I'm experiencing a problem when I want to create a new logical drive after adding new disk to my array.
First, I would like to tell you what is my environment. I'm running Linux RHEL 5 on a Proliant DL380-G5. To configure the RAID controller, I'm using the Array Configuration Utility version 8.0.14.0. I also installed the HP Server Management tools (hpasm) version 8.0.0-173.rhel5. To make sure you have all necessary information, please look at this report to see the exact version of agant I'm running:
HP cciss 3.6.18 HBA driver RPM v3.6.18-10 HP Array Configuration Utility v8.0-14 HP iLO Channel Interface Driver v8.0.0-144.rhel5 OpenIPMI +HP v8.0.0-113.rhel5 HP ProLiant Essentials Licensing Manager v1.0.1-1.rhel5 HP Command Line Array Configuration Utility v8.0-14 vArray Diagnostic Utility 8.0-14 hp System Health Application and Insight Management Agents Package v8.0.0-173.rhel5 hp Insight Diagnostics v8.0.0-210 HP Printer Drivers v1.6.7-4.1.el5_0.3 HP Linux Imaging and Printing Project v1.6.7-4.1.el5_0.3 hp High Performance ILO2 Mouse X Driver for Linux v1.1.1-41 hponcfg - An RILOE II/iLo online configuration utility v1.7.0-2 HP Systems Insight Manager Server software. vC.05.02.00.00-1 HP System Management Homepage v2.1.11-197 HP Version Control Agent v2.1.9-6 MPT Fusion drivers for 53C1030 and FC9XX Adapters v4.00.13.01-2 The NET-SNMP runtime libraries. v5.3.1-24.el5_2.1 A collection of SNMP protocol tools and libraries. v5.3.1-24.el5_2.1 HP Smart Array 6400 Controller v2.68 HP Smart Array P400 Controller v2.08 Integrated Lights Out Firmware v1.29 HP ProLiant System ROM v2006.12.28
This linux box is also running on 2.6.18-53.el5 kernel.
Each time I'm starting the Array Configuration Utility (ACU), I can use the free space to create a new LUN. When I click on "save" I got this into my system log /var/log/messages:
Jun 19 19:48:53 server cmaeventd[17194]: Logical drive 5 of Array Controller in slot 5, has changed from status Unconfigured to OK Jun 19 19:48:54 server kernel: blocks= 1171858620 block_size= 512 Jun 19 19:48:55 server kernel: blocks= 1171858620 block_size= 512 Jun 19 19:48:55 server kernel: kobject_add failed for cciss!c1d4 with -EEXIST, don't try to register things with the same name in the same directory. Jun 19 19:48:55 server kernel: Jun 19 19:48:55 server kernel: Call Trace: Jun 19 19:48:55 server kernel: [] kobject_add+0x16e/0x199 Jun 19 19:48:55 server kernel: [] exact_lock+0x0/0x14 Jun 19 19:48:55 server kernel: [] register_disk+0x43/0x199 Jun 19 19:48:55 server kernel: [] add_disk+0x34/0x3d Jun 19 19:48:55 server kernel: [] :cciss:rebuild_lun_table+0x48f/0x50f Jun 19 19:48:55 server kernel: [] zone_statistics+0x3e/0x6d Jun 19 19:48:55 server kernel: [] :cciss:cciss_ioctl+0x3fa/0xc65 Jun 19 19:48:55 server kernel: [] snprintf+0x44/0x4c Jun 19 19:48:55 server kernel: [] flush_tlb_page+0xac/0xda Jun 19 19:48:55 server kernel: [] do_wp_page+0x246/0x67d Jun 19 19:48:55 server kernel: [] :cciss:do_ioctl+0x2a/0x39 Jun 19 19:48:55 server kernel: [] :cciss:cciss_compat_ioctl+0xaf/0x25f Jun 19 19:48:55 server kernel: [] __up_read+0x19/0x7f Jun 19 19:48:55 server kernel: [] do_page_fault+0x4eb/0x81d Jun 19 19:48:55 server kernel: [] free_pages_and_swap_cache+0x73/0x8f Jun 19 19:48:55 server kernel: [] compat_blkdev_ioctl+0x4c/0x5f Jun 19 19:48:55 server kernel: [] compat_sys_ioctl+0xc5/0x2b1 Jun 19 19:48:55 server kernel: [] sysenter_do_call+0x1b/0x67 Jun 19 19:48:55 server kernel: Jun 19 19:48:55 server kernel: kobject_add failed for queue with -EEXIST, don't try to register things with the same name in the same directory. Jun 19 19:48:55 server kernel: Jun 19 19:48:55 server kernel: Call Trace: Jun 19 19:48:55 server kernel: [] kobject_add+0x16e/0x199 Jun 19 19:48:55 server kernel: [] blk_register_queue+0x33/0x77 Jun 19 19:48:55 server kernel: [] :cciss:rebuild_lun_table+0x48f/0x50f Jun 19 19:48:55 server kernel: [] zone_statistics+0x3e/0x6d Jun 19 19:48:55 server kernel: [] :cciss:cciss_ioctl+0x3fa/0xc65 Jun 19 19:48:55 server kernel: [] snprintf+0x44/0x4c Jun 19 19:48:55 server kernel: [] flush_tlb_page+0xac/0xda Jun 19 19:48:55 server kernel: [] do_wp_page+0x246/0x67d Jun 19 19:48:55 server kernel: [] :cciss:do_ioctl+0x2a/0x39 Jun 19 19:48:55 server kernel: [] :cciss:cciss_compat_ioctl+0xaf/0x25f
The part that's begins by "Call Trace:" will repeat indefinetly, and after couple of minute the system freeze, fdisk -l command doens't work and the ACU stops working. The only option I've got is to manually power down the server then restart it. This happend to me twice; the first time I thought a procerss was just stuck, but 3 months later (yesterday) I got the same issue.
Is there anyone who can help me on this? On my hand, I suspect a problem with the Linux kernel 2.6.18, but the latest version available from Redhat update is 2.6.18-92.1.1.el5 and I'm not sure this will fix the error.
I would like to thank all of you for taking the time to read that particular issue.
you firmware is very very old, particullary the firmware of the P400 is important, but it is good idea to update everything with the Firmware maintenance CD:
If you don't have time for everything, the driver update is the most important, but under firmware fixes fdisk is mentioned too, so you should give it a try.
Thank you very much for your answer. You are right, my firmware version are very old. I'm gonna update this when I get the chance. Also I've downloaded the controller driver and I will also updrage the at the same time.
For the PSP software, I already installed the version 8.00. If the drivers has not been updated at the same time, I don't understand why. The cciss driver I'm currently running seems to be 3.6.18 (HP cciss 3.6.18 HBA driver RPM 3.6.18-10). I will install the latest version which is 4.00.13.01-3.
Hope this will solve the issie. I will post you the results here.
the latest version for the smart array conrollers is the one I posted. The 4.00.13.01-3 is for non-Smart array controllers is not the ciss one, it is for non-Smart array controllers like SC11Xe, Sc44Ge, u320 adapters and so on.
You need the 3.6.18-12 HP ProLiant Smart Array Controller (x86/AMD32) Driver for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (x86). Both drivers are different.
