hpdsa spam message in vmkernel.log

[hiro1031]

Hello All

Recently I upgraded ESXi on G9 server blades from 5.5 to 6.5.

After that, too many messages spam from hpdsa driver has been generated in vmkernel.log.

How can I stop this?

I contacted to HPE support but they didn't provide any solution.

I don't know why HPE cannot answer HPE driver matter.

Does anyone have any idea fixing it?

- Server :  HP ProLiant BL460c Gen9

- Array Controller : B140i RAID Controller

- BIOS Version : I36 v2.60 (05/21/2018)

- SPP Version : SPP2018060.2018_0618.64

- ESXi Version : VMware ESXi 6.5.0 build-7388607

- HP-related VIB Version

hpe-nmi 550.2.4.16-1198610 HPE PartnerSupported 2018-08-06
hponcfg 6.0.0.5.0-2.2.2494585 HPE PartnerSupported 2018-08-06
scsi-hpsa 5.5.0.124-1OEM.550.0.0.1331820 HPE VMwareCertified 2018-08-06
scsi-hpvsa 5.5.0.102-1OEM.550.0.0.1331820 HPE PartnerSupported 2018-08-06
scsi-hpdsa 5.5.0.60-1OEM.550.0.0.1331820 Hewlett-Packard PartnerSupported 2018-08-06
nhpsa 2.0.28-1OEM.650.0.0.4598673 Microsemi VMwareCertified 2018-08-06
ata-pata-hpt3x2n 0.3.4-3vmw.650.0.0.4564106 VMW VMwareCertified 2018-08-06
lsu-hp-hpsa-plugin 2.0.0-5vmw.650.1.26.5969303 VMware VMwareCertified 2018-08-06

- vmkernel.log

2018-09-28T05:06:30.926Z cpu2:69937)HpDebugPrint: hpdsa_compat_ioctl: calling hpdsa_ioctl32_passthru dev:0x43918989b680 cmd:0xc054420b arg:0x6661808
2018-09-28T05:06:30.926Z cpu2:69937)HpDebugPrint: hpdsa_ioctl32_passthru: calling do_ioctl
2018-09-28T05:06:30.926Z cpu2:69937)HpDebugPrint: hpdsa_compat_ioctl: calling hpdsa_ioctl32_passthru dev:0x43918989b680 cmd:0xc054420b arg:0x66618a8
2018-09-28T05:06:30.926Z cpu2:69937)HpDebugPrint: hpdsa_ioctl32_passthru: calling do_ioctl
2018-09-28T05:06:30.926Z cpu2:69937)HpDebugPrint: hpdsa_compat_ioctl: calling hpdsa_ioctl32_passthru dev:0x43918989b680 cmd:0xc054420b arg:0x66623d8
2018-09-28T05:06:30.926Z cpu2:69937)HpDebugPrint: hpdsa_ioctl32_passthru: calling do_ioctl
2018-09-28T05:06:30.926Z cpu2:69937)HpDebugPrint: hpdsa_compat_ioctl: calling hpdsa_ioctl32_passthru dev:0x43918989b680 cmd:0xc054420b arg:0x66623d8
2018-09-28T05:06:30.926Z cpu2:69937)HpDebugPrint: hpdsa_ioctl32_passthru: calling do_ioctl
2018-09-28T05:06:30.926Z cpu2:69937)HpDebugPrint: hpdsa_compat_ioctl: calling hpdsa_ioctl32_passthru dev:0x43918989b680 cmd:0xc054420b arg:0x66623b8
2018-09-28T05:06:30.926Z cpu2:69937)HpDebugPrint: hpdsa_ioctl32_passthru: calling do_ioctl
2018-09-28T05:06:54.507Z cpu71:69936)HpDebugPrint: hpdsa_compat_ioctl: calling hpdsa_ioctl32_passthru dev:0x43918981b680 cmd:0xc054420b arg:0x6467624
2018-09-28T05:06:54.507Z cpu71:69936)HpDebugPrint: hpdsa_ioctl32_passthru: calling do_ioctl
2018-09-28T05:07:00.932Z cpu2:69937)HpDebugPrint: hpdsa_compat_ioctl: calling hpdsa_ioctl32_passthru dev:0x43918989b680 cmd:0xc054420b arg:0x6661808
2018-09-28T05:07:00.932Z cpu2:69937)HpDebugPrint: hpdsa_ioctl32_passthru: calling do_ioctl
2018-09-28T05:07:00.932Z cpu2:69937)HpDebugPrint: hpdsa_compat_ioctl: calling hpdsa_ioctl32_passthru dev:0x43918989b680 cmd:0xc054420b arg:0x66618a8
2018-09-28T05:07:00.932Z cpu2:69937)HpDebugPrint: hpdsa_ioctl32_passthru: calling do_ioctl
2018-09-28T05:07:00.932Z cpu2:69937)HpDebugPrint: hpdsa_compat_ioctl: calling hpdsa_ioctl32_passthru dev:0x43918989b680 cmd:0xc054420b arg:0x66623d8
2018-09-28T05:07:00.932Z cpu2:69937)HpDebugPrint: hpdsa_ioctl32_passthru: calling do_ioctl
2018-09-28T05:07:00.932Z cpu2:69937)HpDebugPrint: hpdsa_compat_ioctl: calling hpdsa_ioctl32_passthru dev:0x43918989b680 cmd:0xc054420b arg:0x66623d8
2018-09-28T05:07:00.932Z cpu2:69937)HpDebugPrint: hpdsa_ioctl32_passthru: calling do_ioctl
2018-09-28T05:07:00.932Z cpu2:69937)HpDebugPrint: hpdsa_compat_ioctl: calling hpdsa_ioctl32_passthru dev:0x43918989b680 cmd:0xc054420b arg:0x66623b8
2018-09-28T05:07:00.932Z cpu2:69937)HpDebugPrint: hpdsa_ioctl32_passthru: calling do_ioctl

[Jags_21]

Hi,

There seems no issue with the version, but messages does not either indicate any issue i assume it can be ignored but i suggest try reinstalling the B140i controller driver.

Please take backup before reinstalling the B140i driver.

[hiro1031]

Hi indus

Thanks for reply.

I tied reinstall scsi-hpdsa but it did not work.

I understood the logs are ignorable but the other truly important logs get lost due to this fladding messages.

Are there any other solution to stop this?

[hiro1031 · Accepted solution]

Hi all

I got the final answer from HPE support.

They say that this is a misbehavior of the current driver version so they are going to fix it in the next version.

I will wait for the next version.

Thanks