Fibre channel problems

[Dnack]

Hi, i am using Proliant ML530, hp StorageWorks Fibre Channel Support for Windows 2000 and exact the same problem happen.

cpqfcalm
Event ID 9
The device, \Device\Scsi\cpqfcalm1, did not respond within the timeout period.

someone said using the driver version A7 can resolve the problem? Well i got the lastest version of driver Version 5.14.4.69 D (15 Oct 02) and the probelm still exists. Please help.
i found that this problem was posted here since Dec 2000. Compaq could have solve the problem on its newer driver.

[Mark Blindman]

We have encountered the CPQFCALM error 15 The device, \Device\Scsi\cpqfcalm1, is not ready for access yet.

The data in row 10 is:
0010: 03 01 00 00 a3 00 00 c0 ....??..??

rows 20 & 30 are all zeros.

Can anyone interpret the data from row 10?

Thanks,
Mark

[Steve Robbins]

Here is a link to Compaq/HP fix for teh issue.
http://www29.compaq.com/falco/detail.asp?FAQnum=FAQ3823

In short, Windows thinks there is a problem when there isn't. Ignore the message.

[Leo O'Shaughnessy]

Since rebooting the server for an unrelated change last night we are getting a CPQCALM Error 15: The device, \Device\Scsi\cpqfcalm2, is not ready for access yet.
Teh value shows that this is
0010 0309 which indicates a laser error. According to the online KB this is an error to be ignored, however we are getting one of these errors every 2 minutes and it if filling up the Event Log. The system is a DL380G3 configured in a cluster with a external RA4100 Raid array connected throught the 64bit Storage works HBA. We are running Windows 2000. Can you confirm there is an issue running this card under Win2k, or any other fixes you may be aweare of...

[N_16]

Hi I am getting the similar error messages
in system event log

eventID=15

"The device, \Device\Scsi\cpqfcalm1, did not respond within the timeout period"
on following dates

Nov 9 2004
0000: 0018150f 00720001 00000000 c004000f
0010: 00000103 c00000a3 000e29fb 00000000
0020: 00000000 00000000 00000001 00000000
0030: 00000000 00000000 00000007 00000005


Oct 29 2004
0000: 0018150f 00720001 00000000 c004000f
0010: 00000103 c00000a3 00041d83 00000000
0020: 00000000 00000000 00000001 00000000
0030: 00000000 00000000 00000007 00000005

June 11 2004
0000: 0018150f 00720001 00000000 c004000f
0010: 00000103 c00000a3 00592995 00000000
0020: 00000000 00000000 00000001 00000000
0030: 00000000 00000000 00000007 00000005


Apr 7 2004
0000: 0018150f 00720001 00000000 c004000f
0010: 00000103 c00000a3 000019b1 00000000
0020: 00000000 00000000 00000001 00000000
0030: 00000000 00000000 00000007 00000005


Dec 11 2003
0000: 0018150f 00720001 00000000 c004000f
0010: 00000103 c00000a3 00006f40 00000000
0020: 00000000 00000000 00000001 00000000
0030: 00000000 00000000 00000007 00000005

Mar 13 2003
0000: 00100000 006a0001 00000000 c0040009
0010: 50000101 00000000 00000000 00000000
0020: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
0030: 00000000 00000007


After this error I had to reboot the server because the server became unresponsive.

The only error in event log is this.
What would you suggest?
thank you

[Steve Robbins_1]

This has been a known problem with the interaction of Windows 2000 SCSIminiport and Compaq Drivers for over 5 years, it's absolutely sad that they haven't had a fix and that the "solution" is to disregard the notice. That's fine and dandy unless you work for an IT department that requires you to have the log not set to auto-overwrite as needed and save the log for 7 days but it's not allowed to grow over a certain length and you receive one of these messages every 45 seconds, and that's not after a reboot, that's a constant thing on my servers.
would it be so difficult to path this?

[Tim Yarber]

I have been trying to initialize some FC Hard Disk that we got for a JBOD backup solution. The initialization fails and this event log is the only clue I have as to why it is failing. I was hoping there would be some further solution to this than just disregarding the event log. I am on a server 2003 O/S, HP Proliant ML370 with a compaq 66/64bit FC PCI contoller. When I try to inilialize the disk, it always fails.


any help is greatly appreciated please !!

[sunil saxena]

I am having the same problem on my servers. I have a dual node cluster using DL8500 units connected to the 4100 storage units.