User Guide
5. System Management
5.4 Subenclosure Nickname
Element Descriptor (SES) [ed] [0x7]
Additional Element Status (SES-2) [aes] [0xa]
Download Microcode (SES-2) [dm] [0xe]
Subenclosure Nickname (SES-2) [snic] [0xf]
<unknown> [0x10]
<unknown> [0x17]
If supported, the Subenclosure Nickname page will be included as one of the Supported
Diagnostic Pages.
View the Nickname
Step 2 : Use the sg_ses <device> -p0xf command to view the Subenclosure Nickname page:
# sg_ses <device> -p0xf
<manufacturer> <regulatorymodel> <firmwareversion>
Subenclosure nickname status diagnostic page:
number of secondary subenclosures: 0
generation code: 0x0
subenclosure identifier: 0
nickname status: 0x0
nickname additional status: 0x0
nickname language code:
nickname:
Note: In the example above, the subenclosure's nickname is set to an empty
string ("").
Set the Nickname
Step 3 : Use the sg_ses <device> -p0xf -c --nickname=<nickname> command to set the
subenclosure's nickname:
# sg_ses <device> -p0xf -c --nickname=<nickname>
<manufacturer> <regulatorymodel> <firmwareversion>
No errors
Note: If the nickname contains one or more spaces, enclose the name in either
single quotes (i.e. 'device nickname') or double quotes (i.e. "device nickname").
If the command was successful, No errors will be returned.
Step 4 : Repeat the sg_ses <device> -p0xf command to view the Subenclosure Nickname page and
verify that the nickname was set as intended:
# sg_ses <device> -p0xf
<manufacturer> <regulatorymodel> <firmwareversion>
Subenclosure nickname status diagnostic page:
number of secondary subenclosures: 0
generation code: 0x0
subenclosure identifier: 0
nickname status: 0x0
nickname additional status: 0x0
nickname language code:
nickname: <nickname>
Clear the Nickname
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