[Info-vax] P400 on DS10/DS15

[John H. Reinhardt]

On 8/13/2020 8:18 AM, Rod Regier wrote:
> P410 using ORCA should work on your I64.
> 

Unfortunately, it doesn't.  The P410 is in "HBA Mode" and won't start ORCA when the ZX6000 boots.  So I found you have to set it to "RAID Mode" and then it works.  The way to set it is to run saupdate.  However I get this:

fs0:\> saupdate set_mode p410 raid

WARNING:Changing controller mode could result in DATA LOSS!!!
Key in 'YES' to continue or 'NO' to quit:yes

SAUPDATE supports changing of controller mode only for P410i and P411 controllers.The controller at 0:61:0:0 is not a P410i or a P411, hence its mode cannot be changed

fs0:\> saupdate list

********************************************************************************
                    Smart Array Offline Firmware Update Utility
                                Version 2.11.08.00

           (C) Copyright 2009 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
********************************************************************************

  Searching and Connecting Smart Array Controllers...

********************************************************************************
                    Smart Array Offline Firmware Update Utility
                                Version 2.11.08.00

           (C) Copyright 2009 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
********************************************************************************

          Seg  Bus  Dev  Func        Description          Version    Build
                                        (WWN)

           0   61    0    0       HP Smart Array P410      6.64         0
                                  (0x0000000000000000)



fs0:\> saupdate get_mode 0:61:0:0

SAUPDATE supports querying of controller mode only for P410i and P411 controllers.The controller at 0:61:0:0 is not a P410i or a P411, hence its current mode cannot be obtained


So apparently saupdate can't handle a plain P410.  I'm using the saupdate that comes with the firmware upgrade that you linked to for the 6.64 Smart Array.

Another post said that the drvcfg utility in EFI would do it so I tried that


             T   D
D           Y C I
R           P F A
V  VERSION  E G G #D #C DRIVER NAME                         IMAGE NAME
== ======== = = = == == =================================== ===================
11 00000010 B - -  7 13 PCI Bus Driver                       PciBus
1C 00000358 B X X  1  5 Smart Array SAS Driver v3.58         PciRom Seg=00000000

fs0:\> drvcfg -s 98 1C
drvcfg: Invalid handle 98

But that doesn't work either.

All of this is a moot point as now the ZX6000 will not start up.  It runs for a about 45 seconds and powers back down with this message in the System Logs:

Waiting for new events...
01 Jan 1998 14:05:18
Alert Level 3: Warning
Keyword: Type-02 040601 263681
Fan speed lags
Logged by: Baseboard Management Controller;
            Sensor: Fan - Fan 1R (Power)
Data1: Performance Lags
0x2034ABA29E020740 FFFF0106E8040300

01 Jan 1998 14:05:18
Alert Level 3: Warning
Keyword: Type-02 040601 263681
Fan speed lags
Logged by: Baseboard Management Controller;
            Sensor: Fan - Fan 1L (Power)
Data1: Performance Lags
0x2034ABA29E020750 FFFF0106E9040300


So apparently I have an issue with the power supply fans.  It has only one power supply so I'm not sure where the 1R and 1L come from.  That nomenclature doesn't match the other fans in the chassis which are 1A, 1B, 2 and 3.  I have two used power supplies on order but won't be here for a week.



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John H. Reinhardt