[OpenIndiana-discuss] scsi_vhci

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Thu May 8 16:57:47 UTC 2014


Thank you Chip!
Very valuable information.Site goes into bookmarks!
I guess that resellers of hardware should first check to see if their stuff doesn't contain known bugs. Would safe us valuable time and mony.  But then again, this way I have learned something again.
Have a very nice day / evening.
R

> Date: Thu, 8 May 2014 11:00:47 -0500
> To: openindiana-discuss at openindiana.org
> From: openindiana-discuss at openindiana.org
> Subject: Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] scsi_vhci
> 
> That disk is one that has the reference temperature bug in the firmware.
> There was a big thread about that recently.    Flashing an updated firmware
> will likely bring it back to life.   Doing it on that system will likely be
> difficult because the fault manager will get in the way.
> 
> I wrote a small blog entry about this:
> http://www.bigdatajunkie.com/index.php/10-hardware/19-seagate-constellation-es-3-firmware-0003
> 
> You will want to check that all your disks get their firmware updated, this
> bug can take down your whole pool.
> 
> -Chip
> 
> 
> On Thu, May 8, 2014 at 9:21 AM, Discussion list for OpenIndiana <
> openindiana-discuss at openindiana.org> wrote:
> 
> > Thanks Chip !!
> > This is a real good indication you gave me. Indeed there is some mention
> > about the disk in fmadm faulty.Fault class :
> > fault.io.disk.over-temperatureAffects     :
> > dev:///:devid=id1,sd@n5000c50057b8186f//scsi_vhci/disk@g5000c50057b8186f                 faulted and taken out of serviceFRU         : "Slot 09"
> > (hc://:product-id=LSI-SAS2X36:server-id=:chassis-id=5003048000b4d83f:serial=Z1Z2EK3G00009415YGEE:part=SEAGATE-ST3000NM0023:revision=0003/ses-enclosure=2/bay=8/disk=0)
> >                  faulty
> > I can investigate further now.
> > Regards,
> > R
> >
> >
> >
> > > Date: Thu, 8 May 2014 07:44:26 -0500
> > > To: openindiana-discuss at openindiana.org
> > > From: openindiana-discuss at openindiana.org
> > > Subject: Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] scsi_vhci
> > >
> > > Anytime there is an offline disk mpathadm crashes the system.  There's a
> > > ticket on it https://www.illumos.org/issues/4085 but it hasn't been
> > touched
> > > yet.
> > >
> > > The fault manage is what set the disk offline and it expects the disk to
> > be
> > > removed from the system.   You should have a record of it in the fault
> > > manager. Type 'fmadm faulty'  These records typical tell you based on the
> > > sas expander it is connected to and bay number the disk is in.
> > >
> > > Assuming you have an LSI HBA, lsiutils can be used to turn the lights on.
> > > However, I purchase santools for all my ZFS boxes, because it simply
> > makes
> > > life much easier to diagnose and locate disks.
> > >
> > > -Chip
> > >
> > >
> > > On Thu, May 8, 2014 at 3:45 AM, Discussion list for OpenIndiana <
> > > openindiana-discuss at openindiana.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > > It is a real disk (plugged in) and the system is located in another
> > city.I
> > > > probably will have to go there tomorrow but was trying to solve it
> > > > temporarily over the internet by  unconfiguring the disk if I can
> > locate it
> > > > somehow.
> > > > Another symptom: mpathadm list lu crashes the system.And I always have
> > the
> > > > message : one or more I/O deviced have been retired. I suspect it has
> > to do
> > > > with this
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > R
> > > > > Date: Thu, 8 May 2014 10:23:37 +0200
> > > > > To: openindiana-discuss at openindiana.org
> > > > > From: openindiana-discuss at openindiana.org
> > > > > Subject: Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] scsi_vhci
> > > > >
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > >
> > > > > is this 'phantom' HD or it is really plugged in?
> > > > >
> > > > > If phantom:
> > > > >
> > > > > I see that you can afford reboot, so try to shutdown box and storage
> > > > case (if external).
> > > > > Remove and put back all disks.
> > > > >
> > > > > If plugged in:
> > > > >
> > > > > try to locate it (look at lights on case  closure) and replug (or
> > > > replace if really broken)
> > > > >
> > > > > HTH
> > > > > Regards.
> > > > >
> > > > > On 05/ 8/14 10:16 AM, Discussion list for OpenIndiana wrote:
> > > > > > Yes I have. I wrote below cfgadm -Cv but I meant devfsadm -Cv .
> > > >  Sorry.I have also removed and recreated the path_to_install, disabled
> > and
> > > > re-enabled sas multipath (dual expander jbod)by stmsboot -d and -e.When
> > > > multipath is disable this message does not appear (and also the disk
> > does
> > > > not appear).
> > > > > > So somewhere at boottime the disk is detected and the system is
> > trying
> > > > to offline it.
> > > > > > Thanks for your suggestion.
> > > > > > R
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >> Date: Thu, 8 May 2014 09:50:09 +0200
> > > > > >> To: openindiana-discuss at openindiana.org
> > > > > >> From: openindiana-discuss at openindiana.org
> > > > > >> Subject: Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] scsi_vhci
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> Hi,
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> have you tried: devfsadm -C # it should clear devices from unused
> > > > links/pointers
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> Not sure if that will help.
> > > > > >> Regards.
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> On 05/ 8/14 09:44 AM, Discussion list for OpenIndiana wrote:
> > > > > >>> Hi,
> > > > > >>> Hopefully someone can help with this error.
> > > > > >>> The messages logfile is filling up with this error:genunix: [ID
> > > > 408114 kern.info] /scsi_vhci/disk at g5000c50057b07923 (sd79) offline
> > > > > >>> I have tried mapping the sd79 to its disk identifier and a list
> > like
> > > > this
> > > >
> > appears:sd73=c0t5001517BB27F7B2Cd0sd74=c0t5000C50057AF9A13d0sd75=c0t5000C50057B926E3d0sd76=c0t5000C50057B646F3d0sd77=c0t5000C50057B4CA73d0sd78=c0t5000C50057B00293d0sd80=c0t5000C50057A23753d0sd81=c0t5000C500427485A3d0
> > > > > >>> I cannot find sd79 anywhere. Doesn't show up in commands like
> > > > :format / cfgadm -al / prtconf -v
> > > > > >>> It is however listed in path_to_inst !
> > > > > >>> Can someone help me get rid of this , probably broken, disk.
> > It's a
> > > > SEAGATE ST3000NM0023 .
> > > > > >>> cfgadm -Cv has not helped
> > > > > >>> Because the disk cannot be seen with any tools I cannot blink it
> > to
> > > > see where it is.
> > > > > >>> Regards
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