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Hi, I'm trying to get the serial number of a storage device. I've tried sg3_utils and sg_inq does this. I tried calling the functions within the sg3 source files, but ...
  1. 06-08-2009 #1
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    SCSI inquiry to get storage device serial number

    Hi,

    I'm trying to get the serial number of a storage device. I've tried sg3_utils and sg_inq does this. I tried calling the functions within the sg3 source files, but I can't seem to build it even after including the relevant header files.

    I've also tried forming my own SCSI inquiry CDB and sending it to the device, but I only seem to get the vendor ID and product ID, no serial number and other information.

    Does anyone know how to use the functions within sg3_utils, or how to obtain the serial number?

    Thanks!
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    I looked in /proc/scsi and the only serial number I found was for my USB drive. None of the sata or ata drives showed any serial number information, though /proc/scsi/scsi shows all the channel, id, lun, make, model, and such - but no serial number.
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    If you get sg3_utils and use sg_inq you'd see the serial number. Anyway I figured it out. Just had to issue a SCSI INQUIRY command with different parameters...
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    FWIW, I have been able to get serial numbers using Seagate's Seatools utility program.
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    Quote Originally Posted by galapogos View Post
    If you get sg3_utils and use sg_inq you'd see the serial number. Anyway I figured it out. Just had to issue a SCSI INQUIRY command with different parameters...
    Good information. Thanks. I'll add those to my tool kit.
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