No storage info from OMSA 5.1 on Debian Etch (SOLUTION)

[Sergi Baila]

Ok, I'm posting again because I've found a solution to just monitor raid status.

I'm using 'mpt-tools', this project:

http://www.drugphish.ch/~ratz/mpt-status/

Which has a package on the debian repository stable. The only thing
needed is to load previously the module 'mptctl'.

Execution:

hs-412:~# mpt-status
open /dev/mptctl: No such device
  Are you sure your controller is supported by mptlinux?
Also make sure mptctl is loaded into the kernel
hs-412:~# modprobe mptctl
hs-412:~# mpt-status
ioc0 vol_id 0 type IM, 2 phy, 231 GB, state OPTIMAL, flags ENABLED
ioc0 phy 1 scsi_id 32 ATA      WDC WD2500JS-75N 2E04, 232 GB, state
ONLINE, flags NONE
ioc0 phy 0 scsi_id 1 ATA      WDC WD2500JS-75N 2E04, 232 GB, state
ONLINE, flags NONE

The project also has a daemon to monitor and report problems.

Just what I needed.

Oh, I love when this happens. ;)

On 5/3/07, Sergi Baila <sargue at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> I've come across this lists searching for a solution to a recent
> problem I have with a new PowerEdge server.
>
> I have installed Debian 4.0 Etch. Kernel from standard package
> linux-image-2.6.18-4-686
>
> The server has this raid controller:
>
> 02:08.0 SCSI storage controller: LSI Logic / Symbios Logic SAS1068
> PCI-X Fusion-MPT SAS (rev 01)
>
> I've installed OMSA 5.1 from
>
> ftp://ftp.sara.nl/pub/sara-omsa/dists/dell/sara/binary-i386/
>
> But when asking for raid status (which is the only reason I want OMSA really):
>
> hs-412:~# omreport storage controller
> No controllers found
>
> So, I found the previous messages about this subject:
>
> http://lists.us.dell.com/pipermail/linux-poweredge/2007-January/029267.html
>
> And I have some questions I hope Patrick or some other can help with.
>
> Just waiting for OMSA 5.2 (when it's ported to sara.nl, hopefully)
> would fix this with this or next debian standard kernels?
>
> There's some discussion about the new drivers using sysfs (/sys). As I
> only want to know RAID status, anyone knows what I have to look at on
> /sys ? I just can throw a cron to check some file or something and
> send an email. That's all that I need (the server is a dedicated one
> rented, my ISP provides hardware replaced but I must ask for it and
> know when to swap a bad disk).
>
> Thanks a lot for your time.
>
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