# sg\_persist PR in: command not supported

**URL:** <https://forums.suse.com/t/sg-persist-pr-in-command-not-supported/27630>\
**Category:** SLES Configure-Administer\
**Created:** [November 17, 2015, 4:07pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/sg-persist-pr-in-command-not-supported/27630 "2015-11-17T16:07:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![DoraPatterson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ba0ec/32.png) [@DoraPatterson](https://forums.suse.com/u/DoraPatterson)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2015, 4:07pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/sg-persist-pr-in-command-not-supported/27630/1 "2015-11-17T16:07:01Z")

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Hello experts,

I have some problem about sg\_persist command:

root@hosta:/root \> sg\_persist --in --report-capabilities -v /dev/sdb  
inquiry cdb: 12 00 00 00 24 00  
VMware Virtual disk 1.0  
Peripheral device type: disk  
Persistent Reservation In cmd: 5e 02 00 00 00 00 00 20 00 00  
persistent reservation in: transport: Host\_status=0x10 [DID\_TARGET\_FAILURE]  
Driver\_status=0x08 [DRIVER\_SENSE, SUGGEST\_OK]

persistent reservation in: Fixed format, current; Sense key: Illegal Request  
Additional sense: Invalid command operation code  
Sense Key Specific: Error in Command byte 0  
PR in: command not supported

root@hosta:/root \> sg\_persist /dev/sdb

> > No service action given; assume Persistent Reserve In command  
> > with Read Keys service action  
> > VMware Virtual disk 1.0  
> > Peripheral device type: disk  
> > persistent reservation in: transport: Host\_status=0x10 [DID\_TARGET\_FAILURE]  
> > Driver\_status=0x08 [DRIVER\_SENSE, SUGGEST\_OK]

PR in: command not supported

Do you know any hint about how to analyze and solve this problem?

Thanks & Best Regards,

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**Author:** ![Jens-U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d78d45/32.png) [@Jens-U](https://forums.suse.com/u/Jens-U)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2015, 5:07pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/sg-persist-pr-in-command-not-supported/27630/2 "2015-11-17T17:07:22Z")

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Hi DoraPatterson,

> persistent reservation in: transport: Host\_status=0x10 [DID\_TARGET\_FAILURE]  
> PR in: command not supported

sounds like the target (disk/subsystem) doesn’t support PR or VMware won’t virtualize this appropriately.

This most likely is an issue with the VMware setup and/or capabilities, so you might want to ask for additional help from their support.

Regards,  
Jens