Decoding mptscsih errors

[Ricardo (Tru64 User)]

Hi,

No kernel panic at all. I have a serial connection,
with syslog.* going to an external node....and no
clues are usually left there either.
This is a poweredge 1750...and i am running Mandriva
2006.0

_Thanks

--- Patrick_Boyd at Dell.com wrote:

> So there isn't a kernel panic or anything else
> associated with this
> problem? 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ricardo (Tru64 User)
> [mailto:tru64user at yahoo.com] 
> Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 6:45 PM
> To: Boyd, Patrick; linux-poweredge-Lists
> Subject: RE: Decoding mptscsih errors
> 
> When the system locks up, its just that...a
> complete, hard lockup. No
> errors, no clues left behind. If NUMLOCK was on, it
> stays
> lit.....keyboard has no effect anymore....only
> poweroff is the solution
> (hold 5secs or so).
> One time i was running Memtest Dell utility, and it
> got to some
> percentage on one of the tests, and simply locked
> up. Everything remains
> on screen...and the counters ofcourse stop.
> Its very random, it occurs when system is busy or
> when completely idle.
> Mmmhhh....so that is the backplane.
> 
> _thanks
> 
> 
> --- Patrick_Boyd at Dell.com wrote:
> 
> > No ID 6 is the backplane. By default all Dell
> backplanes or enclosures
> 
> > use target 6 unless the enclosure is in cluster
> mode and then it will 
> > use target 15.
> > 
> > Can you tell us what the system is doing when the
> lockup occurs?
> > 
> > Patrick Boyd
> > Dell Storage Software Engineer
> > (512)728-3182
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: linux-poweredge-bounces at dell.com 
> > [mailto:linux-poweredge-bounces at dell.com] On
> Behalf Of Ricardo (Tru64
> > User)
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 3:02 PM
> > To: linux-poweredge-Lists
> > Subject: Decoding mptscsih errors
> > 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > 
> > Errors (posted at the bottom) seem to only occur
> during boot. Node is 
> > experiencing intermittent lockups...so i am trying
> to follow every 
> > lead.
> > Motherboard has been replaced 2 days ago by
> Dell....lockups after a 
> > day or so still occuring. Dell diagnostics (from
> > EW5076A0) and MPMemory come
> > out clean.
> > 
> > Here are all the devices.
> > scsi2 is the where the root device is...where id
> 0, lun 0 is the root 
> > disk, and id 6, lun 0 is the controller?
> > The failure is in the controller(?),id 6! Trying
> to understand it.....
> > 
> > # cat /proc/scsi
> > Attached devices:
> > Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00
> >   Vendor: IFT      Model: A16U-G2421-1     Rev:
> 347G
> >   Type:   Direct-Access                    ANSI
> SCSI
> > revision: 03
> > Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 01
> >   Vendor: IFT      Model: A16U-G2421-1     Rev:
> 347G
> >   Type:   Direct-Access                    ANSI
> SCSI
> > revision: 03
> > Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 02
> >   Vendor: IFT      Model: A16U-G2421-1     Rev:
> 347G
> >   Type:   Direct-Access                    ANSI
> SCSI
> > revision: 03
> > Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 03
> >   Vendor: IFT      Model: A16U-G2421-1     Rev:
> 347G
> >   Type:   Direct-Access                    ANSI
> SCSI
> > revision: 03
> > Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 04
> >   Vendor: IFT      Model: A16U-G2421-1     Rev:
> 347G
> >   Type:   Direct-Access                    ANSI
> SCSI
> > revision: 03
> > Host: scsi2 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00
> >   Vendor: FUJITSU  Model: MAP3147NC        Rev:
> 5608
> >   Type:   Direct-Access                    ANSI
> SCSI
> > revision: 03
> > Host: scsi2 Channel: 00 Id: 06 Lun: 00
> >   Vendor: PE/PV    Model: 1x3 SCSI BP      Rev:
> 1.1 
> >   Type:   Processor                        ANSI
> SCSI
> > revision: 02
> > Host: scsi3 Channel: 00 Id: 02 Lun: 00
> >   Vendor: Promise  Model:  7 Disk RAID5    Rev:
> V0.0
> >   Type:   Direct-Access                    ANSI
> SCSI
> > revision: 04
> > Host: scsi3 Channel: 00 Id: 02 Lun: 01
> >   Vendor: Promise  Model:  7 Disk RAID5    Rev:
> V0.0
> >   Type:   Direct-Access                    ANSI
> SCSI
> > revision: 04
> > 
> > 
> > Error::
> > Oct  8 14:07:11 genesis kernel: mptscsih: ioc2:
> > attempting task abort!
> > (sc=f25f8080)
> > Oct  8 14:07:11 genesis kernel: scsi2 :
> destination target 6, lun 0
> > Oct  8 14:07:11 genesis kernel:         command:
> > Request Sense: 03 00 00
> > 00 fc 00
> > Oct  8 14:07:11 genesis kernel: mptscsih: ioc2:
> task
> > abort: SUCCESS
> > (sc=f25f8080)
> > Oct  8 14:07:11 genesis kernel: mptscsih: ioc2:
> > attempting target reset!
> > (sc=f25f8080)
> > Oct  8 14:07:11 genesis kernel: scsi2 :
> destination target 6, lun 0
> > Oct  8 14:07:11 genesis kernel:         command:
> > Inquiry: 12 00 00 00 32 00
> > Oct  8 14:07:15 genesis kernel: mptbase: ioc2:
> > IOCStatus(0x004b): SCSI IOC
> > Terminated
> > Oct  8 14:07:15 genesis kernel: mptbase: ioc2:
> > IOCStatus(0x004a): SCSI
> > Task Management Failed
> > Oct  8 14:07:15 genesis kernel: mptscsih: ioc2:
> > target
> > reset: SUCCESS
> > (sc=f25f8080)
> > Oct  8 14:07:25 genesis kernel: mptscsih: ioc2:
> > attempting task abort!
> > (sc=f25f8080)
> > Oct  8 14:07:25 genesis kernel: scsi2 :
> destination target 6, lun 0
> > Oct  8 14:07:25 genesis kernel:         command:
> > Test
> > Unit Ready: 00 00 00
> > 00 00 00
> > Oct  8 14:07:27 genesis kernel: mptbase:
> Initiating
> > ioc2 recovery
> > Oct  8 14:07:32 genesis kernel: mptscsih: ioc2:
> task
> > abort: SUCCESS
> > (sc=f25f8080)
> > Oct  8 14:07:32 genesis kernel: mptscsih: ioc2:
> > attempting bus reset!
> > (sc=f25f8080)
> > Oct  8 14:07:32 genesis kernel: scsi2 :
> destination target 6, lun 0
> > Oct  8 14:07:32 genesis kernel:         command:
> > Inquiry: 12 00 00 00 32 00
> > Oct  8 14:07:33 genesis kernel: mptscsih: ioc2:
> bus
> > reset: SUCCESS
> > (sc=f25f8080)
> > 
> > _Thanks
> > 
> > Richard
> > 
> > 
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