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Verify 250GB Drives on R630-01

Date: 2025-12-13
Purpose: Verify status of 6x 250GB drives on R630-01 for Ceph OSD creation

Quick Start

Option 1: Run Verification Script (Recommended)

# Copy script to R630-01
scp scripts/verify-r630-250gb-drives.sh [email protected]:/tmp/

# SSH to R630-01
ssh [email protected]

# Run verification script
bash /tmp/verify-r630-250gb-drives.sh > /tmp/disk-verification.log 2>&1

# Review results
cat /tmp/disk-verification.log

Option 2: Manual Verification Commands

SSH to R630-01 and run these commands:

# 1. List all block devices
lsblk -o NAME,SIZE,TYPE,MOUNTPOINT,FSTYPE,MODEL,SERIAL

# 2. List all physical disks
fdisk -l | grep -E "^Disk /dev/sd"

# 3. Find 250GB drives (232-260 GB range)
for disk in /dev/sd[a-z]; do
    if [ -b "$disk" ]; then
        size=$(fdisk -l "$disk" 2>/dev/null | grep "^Disk $disk" | awk '{print $3, $4}')
        echo "$disk: $size"
    fi
done

# 4. Check current Ceph OSDs
ceph osd tree
ceph osd df

# 5. Check storage pools
pvesm status

# 6. Check volume groups
vgs
pvs

What to Look For

Expected Findings

6x 250GB drives should be visible in lsblk or fdisk -l
Drive sizes should be around 232-260 GB (250GB drives)
Available drives should have:
- ✅ No mount point
- ✅ No partitions (or empty partition table)
- ✅ Not in any volume group
- ✅ Not used by Ceph

Drive Identification

Look for drives like:

sdc    250G  disk        # Available!
sdd    250G  disk        # Available!
sde    250GB disk        # Available!
...

Current Known Disks

sda: 279.4 GB (300GB) - Proxmox installation
sdb: 279.4 GB (300GB) - Ceph OSD
sdc-sdh: Should be 6x 250GB drives (to be verified)

Verification Checklist

After running the script, check:

Are 6x 250GB drives detected?
What are their device names? (sdc, sdd, sde, etc.)
Are they initialized? (do they show up in fdisk?)
Do they have partitions?
Are they mounted?
Are they in any volume group?
Are they used by Ceph?
Which one(s) are available for OSD creation?

Expected Output Examples

Good: Available Drive

sdc    250G  disk        # No mount, no partitions, not in VG

Warning: Drive in Use

sdc    250G  disk
└─sdc1 250G  part  /mnt/something  ext4  # Has partition and mount

Warning: Drive in Volume Group

sdc    250G  disk
└─sdc1 250G  part        LVM2_member  # In LVM volume group

Next Steps After Verification

If Drives Are Available

Choose one drive (e.g., sdc)
Verify it's safe (no data, not in use)
Create Ceph OSD:
```
ceph-volume lvm create --data /dev/sdc
```
Verify OSD created:
```
ceph osd tree
ceph health
```

If Drives Are Not Detected

Check PERC controller (if using hardware RAID):
```
omreport storage pdisk
```

Check system logs:

dmesg | grep -i sd
journalctl -k | grep -i disk

Physical inspection - Verify drives are installed

If Drives Are in Use

If in RAID: Check PERC controller configuration
If in LVM: Check if they're part of a storage pool
If mounted: Check what's using them
Decide: Can they be safely repurposed?

Troubleshooting

Issue: Drives Not Showing Up

Possible causes:

Drives not physically installed
PERC controller not configured
Drives need to be initialized
System needs reboot to detect drives

Solutions:

Check physical installation
Check PERC controller: omreport storage pdisk
Initialize drives in PERC if needed
Reboot system if drives were just installed

Issue: Drives Show But Can't Use