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Solution Type Problem Resolution Sure Solution 1002745.1 : Sun StorEdge[TM] 3510/3511 - RAID Firmware interface does not always discover attached HBAs
PreviouslyPublishedAs 203760 Symptoms The RAID firmware menu interface on the SE3510 array does not seem to auto-discover all of the HBAs attached to the array. According to the documentation, when one uses the RAID firmware menu interface to create host filters for luns, the HBAs attached to the array are automatically discovered and listed, so that one can simply choose from the available attached HBA WWNs. However, this does not always seem to be the case, since some HBAs connected to an array do not show up in the list presented by the interface. Resolution This occurs when the host channel has ONLY a secondary SCSI ID (SID) assigned to it. In the example channel listing here +---------------------------------------------------------------+ | Chl |Mode |PID|SID|DefSynClk|Def+id|S|Term|CurSynClk|Cur+id| +======+=======+===+===+=========+======+=+====+=========+======+ | 0 |Host | 41| NA| AUTO |Serial|F| NA| 2 GHz |Serial| +------+-------+---+---+---------+------+-+----+---------+------+ | 1 |Host | 44| 43| AUTO |Serial|F| NA| 2 GHz |Serial| +------+-------+---+---+---------+------+-+----+---------+------+ |2(3;C)|DRV+RCC| 14| 15| AUTO |Serial|F| NA| 2 GHz |Serial| +------+-------+---+---+---------+------+-+----+---------+------+ |3(2;C)|DRV+RCC| 14| 15| AUTO |Serial|F| NA| 2 GHz |Serial| +------+-------+---+---+---------+------+-+----+---------+------+ | 4 |Host | 45| NA| AUTO |Serial|F| NA| 2 GHz |Serial| +------+-------+---+---+---------+------+-+----+---------+------+ | 5 |Host | NA| 48| AUTO |Serial|F| NA| | | +---------------------------------------------------------------+ One can see that host channel 5 was not assigned a primary scsi ID (PID) by the person configuring this array. Instead, this channel has only a secondary scsi ID (SID) assigned. [NOTE: When an array's fiber-connection mode is point-to-point, each channel can have only a PID or an SID, but not both]. Since the RAID firmware menu interface is running (by default) on the primary controller, it is unable to determine static events occurring on the secondary controller. This is the same reason why the RAID firmware menu interface is unable to determine and display the speed (CurSynClk) of the host channel interface for those host channels with only SIDs (see the output above; channel 5 has no speed listed). One way to have the RAID firmware menu interface determine events (like speed and HBA WWNs) from the secondary controller (without having to assign both an SID and PID to the same channel) is to use the CTRL-W command within the interface to switch controllers to the secondary controller. Once this is done, the HBA WWNs that were not visible for channels with only an SID before will become visible, but, of course, HBAs for those channels with PIDs only will not be visible. Product Sun StorageTek 3511 SATA Array Sun StorageTek 3510 FC Array Previously Published As 87988 Change History Date: 2006-12-12 User Name: 95826 Action: Approved Comment: - verified metadata - changed review date to 2007-12-12 - checked for TM - 1 added + full product name in title - checked audience : contract Publishing Version: 3 Date: 2006-12-12 User Name: 95826 Action: Accept Comment: Version: 0 Date: 2006-12-12 User Name: 90045 Action: Approved Comment: Can not add anything useful rather than - well done Version: 0 Product_uuid 9fdbb196-73a6-11d8-9e3a-080020a9ed93|Sun StorageTek 3511 SATA Array 58553d0e-11f4-11d7-9b05-ad24fcfd42fa|Sun StorageTek 3510 FC Array Attachments This solution has no attachment |
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