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Summary



On Windows Server 2008, the detect command may fail to report devices. To resolve this issue, use Run As Administrator.

Symptoms



The detect command fails to report devices on Windows Server 2008. The following messages display:

Searching for all SCSI Devices. This may take several minutes.
sa_scsi_probe: Found 0 devices, despite Inquiry and Analysis failures

SCSI Devices found:
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Device Adapter Target Device
Id ID BUS ID LUN STATUS Type String
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Device Serial / Unique BEX
Id Number / Id World Wide Name Auto
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No specific errors display.



Resolution



This issue is caused by the Windows Enhanced Security Features on Windows Server 2008 and later.

To resolve this issue, start the DPX Command Prompt with Run As Administrator. The detect command runs and detects devices successfully.