Wrong sector size(s) set when unsupported block size passed to openSeaChest_Format --formatUnit #156
Description
The Process
I tried to reformat a couple of Toshiba MG07SCA14TE SAS drives with the --formatUnit command:
root@truenas:~# openSeaChest_Format -d /dev/sg1 --formatUnit=4096 --fastFormat=1 --confirm this-will-erase-dataThe Issue
Unfortunately I assumed 4Kn was supported and didn't check first.
The issue is that openSeaChest_Format didn't complain about the unsupported size and ran a format anyways. It looks like instead of selecting 4Kn or staying at 512e the tool chose the largest supported size, which ended up being 528.
root@truenas:~# openSeaChest_Format -d /dev/sg1 --showSupportedFormats
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Logical Block Size PI-0 PI-1 PI-2 PI-3 Relative Performance Metadata Size
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512 Y ? ? N N/A N/A
520 Y ? ? N N/A N/A
* 528 Y ? ? N N/A N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------The physical sector size is also reported as changed, which seems strange to me(?).
Before the format:
Drive Capacity (TB/TiB): 14.00/12.73
Logical Sector Size (B): 512
Physical Sector Size (B): 4096
After the format:
Drive Capacity (TB/TiB): 13.93/12.67
Logical Sector Size (B): 528
Physical Sector Size (B): 4224
Now I have to reformat the drives (quick format not supported) to go back to full capacity and performance.
Suggested Change
I think the best way of handling this would be for openSeaChest_Format to refuse to attempt a format with a size not reported as being supported; and a flag to override if desired.
More Info
I update the drive firmware from 0102 to 0105 before running the format. I didn't powercycle the system between the firmware update and the format; which was dumb, but probably not the cause of the issue.
openSeaChest_Format Version: 3.0.4-6_2_0 X86_64
Full SATInfo:
/dev/sg1 - MG07SCA14TE - [SN] - 0105 - SCSI
Vendor ID: TOSHIBA
Model Number: MG07SCA14TE
Serial Number:
Firmware Revision: 0105
World Wide Name: 5000039978119CC1
Date Of Manufacture: Week 23, 2019
Drive Capacity (TB/TiB): 13.93/12.67
Temperature Data:
Current Temperature (C): 34
Highest Temperature (C): Not Reported
Lowest Temperature (C): Not Reported
Power On Time: 4 years 25 days 7 hours 34 minutes
Power On Hours: 35647.57
MaxLBA: 26382172159
Native MaxLBA: Not Reported
Logical Sector Size (B): 528
Physical Sector Size (B): 4224
Sector Alignment: 0
Rotation Rate (RPM): 7200
Form Factor: 3.5"
Last DST information:
DST has never been run
Long Drive Self Test Time: 1 day 9 minutes
Interface speed:
Port 0
Max Speed (GB/s): 12.0
Negotiated Speed (Gb/s): 12.0
Port 1
Max Speed (GB/s): 12.0
Negotiated Speed (Gb/s): Not Reported
Annualized Workload Rate (TB/yr): Not Reported
Total Bytes Read (B): Not Reported
Total Bytes Written (B): Not Reported
Encryption Support: Not Supported
Cache Size (MiB): Not Reported
Read Look-Ahead: Enabled
Write Cache: Enabled
SMART Status: Good
ATA Security Information: Not Supported
Firmware Download Support: Full, Segmented, Deferred
Number of Logical Units: 1
Specifications Supported:
SPC-4
Features Supported:
Protection Type 1
Protection Type 2
Persistent Reservations
Application Client Logging
Self Test
Automatic Write Reassignment [Enabled]
Automatic Read Reassignment [Enabled]
EPC [Enabled]
Informational Exceptions [Mode 0]
Translate Address
Format Unit
Sanitize
Adapter Information:
Adapter Type: PCI
Vendor ID: 1000h
Product ID: 00ACh
Revision: 0001h