Unable to restore a ignite tape image on a rx2660

[Hugo F Martinez]

Hi,
Im currently using Ignite-UX 7.6 to perform a direct boot of an ignite tape on a rx2660, but when I issue the reconnect -r on the efi shell Im unable to see the tape, any clue?

Note,
The tape Im using to restore the system is a SCSI DAT72. My firmware revision is the following

SYSREV

Current firmware revisions

MP FW : F.02.25
BMC FW : 05.26
EFI FW : ROM A 07.14, ROM B 07.14
System FW : ROM A 04.15, ROM B 04.11, Boot ROM A
PDH FW : 50.07
UCIO FW : 03.0b
PRS FW : 00.08 UpSeqRev: 02, DownSeqRev: 01

[Torsten.]

you should see it when running

shell> devices

then you need to create a boot entry for the tape.

[Torsten.]

BTW, the boot from tape is even slower than the two-step recovery procedure ...

[Hugo F Martinez]

This is the output of the devices command, but I still can't identify or find the tape

Shell> devices
C T D
T Y C I
R P F A
L E G G #P #D #C Device Name
== = = = == == == =============================================================
10 R - - - 1 7 Acpi(HWP0002,PNP0A03,0)
11 R - - - 1 3 Acpi(HWP0002,PNP0A03,200)
12 R - - - 1 1 Acpi(HPQ0002,PNP0A08,300)
13 R - - - 1 2 Acpi(HPQ0002,PNP0A08,400)
14 R - - - 1 2 Acpi(HWP0002,PNP0A03,600)
15 R - - - 1 2 Acpi(HPQ0002,PNP0A08,700)
1A D - - 1 - - Acpi(HWP0002,PNP0A03,0)/Pci(1|0)
1B D - - 1 - - Acpi(HWP0002,PNP0A03,0)/Pci(1|1)
1C B - - 1 1 1 Acpi(HWP0002,PNP0A03,0)/Pci(1|2)
1D B - - 1 2 2 Usb Open Host Controller
1E B - - 1 2 1 Usb Open Host Controller
1F D - - 1 - - Acpi(HWP0002,PNP0A03,0)/Pci(2|2)
20 B - - 1 5 2 Acpi(HWP0002,PNP0A03,0)/Pci(3|0)
22 D X X 1 2 - LSI Logic SAS Controller
23 B X X 1 1 1 Acpi(HWP0002,PNP0A03,200)/Pci(2|0)
24 B X X 1 1 1 Acpi(HWP0002,PNP0A03,200)/Pci(2|1)
25 D - - 1 - - Acpi(HPQ0002,PNP0A08,300)/Pci(0|0)
27 D - - 1 - - Acpi(HPQ0002,PNP0A08,400)/Pci(0|0)
28 B - - 1 1 1 Smart Array P400 Controller
29 D - - 1 - - Acpi(HWP0002,PNP0A03,600)/Pci(1|0)
2A D - - 1 - - Acpi(HWP0002,PNP0A03,600)/Pci(1|1)
2C D - - 1 - - Acpi(HPQ0002,PNP0A08,700)/Pci(0|0)
2D D X X 1 2 - LPe11000 PCIe 4Gb/s 2.5Gb/s, x4
3F D - - 2 - - Primary Standard Error Device
40 D - - 2 - - Primary Console Input Device
41 D - - 2 - - Primary Console Output Device
46 B - - 1 1 1 16550 Serial UART
47 B - - 1 5 3 VT-100+ Serial Console
48 B X - 1 3 1 Generic Usb Keyboard
49 D - - 1 - - Acpi(HWP0002,PNP0A03,0)/Pci(2|0)/Usb(0, 1)
4A D - - 1 3 - Usb Bot Mass Storage
69 D X X 1 3 - Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet (BCM5704)
6A D X X 1 3 - Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet (BCM5704)
6B B - - 1 2 3 Acpi(HPQ0002,PNP0A08,400)/Pci(0|0)/Pci(0|0)/Scsi(Pun0,Lun0)
A8 D - - 1 2 - FAT File System [FAT32] 500 MB
A9 D - - 1 1 - Acpi(HPQ0002,PNP0A08,400)/Pci(0|0)/Pci(0|0)/Scsi(Pun0,Lun0)/HD(Part2,Sig7FDF6C0E-5A7D-11DE-8003-D6217B60E588)
AA D - - 1 2 - FAT File System [FAT32] 400 MB

[Torsten.]

On our system there is a simple scsi HBA installed, the tape is shown in devices like this:

6F D X X 1 1 - SCSI Tape Device


Where did you connect the tape? What kind of HBA?

[Hugo F Martinez]

Its an scsi card attached to a DAT72 drive

[Torsten.]

Model number of the card?

[Torsten.]

See


http://www.hp.com/products1/storage/compatibility/tapebackup/IPF/Detail/16-0015-0131.html#CONTROLLERS

[Hugo F Martinez]

This is a fragment of an ioscan on that system

...
ba 6 0/4 lba CLAIMED BUS_NEXUS Local PCI-X Bus Adapter (12ee)
ext_bus 4 0/4/1/0 mpt CLAIMED INTERFACE SCSI Ultra320
target 3 0/4/1/0.3 tgt CLAIMED DEVICE
tape 0 0/4/1/0.3.0 stape CLAIMED DEVICE HP C7438A
target 4 0/4/1/0.7 tgt CLAIMED DEVICE
ctl 5 0/4/1/0.7.0 sctl CLAIMED DEVICE Initiator
ext_bus 5 0/4/1/1 mpt CLAIMED INTERFACE SCSI Ultra320
target 5 0/4/1/1.7 tgt CLAIMED DEVICE
ctl 6 0/4/1/1.7.0 sctl CLAIMED DEVICE Initiator
...

[Torsten.]

Can you still boot hp-ux?


Get the device file of the controller and use mptconfig.

ba 6 0/4 lba CLAIMED BUS_NEXUS Local PCI-X Bus Adapter (12ee)
ext_bus 4 0/4/1/0 mpt CLAIMED INTERFACE SCSI Ultra320
target 3 0/4/1/0.3 tgt CLAIMED DEVICE
tape 0 0/4/1/0.3.0 stape CLAIMED DEVICE HP C7438A

example:

# mptconfig /dev/mpt3

# mptconfig /dev/mpt3 vpd

[Hugo F Martinez]

mptconfig /dev/mpt4 vpd vpd

Scan For Devices ...

---- ADAPTER INFORMATION -----------------------------------------------------

Device File : /dev/mpt4
Hardware Path : 0/4/1/0

---- BUS PARAMETERS ----------------------------------------------------------

Initiator SCSI ID : 7
SCSI Bus Rate : Ultra320
SCSI Bus Width : Wide

---- CHANNEL CAPABILITIES ----------------------------------------------------

Req/Ack Offset : 127
Bus Mode : LVD
Quick Arbitration Selection : Disabled
DT Clocking : Enabled
Packetized : Enabled

---- TARGET PARAMETERS -------------------------------------------------------
Target Description Firmware In Use In Use
Id Version Rate Width
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
No Targets

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[Torsten.]

This means no tape drive.

But your previous ioscan did show it. Does ioscan still show it?

Is it powered? Terminator connected?



Check carefully for bent pins!

This may produce very strange behavior.

[Hugo F Martinez]

Its strange, but I can still seeing it

root@dinar:/ # ioscan -fnC tape
Class I H/W Path Driver S/W State H/W Type Description
=====================================================================
tape 0 0/4/1/0.3.0 stape CLAIMED DEVICE HP C7438A
/dev/rmt/0m /dev/rmt/c4t3d0BESTn
/dev/rmt/0mb /dev/rmt/c4t3d0BESTnb
/dev/rmt/0mn /dev/rmt/c4t3d0DDS
/dev/rmt/0mnb /dev/rmt/c4t3d0DDSb
/dev/rmt/c4t3d0BEST /dev/rmt/c4t3d0DDSn
/dev/rmt/c4t3d0BESTb /dev/rmt/c4t3d0DDSnb

root@dinar:/ # mt -t /dev/rmt/0m status
Drive: HP C7438A
Format:
Status: [45114700] BOT write-protected online compression immediate-report-mode
File: 0
Block: 0

[Torsten.]

You can use the tape from hp-ux?

You should see the device from mptconfig too.


With bent pins (68 pin cable) I have already seen very strange things, e.g. visible from EFI, but not from hp-ux and vice versa. Did you check the cable?

[Hugo F Martinez]

I have the tape drive connected to the Channel A and there is a SCSI terminator on the tape drive. Channel B is not being used.

[Torsten.]

Let's try this:

# echo "sel dev all;info;wait;il"|cstm

[Hugo F Martinez]

Im enclosing the results attached

[Torsten.]

I wonder what kind of scsi card you have.

Usually all the tools will report the product number. But your card doesn't. An unsupported card? This would perhaps explain why you cannot see it in EFI.

[Hugo F Martinez]

I installed the last HWEnablement and finally the mptconfig is working!


root@dinar:/ # mptconfig /dev/mpt4

Scan For Devices ...

---- ADAPTER INFORMATION -----------------------------------------------------

Device File : /dev/mpt4
Hardware Path : 0/4/1/0

---- BUS PARAMETERS ----------------------------------------------------------

Initiator SCSI ID : 7
SCSI Bus Rate : Ultra320
SCSI Bus Width : Wide

---- CHANNEL CAPABILITIES ----------------------------------------------------

Req/Ack Offset : 127
Bus Mode : LVD
Quick Arbitration Selection : Disabled
DT Clocking : Enabled
Packetized : Enabled

---- TARGET PARAMETERS -------------------------------------------------------
Target Description Firmware In Use In Use
Id Version Rate Width
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3 C7438A V601 Ultra Wide

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[Torsten.]

Can you say the product number of your scsi card?


I see an original emulex fc card (obviously not hp branded), so I wonder if the scsi card is hp branded?

[Torsten.]

What I expect to see is something like this:



# mptutil /dev/mpt0

******************************************************************************
**** ****
**** M P T U T I L S u p p o r t T o o l ****
**** ****
**** for Ultra320 SCSI Controller ****
**** ****
**** Version 1.02 : Oct 30 2006 ****
**** ****
**** (c) Copyright 2003 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. ****
**** ****
******************************************************************************

---- ADAPTER INFORMATION -----------------------------------------------------

Device File : /dev/mpt0
Hardware Path : 0/0/1/1/0
Driver Version : r11.31/1.02

---- CHIP INFORMATION --------------------------------------------------------

Device ID : 0x0030
Vendor ID : 0x1000
Revision ID : 0x8
Subsystem ID : 0x12c5
Subsystem Vendor ID : 0x103c
IOC Number : 0
Max. Devices : 16
Number of channels : 2
Driver State : OPERATIONAL


---- FIRMWARE INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------------

SCSI Firmware Version : 1.03.35.70 IO
SCSI Firmware Version (Hex) : 1.03.23.46 IO
SCSI Firmware Size : 40632
EFI Driver Version : 1.05.04.00

---- V P D I N F O R M A T I O N -------------------------------------------

Adapter : PCI-X DUAL CHANNEL ULTRA320 SCSI ADAPTER
Part Number : A6961-60011
Engineering Code : C-4640
Specification : PW=15W PCI-X=64BIT,133MHZ
Serial Number : P266300407
Manufacturing Date Code : C-4640
EFI driver version : 1.05.04.00