rx2660 installation problem

[Leif Halvarsson_2]

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.

[Torsten.]

Hi,

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

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

[Leif Halvarsson_2]

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

[Torsten.]

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

[Geoff Wild]

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

[Torsten.]

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

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

[Leif Halvarsson_2]

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

[Torsten.]

"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.

[Geoff Wild]

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

[Leif Halvarsson_2]

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 ??

[Torsten. · Accepted solution]

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.

[Leif Halvarsson_2]

Hi,

The SerialSCSI-00 bundle solved the problem.

Thank you !

/leif

[Steven E. Protter]

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

[Michelle Weiss]

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