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ROSE-storage - package adds additional enterprise data center functionality to RouterOS.
Current manual page does not include ROSE additional features included in ROSE-storage package.
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Properties
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| eject-drive (Integer; Default: ) | Safely unmounts (ejects) drive of your selection by using drive ID or NAME that is assigned to it. After issuing this command it can be removed from host device. If drive is sata/etc on x86, device must be previously also shut down or hot-plug for SATA interfaces. |
| format-drive () | Command to initiate disk formatting process. Contains additional properties of its own. Such as "file-system" and "label".- fileslot - select disk (slot) that should be formatted
- file-system ('fat32', 'ext4' or 'wipe') - Format disk with type FAT32 or EXT4 or securely wipe all data
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- label - Label to be assigned to disk
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monitor-traffic
| Monitors inbound and outbound disk traffic |
reset-counters
| resets /interface print stats counters- label
- mbr partition table - make mbr partition table
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reset-counters
| resets disk (slot) statistics |
Flags
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| X - disabled | Disabled device |
| E - empty | Empty slot |
| B - BLOCK-DEVICE | The "B - BLOCK-DEVICE"- Flag means that this device works using blocks for input/output operations. In the context of RouterOS, its distinction is crucial, as it helps determine whether a device is functioning as a data carrier or simply providing information about the disk layout structure. This difference becomes important when considering the extender with the device behind it. If a device is marked with the letter "B", this indicates its ability to be used as storage or memory. In contrast, devices that do not have a "B" mark are designed primarily to understand the structure of the disk. This allows to quickly recognize the presence of a PCIe or SAS expander, as well as detect the presence of drives in the first expander. In addition, it allows you to estimate the speed of the connection to which each device is connected. However, the most notable benefit of the "B" flag is its ability to instantly indicate whether a device can be formatted or used for RAID purposes. |
| M - mounted | Mounted partition |
| F - formatting | The device is currently in the formatting process |
| p - partition | The device has a partition |
| f - raid-member-failed | These options are used with the ROSE package. |
| r - raid-member |
| c - encrypted |
| g - guid-partition-table |
| t - nvme-tcp-export |
| i - iscsi-export |
| s - smb-export |
| n - nfs-export |
| O - tcg-opal-self-encryption-enabled |
| o - tcg-opal-self-encryption-supported |
Settings
Property
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| auto-smb-sharing (yes | no; Default: no) | Enables dynamic SMB shares when new disk/partition item is added in "/disk" |
| auto-smb-user (list of strings; Default: ) | Default value for smb-sharing/smb-user setting, when new disk/partition item is added in "/disk" |
| auto-media-share (yes | no; Default: no) | Enables media dynamically when new disk/partition item is added in "/disk" |
| auto-media-interface (list of strings; Default: ) | Interface that will be used in dynamic instance for ip/media when new disk/partition item is added in "/disk" |
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With "auto-smb-sharing=yes" and "/ip smb share enabled=auto" SMB server gets enabled when a storage device is physically plugged in |
Examples
Formatting attached storage unit - Simple
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[admin@MikroTik] > disk print
Flags: B - BLOCK-DEVICE; M, F - FORMATTING
Columns: SLOT, MODEL, SERIAL, INTERFACE, SIZE, FREE, FS
# SLOT MODEL SERIAL SERIAL INTERFACE SIZE FREE FS
0 BM usb1 GenericUSB USB3.0Flash FlashdriveDisk 000000001532FBA0911260071572 USB 32.00 5000Mbps480Mbps 152 590004 227877 968312 151 347921 081835 216008 fat32ext4 |
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[admin@MikroTik] > /file print
# NAME TYPE SIZE CREATION-TIME
20 skins directory jan/01/1970 03:00:01
31 pub directory feb/04/1970 21:31:40
42 usb1 disk aprmar/2007/20152022 14:05:16 |
2. Formatting the disk, in either of two supported file-systems (ext4 or fat32).
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[admin@MikroTik] > /disk format-drive usb1 file-system=ext4 label=flashdrive mbr-partition-table=no
formatted: 100% |
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[admin@MikroTik] > disk print
Flags: B - BLOCK-DEVICE; M, F - FORMATTING
Columns: SLOT, MODEL, SERIAL, INTERFACE, SIZE, FREE, FS
# NAME LABEL TYPE DISK FREE SLOT MODEL SERIAL INTERFACE SIZE FREE FS
0 0BM usb1 USB Flash NODisk NAME fat32FBA0911260071572 USB 2.00 480Mbps 2 004 877 312 6.6GiB1 921 835 008 7.2GiBext4 |
We can here see that system sees one storage drive and also that it is formatted with a known file-system type.
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[admin@MikroTik] > file print
# NAME TYPE SIZE CREATION-TIME
0 usb1 disk1 disk aprmar/2007/20152022 1314:4405:1116
1 skins directory jan/01/1970 03:00:01
2 pub directory feb/04/1970 21:31:40 |
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2. To formatting drive - we issue command with previously know id or name(slot) and with desired file-system (ext4 or fat32), we can also assign label to device as I did in this example . and make mbr partition table
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[admin@MikroTik] > /disk format-drive 0usb1 file-system=ext4 label=usb-flash mbr-partition-table=yes
formatted: 100% |
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Note: In printout, you can see that there is a progress percentage counter in formatting process. For larger storage drives, it might take longer for this process to finish, so be patient. |
If multiple GPT partitions are needed format drive without partition table and add them manually:
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[admin@MikroTik] > /disk format-drive usb1 file-system=ext4 label=usb-flash mbr-partition-table=no
formatted: 100% |
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[admin@MikroTik] > /disk add type=partition parent=usb1 partition-size=200M
[admin@MikroTik] > /disk add type=partition parent=usb1 partition-size=500M
[admin@MikroTik] > /disk add type=partition parent=usb1 slot=usb1-last-partition |
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Note: Slot (partition or disk name) is assumed automatically, but can be overwritten by using slot parameter.
If partition size is not used all available space will be used from last partition.
To offset partition start "partition-offset" parameter can be used. |
Web-Proxy cache configuration example
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[admin@MikroTik] > /ip proxy set cache-path=disk3usb1/cache-n-db/proxy/
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[admin@MikroTik] > /file print
# NAME TYPE SIZE CREATION-TIME
0 skins directory mar/02/2015 18:56:23
1 sys-note.txt .txt file 23 jul/03/2015 11:40:48
2 disk3usb1 disk jul/03/2015 11:35:05
3 disk3usb1/lost+found directory jul/03/2015 11:34:56
4 disk3usb1/cache-n-db directory jul/03/2015 11:41:54
4 disk3usb1/cache-n-db/proxy web-proxy store jul/03/2015 11:42:09 |
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[admin@MikroTik] > /system logging action set disk disk-file-name=/disk3disk1/log/syslog
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[admin@MikroTik] > /file print where name~"disk3disk1/log"
# NAME TYPE SIZE CREATION-TIME
0 disk3disk1/log directory jul/03/2015 12:44:09
1 disk3disk1/log/syslog.0.txt .txt file 160 jul/03/2015 12:44:11 |
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