Driver and Utility
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PCIe Flash Drive FlashMAX2&3 User’s Guide
Flash Drive Utility (ESXi)
This section describes the utility for the Flash Drive.
vgc-monitor
This is the main command you use to check the status of a Flash Drive.
Executing this command without any parameters outputs a list of all Flash
Drives installed on the server.
Command:
# /opt/vgc/bin/vgc-monitor -d
< drive name >
Example: To check the status of the Flash Drive in vgca
# opt/vgc/bin/vgc-monitor -d vgca
Use the
/opt/vgc/bin/vgc-monitor -d
command to find out the
x
in “vgcx”.
esxcli vgc-monitor -d
output example
vgc-monitor x.x(xxxxx.xx)
Driver Uptime:xx:xx
Card Name
Num Partitions
Card Type
Status
vgca
1
HIT-MX-LP-XXXX-XX Good
Serial Number
:xxxxxxxx
Card Info
:Part: SJTxxxxx
Rev:FlashMAX xxxxx,x8 Gen2
Temperature :xxC(Safe)
Temp Throttle :Inactive
Card State Details :Normal
Action Required :None
Partition
Usable Capacity
RAID
vgca0
xxxxxGB
enabled
Mode
:maxcapacity
Total Flash Bytes :xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (xx.xxTB) (reads)
xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (xx.xxTB) (writes)
Remaining Life
:xx.xx%
Partition State
:READY
Flash Reserves Left
:xx.xx%