[Info-vax] P400 on DS10/DS15

[John H. Reinhardt]

On 8/16/2020 12:35 PM, John H. Reinhardt wrote:
> 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.
> 
> 
> 

More on this saga.  I got the new fans for the ZX6000.  I'm wondering if I messed up the firmware because the tower version uses different fans than the rack version and when you switch between the two, you have to load different firmware.  The new fans I got are for the rack version. Now the BMC is happy with the fans, but getting a CPU not starting error. So the ZX6000 is dead until I figure that problem out.

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John H. Reinhardt