Hello James,

Monday, February 18, 2008, 9:15:39 PM, you wrote:

JCM> Robert Milkowski wrote:
>> Hello James,
>> 
>> Monday, February 18, 2008, 8:24:54 PM, you wrote:
>> 
>> JCM> Hi Robert,
>> 
>> JCM> Robert Milkowski wrote:
>>>> x4150, S10U4 + patches, 2530 array, host dual SAS connected (Sun's SAS
>>>> card) each link to different array's controller.
>>>>
>>>> I can see disks twice, which is ok. So I enabled MPxIO on all controllers
>>>> (internal disks and SAS card for 2530 connectivity are both managed by
>>>> MPT driver) and I can get local disks under MPxIO but I can't get 2530
>>>> disks under MPxIO. Kernel is 127112-08 and patch 125082-14 is also
>>>> installed.
>> 
>> JCM> That's quite strange. What *do* you see in your device tree
>> JCM> in this case?
>> 
>> # grep -v "^#" /kernel/drv/mpt.conf
>> 
>> tape="sctp";
>> ddi-vhci-class="scsi_vhci";
>> name="mpt" parent="/[EMAIL PROTECTED],0/pci8086,[EMAIL PROTECTED]" 
>> unit-address="0" mpxio-disable="yes";
>> mpxio-disable="no";
>> 
>> I followed your below suggestion so global parameter is a 2nd one - no
>> difference however and now even local disks are not under MPxIO.
>> 
>> format
>> Searching for disks...done
>> 
>> 
>> AVAILABLE DISK SELECTIONS:
>>        0. c0t4d0 <DEFAULT cyl 8921 alt 2 hd 255 sec 63>
>>           /[EMAIL PROTECTED],0/pci8086,[EMAIL PROTECTED]/pci1000,[EMAIL 
>> PROTECTED]/[EMAIL PROTECTED],0
>>        1. c0t5d0 <DEFAULT cyl 8921 alt 2 hd 255 sec 63>
>>           /[EMAIL PROTECTED],0/pci8086,[EMAIL PROTECTED]/pci1000,[EMAIL 
>> PROTECTED]/[EMAIL PROTECTED],0
>>        2. c2t1d0 <DEFAULT cyl 334 alt 2 hd 64 sec 32>
>>           /[EMAIL PROTECTED],0/pci8086,[EMAIL PROTECTED]/pci1000,[EMAIL 
>> PROTECTED]/[EMAIL PROTECTED],0
>>        3. c2t1d1 <SUN-LCSM100_S-0617-160.00GB>
>>           /[EMAIL PROTECTED],0/pci8086,[EMAIL PROTECTED]/pci1000,[EMAIL 
>> PROTECTED]/[EMAIL PROTECTED],1
>>        4. c2t1d2 <SUN-LCSM100_S-0617-160.00GB>
>>           /[EMAIL PROTECTED],0/pci8086,[EMAIL PROTECTED]/pci1000,[EMAIL 
>> PROTECTED]/[EMAIL PROTECTED],2
>>        5. c2t1d3 <SUN-LCSM100_S-0617-19.00GB>
>>           /[EMAIL PROTECTED],0/pci8086,[EMAIL PROTECTED]/pci1000,[EMAIL 
>> PROTECTED]/[EMAIL PROTECTED],3
>> Specify disk (enter its number): ^D
>> 
>> 
>> I disconnected one SAS cable, if I connect it then 2530's luns will
>> appear twice as c2t2dN
>> I included prtconf -pv output

JCM> Thankyou for that, but could you instead send the output
JCM> from "prtconf -v" or "prtpicl -v" - the -pv output doesn't
JCM> show any of your attached disks.


prtpicl -v attached





>>>> I've also tried to disable MPxIO for internal disks so in my mpt.conf I
>>>> have:
>>>>
>>>> mpxio-disable="no"; name="mpt"
>>>> parent="/[EMAIL PROTECTED],0/pci8086,[EMAIL PROTECTED]/pci1000,[EMAIL 
>>>> PROTECTED]" unit-address="0" mpxio-disable="yes";
>>>>
>>>> Unfortunately local disks are still under MPxIO and 2530's LUNs are not.
>>>>
>>>> I changed mpt.conf to: mpxio-disable="no"; #name="mpt"
>>>> parent="/[EMAIL PROTECTED],0/pci8086,[EMAIL PROTECTED]/pci1000,[EMAIL 
>>>> PROTECTED]" unit-address="0" mpxio-disable="yes";
>>  >> name="mpt" parent="/[EMAIL PROTECTED],0/pci8086,[EMAIL PROTECTED]" 
>> unit-address="0" 
>> JCM> mpxio-disable="yes";
>>>> and this time local disks are no longer under MPxIO but neither are
>>>> 2530's luns. Additionally in /var/adm/messages I got:
>>>>
>>>> WARNING: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: mpt.conf properties not merged
>> 
>> JCM> That warning is most likely due to having the global setting
>> JCM> come first in the file, rather than second. Try swapping the
>> JCM> lines around, then run "stmsboot -u"
>> 
>> 
>> So I changed the order:
>> 
>> # grep -v "^#" /kernel/drv/mpt.conf
>> 
>> tape="sctp";
>> ddi-vhci-class="scsi_vhci";
>> name="mpt" parent="/[EMAIL PROTECTED],0/pci8086,[EMAIL PROTECTED]" 
>> unit-address="0" mpxio-disable="yes";
>> mpxio-disable="no";
>> 
>> 
>> And still I got 'pcie_pci: [ID 291552 kern.warning] WARNING: [EMAIL 
>> PROTECTED]:
>> mpt.conf properties not merged' and nothing isunder MPxIO.

JCM> Sorry, I misread your stanza. You should in fact have

JCM> tape="sctp";
JCM> ddi-vhci-class="scsi_vhci";
JCM> name="mpt" parent="/[EMAIL PROTECTED],0/pci8086,[EMAIL 
PROTECTED]/pci1000,3150" unit-address="0"
JCM> mpxio-disable="yes";
JCM> mpxio-disable="no";


JCM> note the parent=... part.


# grep -v "^#" /kernel/drv/mpt.conf
tape="sctp";
ddi-vhci-class="scsi_vhci";
name="mpt" parent="/[EMAIL PROTECTED],0/pci8086,[EMAIL PROTECTED]/pci1000,3150" 
unit-address="0" mpxio-disable="yes";
mpxio-disable="no";


No warning message but after a reboot local disks are under MPxIO and
2530 still are not under MPxIO.

See that parent for local disks is exactly as above yet still MPxIO is
enabled for them.

Feb 18 23:15:45 mk-msh-2 scsi: [ID 365881 kern.info] /[EMAIL 
PROTECTED],0/pci8086,[EMAIL PROTECTED]/pci1000,[EMAIL PROTECTED] (mpt0):
Feb 18 23:15:45 mk-msh-2        Rev. 4 LSI, Inc. 1068E found.
Feb 18 23:15:45 mk-msh-2 scsi: [ID 365881 kern.info] /[EMAIL 
PROTECTED],0/pci8086,[EMAIL PROTECTED]/pci1000,[EMAIL PROTECTED] (mpt0):
Feb 18 23:15:45 mk-msh-2        mpt0 supports power management.
Feb 18 23:15:45 mk-msh-2 pcplusmp: [ID 637496 kern.info] pcplusmp: pciex1000,58 
(mpt) instance 0 vector 0x30 ioapic 0xff intin 0xff is bo
und to cpu 2
Feb 18 23:15:45 mk-msh-2 scsi: [ID 365881 kern.info] /[EMAIL 
PROTECTED],0/pci8086,[EMAIL PROTECTED]/pci1000,[EMAIL PROTECTED] (mpt0):
Feb 18 23:15:45 mk-msh-2        mpt0 Firmware version v1.17.5a.0 (IR)
Feb 18 23:15:45 mk-msh-2 scsi: [ID 365881 kern.info] /[EMAIL 
PROTECTED],0/pci8086,[EMAIL PROTECTED]/pci1000,[EMAIL PROTECTED] (mpt0):
Feb 18 23:15:45 mk-msh-2        mpt0: IOC Operational.
Feb 18 23:15:59 mk-msh-2 scsi: [ID 243001 kern.info] /[EMAIL 
PROTECTED],0/pci8086,[EMAIL PROTECTED]/pci1000,[EMAIL PROTECTED] (mpt0):
Feb 18 23:15:59 mk-msh-2        mpt0: Initiator WWNs: 
0x500605b0007c9840-0x500605b0007c9847
Feb 18 23:15:59 mk-msh-2 pcie_pci: [ID 586369 kern.info] PCIE-device: 
pci1000,[EMAIL PROTECTED], mpt0
Feb 18 23:15:59 mk-msh-2 genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] mpt0 is /[EMAIL 
PROTECTED],0/pci8086,[EMAIL PROTECTED]/pci1000,[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Feb 18 23:16:00 mk-msh-2 scsi: [ID 799468 kern.info] sd11 at scsi_vhci0: name 
g5000c50007e2a48b, bus address g5000c50007e2a48b
Feb 18 23:16:00 mk-msh-2 genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] sd11 is 
/scsi_vhci/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Feb 18 23:16:00 mk-msh-2 genunix: [ID 408114 kern.info] /scsi_vhci/[EMAIL 
PROTECTED] (sd11) online
Feb 18 23:16:00 mk-msh-2 genunix: [ID 834635 kern.info] /scsi_vhci/[EMAIL 
PROTECTED] (sd11) multipath status: degraded, path /[EMAIL PROTECTED],
0/pci8086,[EMAIL PROTECTED]/pci1000,[EMAIL PROTECTED] (mpt0) to target address: 
4,0 is online Load balancing: round-robin
Feb 18 23:16:00 mk-msh-2 scsi: [ID 799468 kern.info] sd12 at scsi_vhci0: name 
g5000c50007e2da7b, bus address g5000c50007e2da7b
Feb 18 23:16:00 mk-msh-2 genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] sd12 is 
/scsi_vhci/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Feb 18 23:16:00 mk-msh-2 genunix: [ID 408114 kern.info] /scsi_vhci/[EMAIL 
PROTECTED] (sd12) online
Feb 18 23:16:00 mk-msh-2 genunix: [ID 834635 kern.info] /scsi_vhci/[EMAIL 
PROTECTED] (sd12) multipath status: degraded, path /[EMAIL PROTECTED],
0/pci8086,[EMAIL PROTECTED]/pci1000,[EMAIL PROTECTED] (mpt0) to target address: 
5,0 is online Load balancing: round-robin

Feb 18 23:16:35 mk-msh-2 scsi: [ID 365881 kern.info] /[EMAIL 
PROTECTED],0/pci8086,[EMAIL PROTECTED]/pci1000,[EMAIL PROTECTED] (mpt1):
Feb 18 23:16:35 mk-msh-2        Rev. 2 LSI, Inc. 1068E found.
Feb 18 23:16:35 mk-msh-2 scsi: [ID 365881 kern.info] /[EMAIL 
PROTECTED],0/pci8086,[EMAIL PROTECTED]/pci1000,[EMAIL PROTECTED] (mpt1):
Feb 18 23:16:35 mk-msh-2        mpt1 supports power management.
Feb 18 23:16:35 mk-msh-2 scsi: [ID 243001 kern.info] /[EMAIL 
PROTECTED],0/pci8086,[EMAIL PROTECTED]/pci1000,[EMAIL PROTECTED] (mpt1):
Feb 18 23:16:35 mk-msh-2        DMA restricted to lower 4GB due to errata
Feb 18 23:16:35 mk-msh-2 scsi: [ID 365881 kern.info] /[EMAIL 
PROTECTED],0/pci8086,[EMAIL PROTECTED]/pci1000,[EMAIL PROTECTED] (mpt1):
Feb 18 23:16:35 mk-msh-2        mpt1 Firmware version v1.12.0.0 (IT)
Feb 18 23:16:35 mk-msh-2 scsi: [ID 365881 kern.info] /[EMAIL 
PROTECTED],0/pci8086,[EMAIL PROTECTED]/pci1000,[EMAIL PROTECTED] (mpt1):
Feb 18 23:16:35 mk-msh-2        mpt1: IOC Operational.
Feb 18 23:16:51 mk-msh-2 scsi: [ID 243001 kern.info] /[EMAIL 
PROTECTED],0/pci8086,[EMAIL PROTECTED]/pci1000,[EMAIL PROTECTED] (mpt1):
Feb 18 23:16:51 mk-msh-2        mpt1: Initiator WWNs: 
0x500605b0002cd620-0x500605b0002cd627
Feb 18 23:16:51 mk-msh-2 pcie_pci: [ID 586369 kern.info] PCIE-device: 
pci1000,[EMAIL PROTECTED], mpt1
Feb 18 23:16:51 mk-msh-2 genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] mpt1 is /[EMAIL 
PROTECTED],0/pci8086,[EMAIL PROTECTED]/pci1000,[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Feb 18 23:16:51 mk-msh-2 scsi: [ID 193665 kern.info] sd1 at mpt1: target 1 lun 0
Feb 18 23:16:51 mk-msh-2 genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] sd1 is /[EMAIL 
PROTECTED],0/pci8086,[EMAIL PROTECTED]/pci1000,[EMAIL PROTECTED]/[EMAIL 
PROTECTED],0
Feb 18 23:16:51 mk-msh-2 genunix: [ID 408114 kern.info] /[EMAIL 
PROTECTED],0/pci8086,[EMAIL PROTECTED]/pci1000,[EMAIL PROTECTED]/[EMAIL 
PROTECTED],0 (sd1) online
Feb 18 23:16:51 mk-msh-2 scsi: [ID 193665 kern.info] sd2 at mpt1: target 1 lun 1
Feb 18 23:16:51 mk-msh-2 genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] sd2 is /[EMAIL 
PROTECTED],0/pci8086,[EMAIL PROTECTED]/pci1000,[EMAIL PROTECTED]/[EMAIL 
PROTECTED],1
Feb 18 23:16:52 mk-msh-2 genunix: [ID 408114 kern.info] /[EMAIL 
PROTECTED],0/pci8086,[EMAIL PROTECTED]/pci1000,[EMAIL PROTECTED]/[EMAIL 
PROTECTED],1 (sd2) online
Feb 18 23:16:52 mk-msh-2 scsi: [ID 193665 kern.info] sd3 at mpt1: target 1 lun 2
Feb 18 23:16:52 mk-msh-2 genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] sd3 is /[EMAIL 
PROTECTED],0/pci8086,[EMAIL PROTECTED]/pci1000,[EMAIL PROTECTED]/[EMAIL 
PROTECTED],2
Feb 18 23:16:52 mk-msh-2 genunix: [ID 408114 kern.info] /[EMAIL 
PROTECTED],0/pci8086,[EMAIL PROTECTED]/pci1000,[EMAIL PROTECTED]/[EMAIL 
PROTECTED],2 (sd3) online
Feb 18 23:16:52 mk-msh-2 scsi: [ID 193665 kern.info] sd4 at mpt1: target 1 lun 3
Feb 18 23:16:52 mk-msh-2 genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] sd4 is /[EMAIL 
PROTECTED],0/pci8086,[EMAIL PROTECTED]/pci1000,[EMAIL PROTECTED]/[EMAIL 
PROTECTED],3
Feb 18 23:16:52 mk-msh-2 genunix: [ID 408114 kern.info] /[EMAIL 
PROTECTED],0/pci8086,[EMAIL PROTECTED]/pci1000,[EMAIL PROTECTED]/[EMAIL 
PROTECTED],3 (sd4) online
Feb 18 23:16:52 mk-msh-2 scsi: [ID 193665 kern.info] ses3 at mpt1: target 1 lun 
1f
Feb 18 23:16:52 mk-msh-2 genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] ses3 is /[EMAIL 
PROTECTED],0/pci8086,[EMAIL PROTECTED]/pci1000,[EMAIL PROTECTED]/[EMAIL 
PROTECTED],1f
Feb 18 23:16:52 mk-msh-2 genunix: [ID 408114 kern.info] /[EMAIL 
PROTECTED],0/pci8086,[EMAIL PROTECTED]/pci1000,[EMAIL PROTECTED]/[EMAIL 
PROTECTED],1f (ses3) online







>>>> I have a similar config on v490/SPARC with 2530 and it works (however
>>>> there are other issues).
>>>>
>>>> Any idea how to get MPxIO with 2530 on x4150 on S10U4 to work?
>> 
>> JCM> It really should be just a case of
>> JCM> - add the relevant patches,
>> JCM> - reboot
>> JCM> - run "stmsboot -e"
>> 
>> 
>> Usually it is. On SPARC with -10 it was just that.
>> Here I got -14 - maybe that's a problem?

JCM> I don't think so. There was a problem with -10 if you had
JCM> an mpt-attached DVD or tape drive, so we respun it and
JCM> eventually ended up releasing the -14 rev.


ps. James, thanks for looking into it - I owe you another one :)

-- 
Best regards,
 Robert                            mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
                                       http://milek.blogspot.com

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