[Info-vax] Problems configuring SA-controller

[Joukj]

Joukj wrote:
> dthi... at gmail.com wrote:
>> When I had to reconfigure an SA controller (in an inherited RX2660), 
>> MSA$UTIL refused to alter the configuration because some of the drives 
>> had been taken out of the chassis and were thus offline. So I had to 
>> reboot and access the SA firmware with the F-key during the power-on 
>> sequence, and delete all of the existing drives and partitions. After 
>> that, MSA$UTIL happily created the configuration that I really wanted 
>> from scratch.
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> David
> Worth a try.
> 
> I will not have time to this this week. so it will take some time.
> 
It was not the solution, but led me to a work-around:

When rebooting I noticed the message:


HP Smart Array 6400-128 Controller       (version 2.84)  0 Logical Drives
1785-Drive Array Not Configured
      Configuration information indicates drives were configured on a 
controller

      with a newer firmware version.  To avoid data loss, reattach drives to
      original controller or upgrade controller firmware using Options 
ROMPaq.


which is strange since as far as I now version 2.84 is the last formware 
for this device.


Pressing F8 did not get me into the controller, so I tried MSA$UTIL 
again. But now I tried to use an unit-number (in my case 7) which I 
never used on this device and that worked.


Can someone explain what might be going on here?


                 Jouk