Subject: Re: iSCSI problems with AIX initiator
To: None <nbap@gmx.net>
From: Bill Stouder-Studenmund <wrstuden@netbsd.org>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 09/25/2007 11:19:47
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On Tue, Sep 25, 2007 at 07:58:05PM +0200, nbap@gmx.net wrote:
> > > I am using iscsi-target "netbsd-iscsi 20060727" from pkgsrc
> > > on 4.0_BETA2 with an AIX 5.3 software initiator.
> > > It seems that AIX wants SCSI write and verify - I get an
> > >=20
> > > UNKNOWN OPCODE 0x2e=20
> > >=20
> > > when using the AIX hdisk.
> > >=20
> > > Is this correct or am I misinterpreting the message?
> > > Would it be (easily) possible to add support for 0x2e?
> >=20
> > Note: unless you're seeing an error in the initiator's logs, this isn't=
=20
> > fatal.
>=20
> Sorry I missed that - there are indeed (fatal) errors on the
> initiators side. Just to give an example from AIX "errpt -a":
>=20
>=20
> LABEL: SC_DISK_ERR3
> IDENTIFIER: C62E1EB7
>=20
> Date/Time: Fri Sep 21 14:48:09 CEST 2007
> Sequence Number: 51001
> Machine Id: 0042303A4C00
> Node Id: eckwand
> Class: H
> Type: PERM
> Resource Name: hdisk26 =20
> Resource Class: disk
> Resource Type: osdisk
> Location: =20
> VPD: =20
> Manufacturer................NetBSD =20
> Machine Type and Model......NetBSD iSCSI =20
> Part Number.................
> ROS Level and ID............30202020
> Serial Number...............
> EC Level....................
> FRU Number..................
> Device Specific.(Z0)........00000300FB000060
> Device Specific.(Z1)........
> Device Specific.(Z2)........
> Device Specific.(Z3)........
> Device Specific.(Z4)........
> Device Specific.(Z5)........
> Device Specific.(Z6)........
>=20
> Description
> DISK OPERATION ERROR
>=20
> Probable Causes
> DASD DEVICE
> STORAGE DEVICE CABLE
>=20
> Failure Causes
> DISK DRIVE
> DISK DRIVE ELECTRONICS
> STORAGE DEVICE CABLE
>=20
> Recommended Actions
> PERFORM PROBLEM DETERMINATION PROCEDURES
>=20
> Detail Data
> PATH ID
> 0
> [...]
>=20
> (more details on request)
Can you get a sense code, and ASC and ASCQ?
Does the initiator stop accessing the disk?
That log message looks like we might have the sense info wrong on reply.
Take care,
Bill
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