Re: FC SAN and lpfc driver
Resolved: An update to the HBA (Emulex LP8000) firmware resolved the
issue.
Resuming: To get working a DS20 with a HSG80 i have updated de SRM
firmware, the HBA firmware and the 8-EL switch firmware..
acon ha escrito:
> I am configuring an inherited DS20 with a SAN fiber network based on
> HSG80.
> If i use Fabric topology with a 8-EL fiber switch, i cant see the HSG
> units.
> For testing purposes, i have connected the HBA ang HSG directly without
> switch. If i configure HSG ports as arbitrated-loop, i can see and use
> volumes.
> Back to FABRIC topology, from srm console, i can see the units:
>
> P00>>>wwidmgr -show wwid
> [0] UDID:-1 WWID:01000010:6000-1fe1-0011-9ca0-0009-1150-1974-0007
> (ev:none)
> [1] UDID:-1 WWID:01000010:6000-1fe1-0011-9ca0-0009-1150-1974-0008
> (ev:none)
> [2] UDID:-1 WWID:01000010:6000-1fe1-0011-9ca0-0009-1150-1974-0009
> (ev:none)
> [3] UDID:-1 WWID:01000010:6000-1fe1-0011-9ca0-0009-1150-1974-000a
> (ev:none)
> [4] UDID:-1 WWID:01000010:6000-1fe1-0011-9ca0-0009-1150-1974-000b
> (ev:none)
> [5] UDID:-1 WWID:01000010:6000-1fe1-0011-9ca0-0009-1150-1974-000c
> (ev:none)
>
> But when i boot the debian testing os, the units are missing:
>
> mail:~# cat /proc/scsi/scsi
> Attached devices:
> Host: scsi1 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00
> Vendor: COMPAQ Model: BF00963643 Rev: 3B05
> Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
> Host: scsi1 Channel: 00 Id: 01 Lun: 00
> Vendor: COMPAQ Model: BF00963643 Rev: 3B05
> Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
> Host: scsi1 Channel: 00 Id: 02 Lun: 00
> Vendor: COMPAQ Model: BF00963643 Rev: 3B05
> Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
> Host: scsi1 Channel: 00 Id: 03 Lun: 00
> Vendor: COMPAQ Model: BF00963643 Rev: 3B05
> Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
> Host: scsi1 Channel: 00 Id: 04 Lun: 00
> Vendor: COMPAQ Model: BF00963643 Rev: 3B05
> Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
> Host: scsi1 Channel: 00 Id: 05 Lun: 00
> Vendor: COMPAQ Model: BF00963643 Rev: 3B05
> Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
>
> There are all local scsi disks
>
> The module is loaded:
> mail:~# lsmod|grep lpfc
> lpfc 220760 0
> scsi_transport_fc 44708 1 lpfc
>
> Here are the relevant part of dmesg:
>
> .
> .
> Emulex LightPulse Fibre Channel SCSI driver 8.1.9
> Copyright(c) 2004-2006 Emulex. All rights reserved.
> scsi0 : on PCI bus 00 device 48 irq 23
> ohci_hcd: 2005 April 22 USB 1.1 'Open' Host Controller (OHCI) Driver
> (PCI)
> lpfc 0000:00:09.0: 0:1303 Link Up Event x1 received Data: x1 x0 x0 x0
> .
> .
>
> It looks to me that the SAN network is working (i can see volumes from
> SRM) but something is wrong with lpfc driver or scsi_transport_fc.
>
> According to emulex information about lpfc module, there are some
> tools, like lputil, that are missing in the debian installation. There
> is no lpfc driver for alpha architecture in the manufacturer site.
> Has anybody succesfuly compiled the sources in alpha.
>
> Any help welcome.
>
> Thanks
>
>
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