Help with HP MSA 1500cs and DL380

Brad Miele bmiele at ipnstock.com
Thu Dec 15 12:01:12 PST 2005


Sebastian,

Thanks for the quick reply!

On Thu, 15 Dec 2005, Sebastian Koehler wrote:

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> Hi Brad,
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> it seems that you use a direct attached SAN environment. There are no
> switches are involved, right?

correct

> Is this a single or multipath setup?

single

> The
> QLA2312 should have 2 FC-ports. What is the HP name for this HBA?
> FC2214(DC)?

the card has a single fc port, its HP name is: FCA2214
http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/11711_na/11711_na.html

> Please post some errors and lun assignment.

the most common error that i see is this:
Dec 14 13:48:15 bwayipn04 kernel: isp0: command timed out for 0.125.4

I get about 5 of these a day. the system seems to recover, but the 
attached FreeBSD server locks up briefly while it is working it out it 
seems.

the other, rarer errors are:
Dec 15 03:01:00 bwayipn04 kernel: (da5:isp0:0:125:6): READ(06). CDB: 8 0 1 
1f 20 0
Dec 15 03:01:00 bwayipn04 kernel: (da5:isp0:0:125:6): CAM Status: SCSI 
Status Error
Dec 15 03:01:00 bwayipn04 kernel: (da5:isp0:0:125:6): SCSI Status: Check 
Condition
Dec 15 03:01:00 bwayipn04 kernel: (da5:isp0:0:125:6): UNIT ATTENTION 
asc:29,0
Dec 15 03:01:00 bwayipn04 kernel: (da5:isp0:0:125:6): Power on, reset, or 
bus device reset occurred
Dec 15 03:01:00 bwayipn04 kernel: (da5:isp0:0:125:6): Retrying Command 
(per Sense Data)

interestingly enough, da5 has no data on it yet, and the device was 
relatively inactive at 3am EST.

here is the output from show units on one of the msa1500cs:

Unit 1:
In PDLA mode, Unit 1 is Lun 2; In VSA mode, Unit 1 is Lun 1.
Unit Identifier   : nfsdata02
Device Identifier : 600508B3-00918B90-F30CB219-4D120000
Cache Status      : Enabled
Max Boot Partition: Enabled
Volume Status     : VOLUME OK
Parity Init Status: Complete
13 Data Disk(s) used by lun 1:
    Disk101: Box 1, Bay 01, (B:T:L 0:00:00)
    Disk102: Box 1, Bay 02, (B:T:L 0:01:00)
    Disk103: Box 1, Bay 03, (B:T:L 0:02:00)
    Disk104: Box 1, Bay 04, (B:T:L 0:03:00)
    Disk105: Box 1, Bay 05, (B:T:L 0:04:00)
    Disk106: Box 1, Bay 06, (B:T:L 0:05:00)
    Disk107: Box 1, Bay 07, (B:T:L 0:08:00)
    Disk108: Box 1, Bay 08, (B:T:L 0:09:00)
    Disk109: Box 1, Bay 09, (B:T:L 0:10:00)
    Disk110: Box 1, Bay 10, (B:T:L 0:11:00)
    Disk111: Box 1, Bay 11, (B:T:L 0:12:00)
    Disk112: Box 1, Bay 12, (B:T:L 0:13:00)
    Disk113: Box 1, Bay 13, (B:T:L 0:14:00)
Spare Disk(s) used by lun 1:
    Disk114: Box 1, Bay 14, (B:T:L 0:15:00)
Logical Volume Raid Level: DISTRIBUTED PARITY FAULT TOLERANCE (Raid 5)
                            stripe_size=64kB
Logical Volume Capacity : 1,680,165MB

Unit 2:
In PDLA mode, Unit 2 is Lun 3; In VSA mode, Unit 2 is Lun 2.
Unit Identifier   : nfsdata03
Device Identifier : 600508B3-00918B90-80170E3B-73B20001
Cache Status      : Enabled
Max Boot Partition: Enabled
Volume Status     : VOLUME OK
Parity Init Status: Complete
13 Data Disk(s) used by lun 2:
    Disk201: Box 2, Bay 01, (B:T:L 1:00:00)
    Disk202: Box 2, Bay 02, (B:T:L 1:01:00)
    Disk203: Box 2, Bay 03, (B:T:L 1:02:00)
    Disk204: Box 2, Bay 04, (B:T:L 1:03:00)
    Disk205: Box 2, Bay 05, (B:T:L 1:04:00)
    Disk206: Box 2, Bay 06, (B:T:L 1:05:00)
    Disk207: Box 2, Bay 07, (B:T:L 1:08:00)
    Disk208: Box 2, Bay 08, (B:T:L 1:09:00)
    Disk209: Box 2, Bay 09, (B:T:L 1:10:00)
    Disk210: Box 2, Bay 10, (B:T:L 1:11:00)
    Disk211: Box 2, Bay 11, (B:T:L 1:12:00)
    Disk212: Box 2, Bay 12, (B:T:L 1:13:00)
    Disk213: Box 2, Bay 13, (B:T:L 1:14:00)
Spare Disk(s) used by lun 2:
    Disk214: Box 2, Bay 14, (B:T:L 1:15:00)
Logical Volume Raid Level: DISTRIBUTED PARITY FAULT TOLERANCE (Raid 5)
                            stripe_size=64kB
Logical Volume Capacity : 1,680,165MB

Unit 3:
In PDLA mode, Unit 3 is Lun 4; In VSA mode, Unit 3 is Lun 3.
Unit Identifier   :
Device Identifier : 600508B3-00918B90-FD923254-252D0005
Cache Status      : Enabled
Max Boot Partition: Enabled
Volume Status     : VOLUME OK
Parity Init Status: Complete
7 Data Disk(s) used by lun 3:
    Disk301: Box 3, Bay 01, (B:T:L 2:03:01)
    Disk302: Box 3, Bay 02, (B:T:L 2:03:02)
    Disk303: Box 3, Bay 03, (B:T:L 2:03:03)
    Disk304: Box 3, Bay 04, (B:T:L 2:03:04)
    Disk305: Box 3, Bay 05, (B:T:L 2:03:05)
    Disk306: Box 3, Bay 06, (B:T:L 2:03:06)
    Disk307: Box 3, Bay 07, (B:T:L 2:03:07)
Spare Disk(s) used by lun 3:
    Disk308: Box 3, Bay 08, (B:T:L 2:03:08)
Logical Volume Raid Level: DISTRIBUTED PARITY FAULT TOLERANCE (Raid 5)
                            stripe_size=64kB
Logical Volume Capacity : 1,430,640MB

Unit 4:
In PDLA mode, Unit 4 is Lun 5; In VSA mode, Unit 4 is Lun 4.
Unit Identifier   :
Device Identifier : 600508B3-00918B90-8DE42743-35F40006
Cache Status      : Enabled
Max Boot Partition: Enabled
Volume Status     : VOLUME OK
Parity Init Status: Complete
7 Data Disk(s) used by lun 4:
    Disk309: Box 3, Bay 09, (B:T:L 2:03:09)
    Disk310: Box 3, Bay 10, (B:T:L 2:03:10)
    Disk311: Box 3, Bay 11, (B:T:L 2:03:11)
    Disk312: Box 3, Bay 12, (B:T:L 2:03:12)
    Disk701: Box 7, Bay 01, (B:T:L 2:04:01)
    Disk702: Box 7, Bay 02, (B:T:L 2:04:02)
    Disk703: Box 7, Bay 03, (B:T:L 2:04:03)
Spare Disk(s) used by lun 4:
    Disk704: Box 7, Bay 04, (B:T:L 2:04:04)
Logical Volume Raid Level: DISTRIBUTED PARITY FAULT TOLERANCE (Raid 5)
                            stripe_size=64kB
Logical Volume Capacity : 1,430,640MB

Unit 5:
In PDLA mode, Unit 5 is Lun 6; In VSA mode, Unit 5 is Lun 5.
Unit Identifier   :
Device Identifier : 600508B3-00918B90-3C177166-9E2D0007
Cache Status      : Enabled
Max Boot Partition: Enabled
Volume Status     : VOLUME OK
Parity Init Status: Complete
7 Data Disk(s) used by lun 5:
    Disk705: Box 7, Bay 05, (B:T:L 2:04:05)
    Disk706: Box 7, Bay 06, (B:T:L 2:04:06)
    Disk707: Box 7, Bay 07, (B:T:L 2:04:07)
    Disk708: Box 7, Bay 08, (B:T:L 2:04:08)
    Disk709: Box 7, Bay 09, (B:T:L 2:04:09)
    Disk710: Box 7, Bay 10, (B:T:L 2:04:10)
    Disk711: Box 7, Bay 11, (B:T:L 2:04:11)
Spare Disk(s) used by lun 5:
    Disk712: Box 7, Bay 12, (B:T:L 2:04:12)
Logical Volume Raid Level: DISTRIBUTED PARITY FAULT TOLERANCE (Raid 5)
                            stripe_size=64kB
Logical Volume Capacity : 1,430,640MB

> You spoke about firmware versions. To prevent possible SCSI bus
> resets/timeouts you need to use version 4.98 on MSA1500cs and 1.38 or
> 1.40 on MSA20.

here is the version output from one of the msa1500cs

      MSA1500 Firmware Revision:  4.98b401 (SGA0534040)
      MSA1500 Hardware Revision:  7 [AutoRev: 0x010000]
           Fibre Module AutoRev:  0x020000
SCSI I/O Module Bus 0 Revision:  2.02
SCSI I/O Module Bus 1 Revision:  2.02
SCSI I/O Module Bus 2 Revision:  2.02
SCSI I/O Module Bus 3 Revision:  <<NOT INSTALLED>>
  Fan Control Module A Revision:  2.36
  Fan Control Module B Revision:  2.36
   Box 1  PROLIANT 4LEE     Rev:  CP20 (Z8FNLMPX47)
   Box 2  PROLIANT 4LEE     Rev:  CP20 (Z8DYLMPX47)
   Box 3  PROLIANT 8LCE     Rev:  1.40 (E05TMLJ15L)
Box 3 Fan Control Module A Rev:  2.36
Box 3 Fan Control Module B Rev:  2.36
   Box 7  PROLIANT 8LCE     Rev:  1.40 (E048MLJ15L)
Box 7 Fan Control Module A Rev:  2.36
Box 7 Fan Control Module B Rev:  2.36

> Use ACU-XE to set your FreeBSD hosts to Solaris or other.

is ACU-XE something that i can run with FreeBSD attached hosts? I have 
been limited to using CLI connected via serial so far. what does the host 
setting do? the docs seem vague on its role. and between solaris and 
other, is there a preference?

> Did you have the lastest firmware on the HBA, too?

yes

>
> Best regards,
> Sebastian

thanks again!


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Brad
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