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OCI: How to Check if DBCS is Using iSCSI or Paravirtualized Storage

in Linux

Applies To

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

Linux OS - Version Oracle Linux 7.0 and later

Goal

To verify whether a (DBCS) instance in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is utilizing iSCSI or Paravirtualized Storage.

Solution

  1. Check iSCSI Initialization in System Logs:
    # dmesg | grep -i iscsi
    If the output contains lines like iscsi: registered transport (tcp), it indicates that iSCSI is active.
  2. Verify iSCSI Sessions:
    # iscsiadm -m session

    If the output shows connections (e.g., tcp: [1] 169.x.x.x:3260,1 iqn.2015-02.oracle.boot:uefi), it confirms that the instance is using iSCSI for storage rather than a paravirtualized setup. The presence of iqn.2015-02.oracle.boot:uefi confirms that the boot volume itself is also using iSCSI.
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