Hard Drives in Proxmox

System Overview

Linux wiobyrne 6.8.8-4-pve #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC PMX 6.8.8-4 (2024-07-26T11:15Z) x86_64

Storage Controllers

SATA Controllers

1. Marvell 88SE9172 SATA 6Gb/s Controller

   • PCI: 0000:08:00.0
   • 32-bit, 33MHz
   • Driver: ahci

2. Intel 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family 6-port SATA Controller

   • PCI: 0000:00:1f.2
   • AHCI mode
   • Driver: ahci

Hard Drive Inventory

System Drive

• CT1000MX500SSD1 (1TB SSD)
  • Device: /dev/sda
  • Serial: 2209E6128791
  • Size: 931GiB (1TB)
  • Configuration: GPT partitioned
  • Purpose: Proxmox system drive

Data Drives (12TB Seagate)

1. ST12000NM0127 - /dev/sdb

   • Serial: ZJV5PF47
   • Version: G005
   • Size: 10TiB (12TB)
   • Status: GPT partitioned

2. ST12000NM0127 - /dev/sdc

   • Serial: ZJV651W7
   • Version: G006
   • Size: 10TiB (12TB)
   • Status: Available for passthrough

3. ST12000NM0127 - /dev/sdd

   • Serial: ZJV0HJFD
   • Version: G005
   • Size: 10TiB (12TB)
   • Status: GPT partitioned

4. ST12000NM0127 - /dev/sde

   • Serial: ZJV27NZM
   • Version: G006
   • Size: 10TiB (12TB)
   • Status: GPT partitioned

Drive Identification Commands

Hardware Information

lshw -class disk -class storage

List Drives by ID

ls -l /dev/disk/by-id/

Passthrough Configuration

To add a drive to a VM (e.g., TrueNAS):

qm set 100 -scsi1 /dev/disk/by-id/ata-ST12000NM0127_ZJV651W7

Key Drive Identifiers

• /dev/sdc - Serial: ZJV651W7
• Device ID: ata-ST12000NM0127_ZJV651W7
• WWN: wwn-0x5000c500c340df04

Best Practices

1. Use device IDs rather than /dev/sdX for passthrough to ensure consistency across reboots
2. Verify drive status before passthrough operations
3. Document serial numbers for hardware tracking
4. Consider RAID configuration for data protection in TrueNAS

This configuration provides robust storage options for both Proxmox system operations and data storage through TrueNAS virtualization.