Smart Storage Administrator Diagnostics and SSD Wear Gauge Utility CLI
Version 6.60-8.0 (linuxX64)
11/10/2025

Description
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  The Smart Storage Administrator Diagnostics and SSD Wear Gauge
  Utility CLI (SSADUCLI) is a command line application that creates a
  report of all storage controllers and disk drives. This report
  provides vital information to service personnel to assist in
  identifying faults or conditions that may require attention.

  The utility can also generate SSD Wear Gauge reports.  These
  reports contain wear (usage) information for all SSD devices
  attached to the system.

* All other product names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their
  respective companies.

Supported Operating Systems and Platforms
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Linux 64-bit components:
   SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (x86_64)
   SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (x86_64)
   SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (x86_64)
   SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 (x86_64)
   Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (x86_64)
   Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (x86_64)
   Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (x86_64)
   Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (x86_64)

   NOTE: For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 the sg driver must be manually
         added so that it is loaded at boot time. Without the sg driver being
         loaded, devices or controllers may not be discovered.
         Here is a recommended way to do this:

            sudo echo sg > /etc/modules-load.d/sg.conf
            sudo reboot

* Any platform that requires the CCISS driver should use version 3.6.28 or newer.

Installing and running Smart Storage Administrator
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  Installation:
    SSADUCLI is distributed using Red Hat Package Manager (RPM) packages and
    .deb packages for Debian.
    If there is an older version of SSACLI installed on the system, please
       use "rpm -e ssacli" to remove it first. Use "rpm -i <file name>" to
       install the application.
    Please type "man rpm" for other details regarding RPM.
    NOTE: On Debian systems, a ".deb" package file can be installed using the
    "dpkg -i ssacli.xxx.deb" command.  The dpkg -r ssacli command
    is used to remove the package.
    The software resides in /opt/smartstorageadmin/ssacli and the executable
    name is ssacli which is located in /usr/sbin.

  For Debian 64 bit:
     dpkg -i --force-architecture <file name>. ssacli requires the libunwind
     bit package to be installed.


  Running SSADUCLI:
   Open a command prompt and change directory (cd) to the location
      where SSADUCLI is installed.  This is commonly /opt/smartstorageadmin/ssaducli/bin.
   To generate a diagnostic report, enter the following command:

       ssaducli -f adu-report.zip

   To generate a SSD Wear gauge report, enter the following command:

       ssaducli -ssd -f ssd-report.zip

   More options can be found by "ssaducli -help".

Additional Notes
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Both the diagnostic and SSD wear gauge reports are generated in compressed
  (ZIP) format.

The diagnostic report output archive contains the following files:

   * ADUReport.txt          => Diagnostic report in text format
   * ADUReport.xml          => Diagnostic report in XML format
   * ADUReport.htm          => HTML viewer for diagnostic report
   * report.checksum        => checksum file
   * SlotX.txt (SlotX.old)  => Controller serial output log

   To view the diagnostic report in a browser, extract the ADUReport.htm. Open
      ADUReport.htm in the browser.

The SSD wear gauge report output archive contains the following files:

   * SmartSSDWearGaugeReport.txt => SSD wear gauge report in text format
   * SmartSSDWearGaugeReport.js  => SSD wear gauge report in JSON format
   * SmartSSDWearGaugeReport.htm => HTML viewer for the JSON wear gauge report

   To view the SSD wear gauge report in a browser, extract the
   SmartSSDWearGaugeReport.js, SmartSSDWearGaugeReport.htm files to a
   directory (both files must reside in the same directory).  Open
   SmartSSDWearGaugeReport.htm in the browser.

Support
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For support for SSADUCLI and Microchip/Adaptec RAID controllers and
HBAs, please visit https://www.microchip.com.
