topic Re: rx2660 installation problem in Operating System - HP-UX

rx2660 installation problem

Leif Halvarsson_2 — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 13:39:16 GMT

Hi,

Trying to install HP-UX 11.23 on a rx2660 box.
The installation completes without any error. When the system boots, I first get an error message:

"gio Error configuring root devices using EFI hw paths"

after som time I ger more errors:

WARNING: SWAP device 0xfffffffe is a non-LVM partition, disallowed on LVM disk.
WARNING: SWAP device 0xfffffffe has been deconfigured (set to 0xffffffff).
WARNING: Logical volume for Dump expected but not found.
Swap device table: (start & size given in 512-byte blocks)
WARNING: no swap device configured, so dump cannot be defaulted to primary swap.
WARNING: No dump devices are configured. Dump is disabled.
mountfs:opend

System Panic:

panic: all VFS_MOUNTROOTs failed: NEED DRIVERS ?????
Stack Trace:
IP Function Name
0xe000000000d0c760 vfs_mountroot+0x1d0
0xe000000000fc5100 im_mountroot+0x60
0xe0000000013b1f10 DoCalllist+0x3a0
End of Stack Trace

Looks like the boot disk is missing

The installation source is a Ignite depot, I have applies the most recent QP, HW, and Feature bundles and run the "make_config" command.

Re: rx2660 installation problem

Torsten. — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 13:56:14 GMT

Hi,

looks like a missing driver anyway. Did you use the latest bundle?
See

http://docs.hp.com/en/5991-8019/ch04s02.html

Re: rx2660 installation problem

Leif Halvarsson_2 — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 14:06:35 GMT

Hi,

Yes, the June 2007 HW Enablement bundle is installed. I noticed something strange i n the Summary:

"HP Integrity rx2660 server (2 single-core processors) with zx2 chipset"

My rx2660 has dual-core processor.

Is dual-core rx2660 not supported !

/leif

Re: rx2660 installation problem

Torsten. — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 14:10:12 GMT

I guess the "what's new" for this box is it can have a single core CPU too and not only dual-cores, see

http://h20341.www2.hp.com/integrity/cache/331424-0-0-0-121.html

Re: rx2660 installation problem

Geoff Wild — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 14:12:44 GMT

What kind of server is your ignite? Itanium?

Sounds like partition on RX2660 isn't there...

Is the EFI 500MB, HPUX 100%, and HPSP 400MB partitions setup?

Rgds...Geoff

Re: rx2660 installation problem

Torsten. — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 14:19:16 GMT

Sounds like the raid driver isn't there ...

If you are doing an interactive install, check the software tab.

Re: rx2660 installation problem

Leif Halvarsson_2 — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 14:30:55 GMT

Hi,

The ignite server is PA-RISC but, as I have understand, the 11.23 depot contains both PA-RISC and IA64 code and the installer automatic select the correct software (right ?).

Geoff,

"Is the EFI 500MB, HPUX 100%, and HPSP 400MB partitions setup?"

How do I check ? This is our first Itanium box.

/leif

Re: rx2660 installation problem

Torsten. — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 14:47:11 GMT

"The SerialSCSI-00 bundle delivers the driver sasd" - this is what you probably need. Check, if this is in your new kernel after the installation (from ignite's software screen).
You could also consider to install your *first* Integrity box from the DVD.

Re: rx2660 installation problem

Geoff Wild — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 14:49:28 GMT

Well - if the OS was installed, something like

# idisk /dev/rdisk/disk5

This doc shows how to create from ignite boot:

http://docs.hp.com/en/5187-2725/ch06s06.html

Rgds...Geoff

Re: rx2660 installation problem

Leif Halvarsson_2 — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 15:08:59 GMT

Hi,

Probably is something missing in my Ignite depot. I created it from the September 2004 DVD and then applied the Jun 2007 bundles.

I thought that would make the depot up to date but, I can't find any "SerialSCSI-00" bundle.

Is it possible to download or do I need order a new DVD ??

Re: rx2660 installation problem

Torsten. — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 15:23:32 GMT

Try this:

http://h20293.www2.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=SerialSCSI-00

But it depends on the array card model if you need the sas or raid01 driver.

Re: rx2660 installation problem

Leif Halvarsson_2 — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 16:24:56 GMT

Hi,

The SerialSCSI-00 bundle solved the problem.

Thank you !

/leif

Re: rx2660 installation problem

Steven E. Protter — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 16:25:12 GMT

Shalom,

I'm in the missing software camp but can't figure out what's missing.

Does this system have the adaptec hardware raid card?

If so the driver for that may be missing, though when I played with an rx3660 it seems the driver was built into the card itself.

SEP

Re: rx2660 installation problem

Michelle Weiss — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 15:41:33 GMT

Ugh, just had the same issue a couple of weeks ago with 3 brand new rx2660's, took HP 2+ weeks to figure this one out. You need the Offline Diag and Utilities CD (hopefully your server came with one, if not call your HPCE), appears that there's a firmware upgrade necessary (don't ask how they come from the factory without access to the drives?.?.) I attached the doc on SAS driver install using an mptutil command. Load up the CD then do the following:
Shell> fs0:

fs0:\> cd EFI\HP\TOOLS\IO_CARDS\SAS

fs0:\EFI\HP\TOOLS\IO_CARDS\SAS> mptutil -f sas1068_b0fw.fw -c 0

fs0:\EFI\HP\TOOLS\IO_CARDS\SAS> mptutil -o -g sas1068_bios.rom sas1068_ebc.rom -c 0

after this your device mapping table should show blk2 (internal drive)

Also will need CommonIO bundle and Serial SCSI driver that you can load with the OS, here's a link:
http://h20293.www2.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=CommonIO

Good Luck,
Michelle