Elastic Compute Service:Query serial numbers of block storage devices

Linux

1. Connect to an ECS instance.

   For information about the connection methods, see Connection method overview.

2. Run sudo fdisk -lu to list block storage devices attached to the instance.

   

   The output shows two block storage devices: system disk /dev/vda and data disk /dev/vdb.

3. Check whether the block storage devices use the NVMe protocol.

   • Non-NVMe devices use the /dev/vd[a-z] format. Examples: /dev/vdb, /dev/vdc, and /dev/vdd.

   • NVMe devices use the /dev/nvme<X>n1 format. Examples: /dev/nvme0n1, /dev/nvme1n1, and /dev/nvme2n1. See NVMe protocol.

4. Query the serial number of a block storage device.

   • For a non-NVMe block storage device, run the following command to query the serial number:

     udevadm info --query=all --name=<Name of the block storage device> | grep ID_SERIAL

     In this example, the serial number of /dev/vda is queried. The ID_SERIAL value in the output is the serial number: bp1d4foh3ef8bntl****.

     [ecs-user@ecs ~]$ udevadm info --query=all --name=/dev/vda | grep ID_SERIAL
     E: ID_SERIAL=bp1d4foh3ef8bntl****

     If the udevadm command does not return the serial number, use lsblk instead:

     sudo lsblk --output=NAME,SERIAL | grep <Name of the block storage device>

     In this example, the serial number of /dev/vdb is queried. The output shows the serial number: bp1eu6cpm9msq70b****.

     [ecs-user@ecs ~]$ sudo lsblk --output=NAME,SERIAL | grep vdb
     vdb    bp1eu6cpm9msq70b****

   • For an NVMe block storage device, run the following commands to query the serial number.

     1. Install the nvme-cli tool. The installation command varies by operating system.

        Alibaba Cloud Linux 2, Alibaba Cloud Linux 3, or CentOS 6 or later

        Note

        CentOS 6 reached end of life (EOL). In accordance with Linux community rules, all content was removed from the following CentOS 6 repository address: http://mirror.centos.org/centos-6/. If you continue to use the default CentOS 6 repository on Alibaba Cloud, an error is reported. To use specific installation packages of CentOS 6, change the CentOS 6 repository address. For more information, see How do I change CentOS 6 repository addresses?

        sudo yum install nvme-cli -y

        Debian 9 or later, or Ubuntu 14 or later

        Important

        Debain9 and Debain10 reached their EOL. If your instance runs Debain9 or Debain10, change the repository addresses of the operating system. See Change repository addresses after CentOS or Debian reached its EOL.

        sudo apt-get update
        sudo apt-get install nvme-cli -y

     2. Query the serial number:

        sudo nvme id-ctrl <Name of the block storage device> |grep "sn"

        In this example, the serial number of /dev/nvme1n1 is queried. The sn value in the output is the serial number: bp1bmed6djhiibh*****.

        [ecs-user@ecs ~]$ sudo nvme id-ctrl /dev/nvme1n1 |grep "sn"
        
        sn        : bp1bmed6djhiibh*****

Windows

• Windows Server 2012 or later

  1. Connect to an ECS instance.

     For information about the connection methods, see Connection method overview.

  2. Open Windows PowerShell.

     Enter PowerShell in the search box next to the Start icon and then click Windows PowerShell.

  3. Query the block storage devices corresponding to logical volumes (LVs):

     Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_LogicalDiskToPartition |select Antecedent, Dependent |fl

     View the Disk # values for each LV. The output shows that Disk C corresponds to Disk #0 and Disk D corresponds to Disk #1.

     PS C:\Users\Administrator> Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_LogicalDiskToPartition |select Antecedent, Dependent |fl
     
     Antecedent : Win32_DiskPartition (DeviceID = "Disk #0, Partition #0")
     Dependent  : Win32_LogicalDisk (DeviceID = "C:")
     
     Antecedent : Win32_DiskPartition (DeviceID = "Disk #1, Partition #0")
     Dependent  : Win32_LogicalDisk (DeviceID = "D:")

  4. Check whether block storage devices use the NVMe protocol and query their serial numbers:

     Get-Disk |select Number, SerialNumber, BusType

     • If BusType is not NVMe, the device is non-NVMe. In this example, the serial number of Disk #1 is queried. Find the value 1 in the Number column; the corresponding SerialNumber is bp14dzwwr539hzqi****.

       PS C:\Users\Administrator> Get-Disk |select Number, SerialNumber, BusType
       
       Number SerialNumber         BusType
       ------ ------------         ------- 
            1 bp14dzwwr539hzqi**** SCSI   
            0 bp16htuqeqnvlee8**** SCSI   

     • If BusType is NVMe, the device uses the NVMe protocol. In this example, the serial number of Disk #1 is queried. Find the value 1 in the Number column; the bp1heipctzsr7bhh**** part of the SerialNumber value is the serial number.

       PS C:\Users\Administrator> Get-Disk |select Number, SerialNumber
       
       Number SerialNumber                   BusType
       ------ ------------                   -------
            1 bp1heipctzsr7bhh****_00000001. NVMe
            0 bp16q98m9p2tssdt****_00000001. NVMe

       Note

       The SerialNumber value for each NVMe device consists of the serial number and a namespace ID (00000001).

• Earlier than Windows Server 2012

  1. Connect to an ECS instance.

     For information about the connection methods, see Connection method overview.

  2. Open Windows PowerShell.

     Enter PowerShell in the search box next to the Start icon and then click Windows PowerShell.

  3. Query the block storage devices corresponding to LVs:

     Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_LogicalDiskToPartition |select Antecedent, Dependent |fl

     View the Disk # values for each LV. The output shows that Disk C corresponds to Disk #0 and Disk D corresponds to Disk #1.

     PS C:\Users\Administrator> Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_LogicalDiskToPartition |select Antecedent, Dependent |fl
     
     Antecedent : \\ecs\root\cimv2:Win32_DiskPartition.DeviceID="Disk #0, Partition #0"
     Dependent  : \\ecs\root\cimv2:Win32_LogicalDisk.DeviceID="C:"
     
     
     Antecedent : \\ecs\root\cimv2:Win32_DiskPartition.DeviceID="Disk #1, Partition #0"
     Dependent  : \\ecs\root\cimv2:Win32_LogicalDisk.DeviceID="D:"

  4. Query the serial numbers:

     Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_PhysicalMedia |select Tag, Serialnumber

     In this example, the serial number of Disk #0 is queried. The output shows that the serial number of Disk #0 is bp1bet4g35opq6vq****.

     PS C:\Users\Administrator> Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_PhysicalMedia |select Tag, Serialnumber
     DeviceID           Serialnumber
     --------           ------------    
     \\.\PHYSICALDRIVE0 bp1bet4g35opq6vq****