#serial-number

Fixed: Is a hard drive's serial number globally unique? #computers #answer #fix

Is a hard drive’s serial number globally unique?

On Linux I can use smartctl to get a hard drive’s vendor, model, firmware revision and serial number:

# smartctl -a /dev/sdb smartctl 5.40 2010-07-12 r3124 [x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu] (local build) Copyright (C) 2002-10 by Bruce Allen, http://smartmontools.sourceforge.netDevice: SEAGATE ST9300603SS Version: 0006 Serial number: 6SE1ZCSR0000B121LU63…

Solution: Is a hard drive's serial number globally unique? #programming #it #computers

Is a hard drive’s serial number globally unique?

On Linux I can use smartctl to get a hard drive’s vendor, model, firmware revision and serial number:

# smartctl -a /dev/sdb smartctl 5.40 2010-07-12 r3124 [x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu] (local build) Copyright (C) 2002-10 by Bruce Allen, http://smartmontools.sourceforge.netDevice: SEAGATE ST9300603SS Version: 0006 Serial number: 6SE1ZCSR0000B121LU63…