects (sas_host, etc.) in sysfs, which are used by sasutils. Suggestions are welcome.

sas_counters

sas_counters reports SAS/SES/SD I/O and phy error counters and provides SAS topology information in an output suitable for Carbon/Graphite. This command also supports SES-2 nicknames as seen in the example below (io1-sassw1 is the nickname of a SAS switch and io1-jbod1-0 is the nickname of a JBOD SIM).

$ sas_counters
...
oak-io1-s1.SAS9300-8e.0x500605b00ab01234.Switch184.io1-sassw1.JB4602_SIM_0.io1-jbod1-0.bays.41.ST8000NM0075.0x5000c50084c79876.ioerr_cnt 2 1487457378
oak-io1-s1.SAS9300-8e.0x500605b00ab01234.Switch184.io1-sassw1.JB4602_SIM_0.io1-jbod1-0.bays.41.ST8000NM0075.0x5000c50084c79876.iodone_cnt 7154904 1487457378
oak-io1-s1.SAS9300-8e.0x500605b00ab01234.Switch184.io1-sassw1.JB4602_SIM_0.io1-jbod1-0.bays.41.ST8000NM0075.0x5000c50084c79876.iorequest_cnt 7154906 1487457378
...
oak-io1-s1.SAS9300-8e.0x500605b00ab05678.Switch184.io1-sassw2.phys.15.invalid_dword_count 5 1487457378
oak-io1-s1.SAS9300-8e.0x500605b00ab05678.Switch184.io1-sassw2.phys.15.loss_of_dword_sync_count 1 1487457378
oak-io1-s1.SAS9300-8e.0x500605b00ab05678.Switch184.io1-sassw2.phys.15.phy_reset_problem_count 0 1487457378
oak-io1-s1.SAS9300-8e.0x500605b00ab05678.Switch184.io1-sassw2.phys.15.running_disparity_error_count 1 1487457378
...

sas_discover

Display SAS topology. By default, sas_discover tries to fold common devices (like disks). Use -v, -vv or -vvv and --addr to display more details. Below is an example with a large topology with multiple SAS HBAs, SAS switches and SAS JBODs.

$ sas_discover -v
oak-io8-s2
|--host1 HBA 9500-16e
|  `--8x--expander-1:0 ASTEK
|         |--1x--end_device-1:0:0
|         |      `--enclosure io8-sassw2 ASTEK
|         |--4x--expander-1:1 HGST
|         |      |--1x--end_device-1:1:0
|         |      |      `--enclosure io8-jbod1 HGST
|         |      |--10x--expander-1:9 HGST
|         |      |  `-- 50 x end_device -- disk
|         |      `--10x--expander-1:10 HGST
|         |         `-- 51 x end_device -- disk
|         |--4x--expander-1:2 HGST
|         |      |--1x--end_device-1:2:0
|         |      |      `--enclosure io8-jbod2 HGST
|         |      |--10x--expander-1:11 HGST
|         |      |  `-- 51 x end_device -- disk
|         |      `--10x--expander-1:12 HGST
|         |         `-- 51 x end_device -- disk
|         |--4x--expander-1:3 HGST
|         |      |--1x--end_device-1:3:0
|         |      |      `--enclosure io8-jbod3 HGST
|         |      |--10x--expander-1:13 HGST
|         |      |  `-- 51 x end_device -- disk
|         |      `--10x--expander-1:14 HGST
|         |         `-- 51 x end_device -- disk
|         |--4x--expander-1:4 HGST
|         |      |--1x--end_device-1:4:0
|         |      |      `--enclosure io8-jbod4 HGST
|         |      |--10x--expander-1:15 HGST
|         |      |  `-- 51 x end_device -- disk
|         |      `--10x--expander-1:16 HGST
|         |         `-- 51 x end_device -- disk
|         |--4x--expander-1:5 HGST
|         |      |--1x--end_device-1:5:0
|         |      |      `--enclosure io8-jbod5 HGST
|         |      |--10x--expander-1:17 HGST
|         |      |  `-- 51 x end_device -- disk
|         |      `--10x--expander-1:18 HGST
|         |         `-- 51 x end_device -- disk
|         |--4x--expander-1:6 HGST
|         |      |--1x--end_device-1:6:0
|         |      |      `--enclosure io8-jbod6 HGST
|         |      |--10x--expander-1:19 HGST
|         |      |  `-- 51 x end_device -- disk
|         |      `--10x--expander-1:20 HGST
|         |         `-- 51 x end_device -- disk
|         |--4x--expander-1:7 HGST
|         |      |--1x--end_device-1:7:0
|         |      |      `--enclosure io8-jbod7 HGST
|         |      |--10x--expander-1:21 HGST
|         |      |  `-- 51 x end_device -- disk
|         |      `--10x--expander-1:22 HGST
|         |         `-- 51 x end_device -- disk
|         `--4x--expander-1:8 HGST
|                |--1x--end_device-1:8:0
|                |      `--enclosure io8-jbod8 HGST
|                |--10x--expander-1:23 HGST
|                |  `-- 51 x end_device -- disk
|                `--10x--expander-1:24 HGST
|                   `-- 51 x end_device -- disk
`--host10 HBA 9500-16e
   `--8x--expander-10:0 ASTEK
          |--1x--end_device-10:0:0
          |      `--enclosure io8-sassw1 ASTEK
          |--4x--expander-10:1 HGST
          |      |--1x--end_device-10:1:0
          |      |      `--enclosure io8-jbod1 HGST
          |      |--10x--expander-10:9 HGST
          |      |  `-- 50 x end_device -- disk
          |      `--10x--expander-10:10 HGST
          |         `-- 51 x end_device -- disk
          |--4x--expander-10:2 HGST
          |      |--1x--end_device-10:2:0
          |      |      `--enclosure io8-jbod2 HGST
          |      |--10x--expander-10:11 HGST
          |      |  `-- 51 x end_device -- disk
          |      `--10x--expander-10:12 HGST
          |         `-- 51 x end_device -- disk
          |--4x--expander-10:3 HGST
          |      |--1x--end_device-10:3:0
          |      |      `--enclosure io8-jbod3 HGST
          |      |--10x--expander-10:13 HGST
          |      |  `-- 51 x end_device -- disk
          |      `--10x--expander-10:14 HGST
          |         `-- 51 x end_device -- disk
          |--4x--expander-10:4 HGST
          |      |--1x--end_device-10:4:0
          |      |      `--enclosure io8-jbod4 HGST
          |      |--10x--expander-10:15 HGST
          |      |  `-- 51 x end_device -- disk
          |      `--10x--expander-10:16 HGST
          |         `-- 51 x end_device -- disk
          |--4x--expander-10:5 HGST
          |      |--1x--end_device-10:5:0
          |      |      `--enclosure io8-jbod5 HGST
          |      |--10x--expander-10:17 HGST
          |      |  `-- 51 x end_device -- disk
          |      `--10x--expander-10:18 HGST
          |         `-- 51 x end_device -- disk
          |--4x--expander-10:6 HGST
          |      |--1x--end_device-10:6:0
          |      |      `--enclosure io8-jbod6 HGST
          |      |--10x--expander-10:19 HGST
          |      |  `-- 51 x end_device -- disk
          |      `--10x--expander-10:20 HGST
          |         `-- 51 x end_device -- disk
          |--4x--expander-10:7 HGST
          |      |--1x--end_device-10:7:0
          |      |      `--enclosure io8-jbod7 HGST
          |      |--10x--expander-10:21 HGST
          |      |  `-- 51 x end_device -- disk
          |      `--10x--expander-10:22 HGST
          |         `-- 51 x end_device -- disk
          `--4x--expander-10:8 HGST
                 |--1x--end_device-10:8:0
                 |      `--enclosure io8-jbod8 HGST
                 |--10x--expander-10:23 HGST
                 |  `-- 51 x end_device -- disk
                 `--10x--expander-10:24 HGST
                    `-- 51 x end_device -- disk

Use sas_discover --counters to display the number of SCSI commands issued (req), completed or rejected (done) and the ones that completed with an error (error).

sas_devices

Zeroconf tool that scans SAS devices and resolves associated enclosures. Useful to quickly check cabling and hardware setup.

When used with -v, sas_devices will also display all disk devices with serial numbers.

The following example shows a proper detection of a 60-disk JBOD with 2 SIMs/IOMs (an "enclosure group").

$ sas_devices
Found 2 SAS hosts
Found 4 SAS expanders
Found 1 enclosure groups
        Enclosure group: [io1-jbod1-0][io1-jbod1-1]
        NUM         VENDOR            MODEL    REV     SIZE  PATHS
         60 x      SEAGATE     ST8000NM0075   E004    8.0TB      2
Total: 60 block devices in enclosure group

The following example shows a proper detection of four Seagate Exos E JBOFs with 15.4TB SSDs. Note that 2 IOMs are detected for each JBOF and they have the same SES-2 nickname (this is normal with this hardware).

$ sas_devices
Found 2 SAS hosts
Found 8 SAS expanders
Found 4 enclosure groups
Enclosure group: [io1-jbof4][io1-jbof4]
NUM         VENDOR            MODEL    REV     SIZE  PATHS
 24 x      SEAGATE   XS15360SE70084   0003   15.4TB      2
Total: 24 block devices in enclosure group
Enclosure group: [io1-jbof2][io1-jbof2]
NUM         VENDOR            MODEL    REV     SIZE  PATHS
 24 x      SEAGATE   XS15360SE70084   0003   15.4TB      2
Total: 24 block devices in enclosure group
Enclosure group: [io1-jbof3][io1-jbof3]
NUM         VENDOR            MODEL    REV     SIZE  PATHS
 24 x      SEAGATE   XS15360SE70084   0003   15.4TB      2
Total: 24 block devices in enclosure group
Enclosure group: [io1-jbof1][io1-jbof1]
NUM         VENDOR            MODEL    REV     SIZE  PATHS
 24 x      SEAGATE   XS15360SE70084   0003   15.4TB      2
Total: 24 block devices in enclosure group

ses_report

SES status and environmental metrics.

Used with -c, this command will find all enclosures and then use SES-2 nicknames and use sg_ses to output results suitable for Carbon/Graphite.

$ ses_report -c --prefix=datacenter.stanford
datacenter.stanford.io1-sassw1.Cooling.Left_Fan.speed_rpm 19560 1476486766
datacenter.stanford.io1-sassw1.Cooling.Right_Fan.speed_rpm 19080 1476486766
datacenter.stanford.io1-sassw1.Cooling.Center_Fan.speed_rpm 19490 1476486766
...

Use -s to get the status of all detected SES Element Descriptors.

# ses_report -s --prefix=datacenter.stanford | grep SIM
datacenter.stanford.io1-jbod1-0.Enclosure_services_controller_electronics.SIM_00 OK
datacenter.stanford.io1-jbod1-0.Enclosure_services_controller_electronics.SIM_01 OK
datacenter.stanford.io1-jbod1-0.SAS_expander.SAS_Expander_SIM_0 OK
datacenter.stanford.io1-jbod1-0.SAS_expander.SAS_Expander_ISIM_2 OK
datacenter.stanford.io1-jbod1-0.SAS_expander.SAS_Expander_ISIM_0 OK
datacenter.stanford.io1-jbod1-1.Enclosure_services_controller_electronics.SIM_00 OK
datacenter.stanford.io1-jbod1-1.Enclosure_services_controller_electronics.SIM_01 OK
datacenter.stanford.io1-jbod1-1.SAS_expander.SAS_Expander_SIM_1 OK
datacenter.stanford.io1-jbod1-1.SAS_expander.SAS_Expander_ISIM_3 OK
datacenter.stanford.io1-jbod1-1.SAS_expander.SAS_Expander_ISIM_1 OK

Warning

ses_report requires a recent version of sg3_utils and won't work with the version shipped with CentOS 6 for example.

sas_sd_snic_alias and sas_st_snic_alias

Generate udev aliases using the SES-2 subenclosure nickname and bay identifier of each device. These scripts can also be used as examples and adapted to your specific needs.

For example, for block devices, add the following to your udev rules:

KERNEL=="sd*", PROGRAM="/usr/bin/sas_sd_snic_alias %k", SYMLINK+="%c"

Or, for SAS tape drives behind SAS switches (that act as enclosures):

KERNEL=="st*", PROGRAM="/usr/bin/sas_st_snic_alias %k", SYMLINK+="%c"

This should generate udev aliases made of the device subenclosure nickname followed by the bay identifier. In the following case, io1-jbod1-0 is the subenclosure nickname (here SIM 0 of JBOD #1).

$ ls -l /dev/io1-jbod1-0-bay26
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 Oct 14 21:00 /dev/io1-jbod1-0-bay26 -> sdab

Note

Use sg_ses --nickname=... to define SES-2 subenclosure nicknames.

sas_mpath_snic_alias

This utility is very similar to sas_sd_snic_alias but only accepts device-mapper devices. Add the following line to your udev rules:

KERNEL=="dm-[0-9]*", PROGRAM="/usr/bin/sas_mpath_snic_alias %k", SYMLINK+="mapper/%c"

This will result in useful symlinks.

$ ls -l /dev/mapper/io1-jbod1-bay26
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 8 Oct 14 21:00 /dev/mapper/io1-jbod1-bay26 -> ../dm-31

Note

For sas_mpath_snic_alias to work with a JBOD having two SIMs, both enclosure nicknames should have a common prefix (eg. "myjbodX-") that will be automatically used.

sasutils Python library

Documentation will be available on the wiki.

  • the following example will list all SAS hosts (controllers) found in sysfs

    from sasutils.sas import SASHost
    from sasutils.sysfs import sysfs
    
    # sysfs is a helper to walk through sysfs (/sys)
    for node in sysfs.node('class').node('sas_host'):
    
        # Instantiate SASHost with the sas_host sysfs device class
        host = SASHost(node.node('device'))
    
        # To get its sysfs name, use:
        print(host.name)
        # To get attributes from scsi_host, use:
        print('  %s' % host.scsi_host.attrs.host_sas_address)
        print('  %s' % host.scsi_host.attrs.version_fw)
  • See also https://github.com/stanford-rc/sasutils/wiki/Code-snippets

Author:Stephane Thiell - Stanford Research Computing Center