Disk format 520 to 512 netApp

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Hello everyone,

I am trying to format a NetApp 520 disk to 512 block size, but I’m encountering an issue. I’ve been using the sg_format and also setblocksize but i encounter this error for both tools:
“Sense key: Illegal Request”.

I’m wondering if this might be related to some kind of firmware lock or restriction on the disk. Has anyone faced a similar problem or found a solution for this?

Thank you in advance

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May the following help you:

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I have done this on a “ton” of drives :slight_smile: So I doubt the firmware on the drive makes a difference… I haven’t run into any issues, but I also mainly use NetApp drives.
Are using “sg_format --format --size 512 /dev/sd?” ?
And you are sure that you are pointing to the correct drive?
Can you see your drive with “lsblk” or “sg_scan” ?