Bootup Errors Reported In SYSLOG

[Managed Services]

The following is reported in syslog

vmunix: SCSI: Ultra160 Controller at 0/10/0/0:

Warning:Data transfer rate stepped down for target 6. Now operating at 20 MB/s (Fast Wide). Possible causes are improper termination, improper cabling, or malfunctioning hardware.

rpcbind: svc_tli_create: t_getname failed; T_IDLE
rpcbind: svc_dg_create: could not get transport information
rpcbind: init_transport: Could not create rmtcall fd for ticlts

Do any of you know what the likely cause is or have you seen it before? Any help on this would be greatly appreciated!!

[Stefan Farrelly · Accepted solution]

The first one looks like you have a non ultra scsi device plugged into your ultra160 scsi controller. It looks to be a Fast/Wide device (which only runs at 20MB/s). What device is it ? (a tape drive?)

ioscan -fnH 0/10/0/0

will show what device it is. Possibly it should not be plugged into your ultra160 card but into a FWD card instead, or it can stay on your ultra160 card but it wont run at full speed - its limited by the device plugged in to only 20MB/s.

The 2nd error for rpcbind doesnt look like too much to worry about. Do you have the latest rpcbind patch installed first ?

eg. for 11.0;
PHNE_28567.NFS-CORE: /usr/sbin/rpcbind

Its part of the NFS General release patch. You can check for the latest in the patch database on the itrc.hp.com

[Managed Services]

Thanks for the quick response on this one. We've checked the device with ioscan as suggested and this is a tape device (Quantum DLT8000). The system is rebooted every week and as far as we know this is the first time this has been reported so it's surprising it's only reporting this now.

Nothing has been changed.....

[Stefan Farrelly]

On all our servers DLT8000's (and 7000's) are plugged into Fast-Wide controllers, NOT ultra scsi controllers;

Class I H/W Path Driver S/W State H/W Type Description
=====================================================================
ext_bus 22 0/8/0/0 c720 CLAIMED INTERFACE SCSI C875 Fast Wide Differential
target 7 0/8/0/0.1 tgt CLAIMED DEVICE
tape 2 0/8/0/0.1.0 stape CLAIMED DEVICE QUANTUM DLT8000

Class I H/W Path Driver S/W State H/W Type Description
======================================================================
ext_bus 14 1/12/0/0 c720 CLAIMED INTERFACE SCSI C87x Fast Wide Differential
target 40 1/12/0/0.3 tgt CLAIMED DEVICE
tape 0 1/12/0/0.3.0 stape CLAIMED DEVICE QUANTUM DLT8000

Im not sure if youre even supposed to plug them into an ultra scsi controller as they are LVD and the DLT is HVD - you could blow the bus. This explains your error message, but the question now is should it stay connected or you plug it into a DF card instead. If it works then maybe its ok. Only HP can answer this one I think.

[Managed Services]

Thanks for the help on this one, Stefan. We'll get in touch with HP and see where we go from there. Thanks.