Provided by: sg3-utils_1.36-1ubuntu1_amd64 
NAME
sg_luns - send SCSI REPORT LUNS command or decode given LUN
SYNOPSIS
sg_luns [--decode] [--help] [--hex] [--linux] [--maxlen=LEN] [--quiet] [--raw] [--select=SR] [--verbose]
[--version] DEVICE
sg_luns --test=ALUN [--hex] [--verbose]
DESCRIPTION
In the first form shown in the SYNOPSIS this utility sends the SCSI REPORT LUNS command to the DEVICE and
outputs the response. The response should be a list of LUNs ("a LUN inventory") for the I_T nexus
associated with the DEVICE. Roughly speaking that is all LUNs that share the target device that the
REPORT LUNS command is sent through. In the SPC-3 and SPC-4 SCSI standards support for the REPORT LUNS
command is mandatory.
When the --test=ALUN option is given (the second form in the SYNOPSIS), then the ALUN value is decoded as
outlined in SAM-3, SAM-4 and SAM-5 (revision 13, section 4.7) .
Where required below the first form shown in the SYNOPSIS is called "device mode" and the second form is
called "test mode".
OPTIONS
Arguments to long options are mandatory for short options as well.
-d, --decode
decode LUNs into their component parts, as described in the LUN section of SAM-3, SAM-4 and SAM-5.
-h, --help
output the usage message then exit.
-H, --hex
[device mode] when given once this utility will output the SCSI response (i.e. the data-out
buffer) to the REPORT LUNS command in ASCII hex then exit. When given twice it causes --decode to
output component fields in hex rather than decimal.
-H, --hex
[test mode] when this option is given, then decoded component fields of ALUN are output in hex.
-l, --linux
this option is only available in Linux. After the T10 representation of each 64 bit LUN (in 16
hexadecimal digits), if this option is given then to the right, in square brackets, is the Linux
LUN integer in decimal. If the --hex option is given twice (e.g. -HH) as well then the Linux LUN
integer is output in hexadecimal.
-m, --maxlen=LEN
where LEN is the (maximum) response length in bytes. It is placed in the cdb's "allocation length"
field. If not given (or LEN is zero) then 8192 is used. The maximum allowed value of LEN is
1048576.
-q, --quiet
output only the ASCII hex rendering of each report LUN, one per line. Without the --quiet option,
there is header information printed before the LUN listing.
-r, --raw
output the SCSI response (i.e. the data-out buffer) in binary (to stdout).
-s, --select=SR
this option sets the SELECT REPORT field (SR) in the SCSI REPORT LUNS command. The default value
is 0. For detailed information see the REPORT LUNS command in SPC (most recent is SPC-4 revision
36e in section 6.33). To simplify, for the I_T nexus associated with the DEVICE, the meanings of
the SR values defined to date for SPC-4 are:
0 : all LUNs excluding well known logical units
1 : well known logical units
2 : all LUNs
Values between 0xf8 and 0xff (inclusive) are vendor specific (SPC-4 rev 36e), other values greater
than 2 are reserved. This utility will accept any value between 0 and 255 (0xff) for SR .
-t, --test=ALUN
ALUN is assumed to be a hexadecimal number in ASCII hex or the letter 'L' followed by a decimal
number (see below). The hexadecimal number can be up to 64 bits in size (i.e. 16 hexadecimal
digits) and is padded to the right if less than 16 hexadecimal digits are given (e.g.
--test=0122003a represents T10 LUN 0122003a00000000). ALUN may be prefixed by '0x' or '0X' (e.g.
the previous example could have been --test=0x0122003a). ALUN may also be given with spaces or
tabs between each byte (or other grouping) but then ALUN would need to be surrounded by single or
double quotes. In the decimal number case (i.e. following a 'L') that number is assumed to be a
Linux "word flipped" LUN which is converted into a T10 LUN representation and printed. In both
cases the number is interpreted as a LUN and decoded as if the --decode option had been given.
Also when ALUN is a hexadecimal number it can have a trailing 'L' in which case the corresponding
Linux "word flipped" LUN value is output. The LUN is decoded in all cases.
-v, --verbose
increase the level of verbosity, (i.e. debug output).
-V, --version
print the version string and then exit.
NOTES
The SCSI REPORT LUNS command is important for Logical Unit (LU) discovery. After a target device is
discovered (usually via some transport specific mechanism), a REPORT LUNS command should either be sent
to LUN 0 (which is Peripheral device addressing method with bus_id=0 and target/lun=0) or to the REPORT
LUNS well known LUN (i.e. 0xc101000000000000). SAM-5 requires that one of these responds with an
inventory of LUNS that are contained in this target device.
In test mode, if the --hex option is given once then in the decoded output, some of the component fields
are printed in hex with leading zeros. The leading zeros are to indicate the size of the component
field. For example: in the Peripheral device addressing method (16 bits overall), the bus ID is 6 bits
wide and the target/LUN field is 8 bits wide; so both are shown with two hex digits (e.g. bus_id=0x02,
target=0x3a).
EXAMPLES
Typically by the time user space programs get to run, SCSI LUs have been discovered. In Linux the lsscsi
utility lists the LUs that are currently present. The LUN of a device (LU) is the fourth element in the
tuple at the beginning of each line. Below we see a target (or "I_T Nexus": "6:0:0") has two LUNS: 1 and
49409. If 49409 is converted into T10 LUN format it is 0xc101000000000000 which is the REPORT LUNS well
known LUN.
# lsscsi -g
[6:0:0:1] disk Linux scsi_debug 0004 /dev/sdb /dev/sg1
[6:0:0:49409]wlun Linux scsi_debug 0004 - /dev/sg2
We could send a REPORT LUNS command to either /dev/sdb, /dev/sg1 or /dev/sg2 and get the same result.
Below we use /dev/sg1 :
# sg_luns /dev/sg1
Lun list length = 8 which imples 1 lun entry
Report luns [select_report=0x0]:
0001000000000000
That is a bit noisy so cut down the clutter with --quiet:
# sg_luns -q /dev/sg1
0001000000000000
Now decode that LUN into its component parts:
# sg_luns -d -q /dev/sg1
0001000000000000
Peripheral device addressing: lun=1
Would like to see how wide that component LUN field is:
# sg_luns -d -q -HH /dev/sg1
0001000000000000
Peripheral device addressing: lun=0x01
So it is 8 bits wide (actually between 5 and 8 bits wide, inclusive). Now use --select=1 to find out if
there are any well known LUNs:
# sg_luns -q -s 1 /dev/sg1
c101000000000000
So how many LUNs do we have all together (associated with the current I_T Nexus):
# sg_luns -q -s 2 /dev/sg1
0001000000000000
c101000000000000
# sg_luns -q -s 2 -d /dev/sg1
0001000000000000
Peripheral device addressing: lun=1
c101000000000000
REPORT LUNS well known logical unit
The following example uses the --linux option and is not available in other operating systems. The extra
number in square brackets is the Linux version of T10 LUN shown at the start of the line.
# sg_luns -q -s 2 -l /dev/sg1
0001000000000000 [1]
c101000000000000 [49409]
Now we use the --test= option to decode LUNS input on the command line (rather than send a REPORT LUNS
command and act on the response):
# sg_luns --test=0001000000000000
Decoded LUN:
Peripheral device addressing: lun=1
# sg_luns --test="c1 01"
Decoded LUN:
REPORT LUNS well known logical unit
# sg_luns -t 0x023a004b -H
Decoded LUN:
Peripheral device addressing: bus_id=0x02, target=0x3a
>>Second level addressing:
Peripheral device addressing: lun=0x4b
The next example is Linux specific as we try to find out what the Linux LUN 49409 translates to in the
T10 world:
# sg_luns --test=L49409
64 bit LUN in T10 preferred (hex) format: c1 01 00 00 00 00 00 00
Decoded LUN:
REPORT LUNS well known logical unit
And the mapping between T10 and Linux LUN representations can be done the other way:
# sg_luns -t c101L
Linux 'word flipped' integer LUN representation: 49409
Decoded LUN:
REPORT LUNS well known logical unit
EXIT STATUS
The exit status of sg_luns is 0 when it is successful. Otherwise see the sg3_utils(8) man page.
AUTHORS
Written by Douglas Gilbert.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <dgilbert at interlog dot com>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2004-2013 Douglas Gilbert
This software is distributed under a FreeBSD license. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY
or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
SEE ALSO
sg_inq(8)
sg3_utils-1.36 May 2013 SG_LUNS(8)