Re: troubles with mpt3sas module on a very recent Dell server

[deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com>]

Patrice Duroux wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I am trying to install a Debian system on a recently purchased Dell
> PowerEdge R840.
> After trying many versions and distributions (including also Ubuntu Server
> 20.04 LTS) up to Debian Bullseye Alpha 2, the situations are always very
> similar to this:
> 
> https://access.redhat.com/solutions/4954451
> 
> I checked for all iDRAC, BIOS and firmware updates.
> 
> Here are version messages extracted from dmesg:
> 
> 5.7.0-2-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 5.7.10-1 (2020-07-26) x86_64 GNU/Linux
> mpt3sas version 33.100.00.00
> FW Package Ver(16.17.00.05)
> LSISAS3008: FWVersion(16.00.08.00), ChipRevision(0x02),
> BiosVersion(18.00.00.00)
> 
> Hardware setup does not have any RAID support.
> 5 disks are attached: 1 x 240Go SSD SATA + 4 x 1,8To SAS
> 
> Don't really know where to address this or if/how I can help.
> 
> Thanks,
> Patrice

I don't know if it helps, totally different hardware, but I've never had an
issue with this - in operation since 2012.

# lspci
08:00.0 SCSI storage controller: LSI Logic / Symbios Logic SAS1068E
PCI-Express Fusion-MPT SAS (rev 08)

# Linux server 4.19.120 #1 SMP Sun May 3 10:11:22 CEST 2020 x86_64 GNU/Linux

# dmesg -T | grep sas
[Wed Aug  5 19:41:22 2020] megasas: 07.706.03.00-rc1
[Wed Aug  5 19:41:22 2020] mpt3sas version 26.100.00.00 loaded
[Wed Aug  5 19:41:45 2020] mptsas: ioc1: attaching sata device: fw_channel
0, fw_id 0, phy 0, sas_addr 0x1221000000000000
[Wed Aug  5 19:41:45 2020] mptsas: ioc1: attaching sata device: fw_channel
0, fw_id 1, phy 1, sas_addr 0x1221000001000000
[Wed Aug  5 19:41:45 2020] mptsas: ioc1: attaching sata device: fw_channel
0, fw_id 2, phy 2, sas_addr 0x1221000002000000
[Wed Aug  5 19:41:45 2020] mptsas: ioc1: attaching sata device: fw_channel
0, fw_id 3, phy 3, sas_addr 0x1221000003000000
[Wed Aug  5 19:41:45 2020] mptsas: ioc1: attaching sata device: fw_channel
0, fw_id 4, phy 4, sas_addr 0x1221000004000000
[Wed Aug  5 19:41:45 2020] mptsas: ioc1: attaching sata device: fw_channel
0, fw_id 5, phy 5, sas_addr 0x1221000005000000
[Wed Aug  5 19:41:45 2020] mptsas: ioc1: attaching sata device: fw_channel
0, fw_id 6, phy 6, sas_addr 0x1221000006000000
[Wed Aug  5 19:41:45 2020] mptsas: ioc1: attaching sata device: fw_channel
0, fw_id 7, phy 7, sas_addr 0x1221000007000000