topic Re: Errors after enclosure additions on EVA5000 in HPE EVA Storage

Errors after enclosure additions on EVA5000

Benito Salinas_1 — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:27:56 GMT

Hello,
We recently added several enclosures to our EVA5000. They are on a different rack and I've cabled everything the way it should be.
HP Field Service came out and stated that everything looked good.
However, about once every two weeks since adding the additional enclosures, I get the following error:
An enclosure was found on Fibre Channel, but not on the CAB bus

I am using the additional enclosures and drives with no problems. The EMU shows no errors either.
What I've been doing with Hp support is replacing one "cab" cable at a time.

Any ideas??

Re: Errors after enclosure additions on EVA5000

Torsten. — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:51:11 GMT

Hi Benito,

this sounds really like a problem with cab bus. Hmm, maybe the message includes the enclosure ID?
The most likely problem is IMHO the cable between the enclosure and the bus or even the bus cable itself. But also the EMU (connector) may be related.

Re: Errors after enclosure additions on EVA5000

IBaltay — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 10:48:48 GMT

Hi,
does the enclosure allready has its own unique number pls? Can you send the exact error message?

Re: Errors after enclosure additions on EVA5000

Benito Salinas_1 — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:19:03 GMT

Hello,
Thanks for your replies.
The entire error message::

Failure diagnosis Needed: LIB_EVA: An enclosure was found on Fibre Channel, but not on the CAB bus DP-1A

Does it make sense?

Benito

Re: Errors after enclosure additions on EVA5000

Torsten. — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:30:11 GMT

If you found this message in the ontroller event log within commandview, you should click on the "more details" link to get more details.

Re: Errors after enclosure additions on EVA5000

Víctor Cespón — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 12:39:29 GMT

Or upload here the compressed EVA event log, so we can check from what enclosure(s) those event come. If you have replaced the EAB cables, it could be a failing EMU.

Re: Errors after enclosure additions on EVA5000

Sylvain Tremblay_1 — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 11:38:09 GMT

Hi

I have the same message this morning.
How was that finally addressed at your site ?

An enclosure was found on Fibre Channel, but not on the CAB bus DP-1A

Attached details...

Thanks !

Re: Errors after enclosure additions on EVA5000

Louis Henninger_1 — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 16:32:44 GMT

To my knowledge an HSV200 controller is an EVA 6000. This is limited to maximum of 8 shelves.

An EVA5000 is an HSV110, and can have up to 18 shelves.

Regards,

Louis

Re: Errors after enclosure additions on EVA5000

Sivaramakrishna_1 — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 01:35:00 GMT

Hi,

Loop Switch: No Loop Switch has been detected at this time

Bases on the above it is not even EVA6000 it will be EVA4000, in such case it is only supported 4 Enclosures.

What is the enclosure ID showing on the EMU Module? Try to reseat the EMU and check if it is in the supported configuation.

In case of EVA 5000, the Enclosure IDs should between 1-6, 8-13, 15-20. and you have to use the CAB Bus expander cable (Similar like RJ45 cable: one end will marked as P1 and other P2) this cable P1 should be connected to Rack 1 Bottom port(by removing the Bottom Terminator on the port) and P2 will be connected to Rack 2 Shelf ID expander cable port(this will start the EMU numbers from 15 onwards).

Siva