→ Applies to: SynetoOS 5.x
From the Syneto OS Web UI, it is possible to retrieve drives details through an easy graphical interface.
The following table lists a series of commands that can be used to perform a variety of operations on drives.
| Command | Usage / Description |
| diskinfo |
Unified representation of drives. Queries ZFS and other tools to build a unique representation of all drives. OS drives are ignored up to version 5.1.4. |
| zfs |
Manage RAID, file system, and shares. Software RAID, filesystem, and volume manager. Used for RAID configurations, file systems, NFS shares, and virtual devices over ISCSI. |
| lsblk |
List and verify drives and partitions. CLI utility to list drives and partitions. Useful to check if the OS recognizes all drives and to view partition details. |
| ls -alh /dev/disk/by-id |
View drives by ID. Command to list all drives by ID and their respective mappings. |
| lsiutil |
Manage hardware RAID controllers. Broadcom software for managing controllers, especially on systems with hardware RAID (ESXi/SynetoOS). |
| ls /dev/disk/by-path |
Identify drives by SATA port. Command to list drives by physical SATA port path. Useful for systems running SynetoOS with software RAID. |
| mdadm |
Tool to manage Linux Software RAID on new-generation hardware. Manage software RAID on modern hardware. |
| smartctl |
Hardware diagnostics and SMART status monitoring. SMART tools for low-level hardware diagnostics and monitoring. |
| fdisk -l /dev/sdc |
Check physical block size. Command to retrieve the physical block size of a specific drive. |
| config disk show |
Display a general list of drives. Command to list all drives in the system. |
| ledctl locate=/dev/sdb |
Activate drive locator LED. Command to activate the blinking light for a specific drive. |
| ledctl locate_off=/dev/sdb |
Deactivate drive locator LED. Command to deactivate the blinking light for a specific drive. |
| zpool iostat -v flash |
Monitor ZFS pool performance. Command to monitor live usage, space, bandwidth, and IOPs of ZFS pools. |
| df -h /flash |
Check filesystem space usage. Command to check current usage of a specific filesystem from the OS perspective. |