The sys-block category contains packages which work with block devices.
aoetools | tools for ATA over Ethernet (AoE) network storage protocol |
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arcconf | Microsemi Adaptec RAID Controller Command Line Utility |
blktrace | show detailed info about what is happening on a block device io queue |
blocks | Conversion tools for block devices |
buffer | a tapedrive tool for speeding up reading from and writing to tape |
cec | Coraid Ethernet Console client |
devio | correctly read (or write) a region of a block device |
di | Disk Information Utility |
disktype | Detect the content format of a disk or disk image |
endpoint | Endpoint turns a Linux machine with a firewire card into an SBP-2 device |
f3 | Utilities to detect broken or counterfeit flash storage |
fio | Jens Axboe's Flexible IO tester |
flashbench | Tool for benchmarking and classifying flash memory drives |
fwdl | Seagate Fibre-Channel disk firmware upgrade tool |
gpart | Partition table rescue/guessing tool |
gparted | Gnome Partition Editor |
hdrecover | Attempts to recover a hard disk that has bad blocks on it |
hpacucli | HP Array Config Utility Command Line Interface (HPACUCLI, formerly CPQACUXE) |
hpssacli | HPE Smart Storage Administrator (HPE SSA) CLI (HPSSACLI, formerly HPACUCLI) |
io-scheduler-udev-rules | Udev rules to allow easier customization of kernel I/O schedulers |
kvpm | GUI front end for Linux LVM2 and GNU parted based on KDE Frameworks |
libzbc | A library and tools for working with ZBC and ZAC disks |
lsiutil | LSI Logic Fusion MPT Command Line Interface management tool |
mbuffer | M(easuring)buffer is a replacement for buffer with additional functionality |
megacli | LSI Logic MegaRAID Command Line Interface management tool |
megactl | LSI MegaRAID control utility |
megamgr | LSI Logic MegaRAID Text User Interface management tool |
megarc | LSI Logic MegaRAID Text User Interface management tool |
mpt-status | Query tool to access the running configuration and status of LSI SCSI HBAs |
ms-sys | A command-line program for writing Microsoft compatible boot records |
mtx | Utilities for controlling SCSI media changers and tape drives |
nbd | Userland client/server for kernel network block device |
noflushd | A daemon to spin down your disks and force accesses to be cached |
nwutil | Netwinder hardware utilities |
open-iscsi | A performant, transport independent, multi-platform implementation of RFC3720 |
open-isns | iSNS server and client for Linux |
parted | Create, destroy, resize, check, copy partitions and file systems |
partimage | Console-based application to efficiently save raw partition data to image file |
partitionmanager | Utility for management of disks, partitions and file systems |
perccli | LINUX PERCCLI Utility For All Dell HBA/PERC Controllers |
qla-fc-firmware | QLogic Linux Fibre Channel HBA Firmware for ql2xxx cards |
raid-check | Script to do "scrubbing" on software RAID systems |
rts5229 | PCIE RTS5229 card reader driver for Linux |
rts_pstor | PCI-E RTS5209 card reader driver for Linux |
sas2ircu | LSI MPT-SAS2 controller management tool |
sas3flash | Flash utility for LSI MPT-SAS3 controller |
sas3ircu | LSI MPT-SAS3 controller management tool |
scsiadd | Add and remove SCSI devices from your Linux system during runtime |
scsiping | SCSIPing pings a host on the SCSI-chain |
scsirastools | Serviceability for SCSI Disks and Arrays |
sedutil | The Drive Trust Alliance Self Encrypting Drive Utility |
seekwatcher | generates graphs from blktrace to help visualize IO patterns and performance |
smp_utils | Utilities for SAS management protocol (SMP) |
spindown | Spindown is a daemon that can spin down idle disks |
storcli | MegaRAID StorCLI (successor of the MegaCLI) |
tapecat | tapecat is a tape utility used to describe the physical content of a tape |
targetcli-fb | Command shell for managing Linux LIO kernel target |
tgt | Linux SCSI target framework (tgt) |
thin-provisioning-tools | A suite of tools for thin provisioning on Linux |
tw_cli | 3ware SATA/PATA/SAS RAID controller Command Line Interface tool |
vblade | vblade exports a block device using AoE |
viaideinfo | Query VIA IDE controllers for various information |
whdd | Diagnostic and recovery tool for block devices |
zram-init | Scripts to support compressed swap devices or ramdisks with zram |