#!/usr/bin/env bash # Stagger hard drive spin-up on Dell R730xd to avoid PSU current surge at boot. # # 12 x 3.5" HDDs spinning up simultaneously can spike ~240W for 2-3 seconds. # Staggering them 2-3 seconds apart keeps the surge well within PSU limits. # # TWO layers of protection: # 1. iDRAC BIOS setting — fires at POST, before the OS loads (preferred) # 2. Linux systemd service — staggers drives that weren't spun up at POST # # SETUP # ───── # Layer 1 (iDRAC, run once): # bash stagger-spinup.sh --idrac # # Requires racadm and iDRAC network access, then reboot to apply. # # Layer 2 (Linux service, run once): # cp stagger-spinup.sh /usr/local/sbin/stagger-spinup.sh # chmod +x /usr/local/sbin/stagger-spinup.sh # Install the systemd unit below, then: # systemctl daemon-reload && systemctl enable stagger-spinup.service set -euo pipefail STAGGER_SECONDS=3 # delay between each drive spin-up HDPARM=$(command -v hdparm || true) # ── iDRAC BIOS method (Layer 1) ─────────────────────────────────────────────── configure_idrac() { if ! command -v racadm &>/dev/null; then echo "racadm not found." echo "Option A: Run from iDRAC SSH:" echo " ssh root@" echo " racadm set BIOS.StorageSettings.HddSeq Enabled" echo " racadm jobqueue create BIOS.Setup.1-1" echo " # Then reboot to apply." echo "" echo "Option B: iDRAC web UI:" echo " System BIOS → Power Management → Hard Disk Drive Sequencing → Enabled" echo " Apply and reboot." return 0 fi echo "Enabling iDRAC hard disk drive sequencing (staggered spin-up)..." racadm set BIOS.StorageSettings.HddSeq Enabled racadm jobqueue create BIOS.Setup.1-1 echo "Job queued. Reboot for the BIOS setting to take effect." echo "Verify after reboot with: racadm get BIOS.StorageSettings.HddSeq" } # ── Linux spin-up stagger (Layer 2) ────────────────────────────────────────── # Called by the systemd service early in boot. # Reads each block device in sequence with a short delay, causing drives in # standby to spin up one at a time rather than simultaneously. stagger_linux() { if [[ -z "$HDPARM" ]]; then echo "hdparm not found — apt install hdparm" exit 1 fi mapfile -t drives < <(lsblk -dn -o NAME,TYPE | awk '$2=="disk"{print "/dev/"$1}' | sort) if [[ ${#drives[@]} -eq 0 ]]; then echo "No block devices found." exit 0 fi echo "$(date): Staggering spin-up for ${#drives[@]} drives (${STAGGER_SECONDS}s apart)..." for dev in "${drives[@]}"; do # Skip if device is already active (check power mode) state=$($HDPARM -C "$dev" 2>/dev/null | grep -oP '(?<=drive state is: )\S+' || echo "unknown") if [[ "$state" == "standby" || "$state" == "sleeping" ]]; then echo "$(date): Waking $dev (was: $state)" # A zero-length read is enough to trigger spin-up dd if="$dev" of=/dev/null bs=512 count=1 status=none 2>/dev/null || true sleep "$STAGGER_SECONDS" else echo "$(date): $dev already active (state: $state) — skipping" fi done echo "$(date): Stagger complete." } # ── Argument dispatch ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────── case "${1:-}" in --idrac) configure_idrac ;; --linux|"") stagger_linux ;; *) echo "Usage: $0 [--idrac | --linux]" echo " --idrac Configure iDRAC BIOS staggered spin-up (one-time setup)" echo " --linux Stagger drives via hdparm now (run by systemd service)" exit 1 ;; esac