[rhn-users] qlogic 2300 attached luns not enabled with 2.4.21-32.EL
Ray Stell
stellr at cns.vt.edu
Wed May 25 14:34:18 UTC 2005
[root at pecan tmp]# cat /etc/modules.conf
..
alias scsi_hostadapter qla2300
alias scsi_hostadapter1 qla2300_conf
...
boot with custom initrd:
[root at pecan root]# lsmod | grep qla
qla2300_conf 301592 0 (unused)
qla2300 689020 0 (unused)
scsi_mod 106664 5 [sg sr_mod ide-scsi qla2300 sd_mod]
[root at pecan root]# mount /dev/sda1 /db01
mount: /dev/sda1 is not a valid block device
[root at pecan root]# modprobe -r qla2300
[root at pecan root]# modprobe qla2300
[root at pecan root]# mount /dev/sda1 /db01
...
[root at pecan tmp]# mount -o loop initrd-2.4.21-32.EL.qlogic.img.tar /mnt/tmp
[root at pecan tmp]# cd /mnt/tmp/
[root at pecan tmp]# ls
bin dev etc lib linuxrc loopfs proc sbin sysroot
[root at pecan tmp]# find . -name qla\*
./lib/qla2300.o
./lib/qla2300_conf.o
On Wed, May 25, 2005 at 01:58:17PM -0000, Raj Kumar wrote:
> alias scsi_hostadapter qla2300
> alias scsi_hostadapter1 qla2300_conf
> ^^
> change "scsi_hostadapter" to "scsi_hostadapter1" on the line that has qla2300_conf.
>
> mkinitrd is a shell script that looks for aliases "scsi_hostadapter*" and includes them in initrd image.
>
> grep -i scsi_hostadapter /sbin/mkinitrd:
>
> scsimodules=`grep "alias[[:space:]]scsi_hostadapter" $modulefile | grep -v '^[ ]*#' | LC_ALL=C sort -u | awk '{ print $3 }'`
>
> note the command "sort -u" in the above line, it sorts and gets unique (-u: unique) scsi_adapters.
>
> Change the modules.conf and try again.
>
> Cheers,
> Raj
>
>
> On Wed, 25 May 2005 Ray Stell wrote :
> >
> >Looks like the diff is that qla2300_conf is not being included in the
> >custom ram disk, even though it is in /etc/modules.conf when the
> >ramdisk is created.
> >
> >boot with custom qlogic ram disk:
> >
> >[root at pecan root]# lsmod | grep qla
> >qla2300 689020 0 (unused)
> >scsi_mod 106664 5 [sg sr_mod ide-scsi qla2300 sd_mod]
> >[root at pecan root]# mount /dev/sda1 /db01
> >mount: /dev/sda1 is not a valid block device
> >
> >[root at pecan modules]# cp /boot/initrd-2.4.21-32.EL.qlogic.img /tmp/.
> >[root at pecan modules]# cd /tmp
> >[root at pecan tmp]# mv initrd-2.4.21-32.EL.qlogic.img initrd-2.4.21-32.EL.qlogic.img.tgz
> >[root at pecan tmp]# gunzip initrd-2.4.21-32.EL.qlogic.img.tgz
> >[root at pecan tmp]# ls -l /tmp/initrd-2.4.21-32.EL.qlogic.*
> >-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8192000 May 25 06:04 /tmp/initrd-2.4.21-32.EL.qlogic.img.tar
> >[root at pecan tmp]#
> >[root at pecan tmp]# mount -o loop initrd-2.4.21-32.EL.qlogic.img.tar /mnt/tmp
> >[root at pecan tmp]# cd /mnt/tmp
> >[root at pecan tmp]# ls
> >bin dev etc lib linuxrc loopfs proc sbin sysroot
> >[root at pecan tmp]# find . -name qla\*
> >./lib/qla2300.o
> >[root at pecan root]# modprobe -r qla2300
> >[root at pecan root]# modprobe qla2300
> >[root at pecan root]# lsmod | grep qla
> >qla2300_conf 301656 0 (autoclean)
> >qla2300 689052 0 (unused)
> >scsi_mod 106664 5 [qla2300 sg sr_mod ide-scsi sd_mod]
> >[root at pecan root]# mount /dev/sda1 /db01
> >[root at pecan root]# df /db01
> >Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
> >/dev/sda1 20184644 8811972 10347328 46% /db01
> >[root at pecan root]# cat /etc/modules.conf
> >alias eth0 tulip
> >alias eth1 e1000
> >alias eth2 e1000
> >alias scsi_hostadapter qla2300
> >alias scsi_hostadapter qla2300_conf
> >alias usb-controller usb-uhci
> >alias usb-controller1 ehci-hcd
> >alias sound-slot-0 i810_audio
> >post-install sound-slot-0 /bin/aumix-minimal -f /etc/.aumixrc -L >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
> >pre-remove sound-slot-0 /bin/aumix-minimal -f /etc/.aumixrc -S >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
> >options qla2300 ql2xuseextopts=1 ConfigRequired=1
> >
> >I had added the qla2300_conf to /etc/modules.conf after the breakage. It was
> >not there for the working 27 kernel. I found a comment in qlogic docs about it
> >so I added it. Why is it not being included in the ram disk? Is this just
> >a red herring, http://www.fallacyfiles.org/redherrf.html
> >
> >root at pecan modules]# cd /lib/modules/
> >[root at pecan modules]# find . -name qla2300\*
> >./2.4.21-32.EL/kernel/drivers/addon/qla2200/qla2300_conf.o
> >./2.4.21-32.EL/kernel/drivers/addon/qla2200/qla2300.o
> >./2.4.21-32.EL/kernel/drivers/addon/qla2200_70003RH1/qla2300_70003RH1.o
> >./2.4.21-27.0.2.EL/kernel/drivers/addon/qla2200/qla2300_conf.o
> >./2.4.21-27.0.2.EL/kernel/drivers/addon/qla2200/qla2300.o
> >./2.4.21-27.0.2.EL/kernel/drivers/addon/qla2200_70003RH1/qla2300_70003RH1.o
> >./2.4.21-27.0.4.EL/kernel/drivers/addon/qla2200/qla2300_conf.o
> >./2.4.21-27.0.4.EL/kernel/drivers/addon/qla2200/qla2300.o
> >./2.4.21-27.0.4.EL/kernel/drivers/addon/qla2200_70003RH1/qla2300_70003RH1.o
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >On Tue, May 24, 2005 at 09:54:43PM -0000, Raj Kumar wrote:
> > > Hi Ray,
> > >
> > > Please try the following steps to verify your initrd contents:
> > >
> > > cp initrd.version.qlogic.img /temp
> > > cd /temp
> > > mv initrd.version.qlogic.img initrd.version.qlogic.img.gz [just change the extension] ?
> > > gunzip initrd.version.qlogic.img.tgz
> > > mount -o loop initrd.version.qlogic.img /mnt/temp
> > > cd /mnt/temp
> > > ls
> > >
> > > cd to lib directory and then check for qla2300.o file
> > >
> > > let us know if you need help!!
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > Raj
> > >
> > > On Wed, 25 May 2005 Ray Stell wrote :
> > > >
> > > >Thanks Raj.
> > > >
> > > >I used the qlogic "scli" command that enables all the luns (I'm not
> > > >sure what it does at OS level), but after I enabled with scli, I did
> > > >a modprobe -r and then a modprobe qla2300 and then I could mount the
> > > >luns. However, it would loose the config on a reboot.
> > > >
> > > >So, I did the above and created a new initrd:
> > > >
> > > >[root at pecan qlogic]# cat /etc/modules.conf
> > > >alias eth0 tulip
> > > >alias eth1 e1000
> > > >alias eth2 e1000
> > > >alias scsi_hostadapter qla2300
> > > >alias scsi_hostadapter qla2300_conf
> > > >alias usb-controller usb-uhci
> > > >alias usb-controller1 ehci-hcd
> > > >alias sound-slot-0 i810_audio
> > > >post-install sound-slot-0 /bin/aumix-minimal -f /etc/.aumixrc -L >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
> > > >pre-remove sound-slot-0 /bin/aumix-minimal -f /etc/.aumixrc -S >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
> > > >
> > > >with this command:
> > > >
> > > >mkinitrd initrd-2.4.21-32.EL.qlogic.img 2.4.21-32.EL
> > > >
> > > >and booted this entry of grub:
> > > >
> > > >title Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (2.4.21-32.EL.qlogic)
> > > > root (hd0,0)
> > > > kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.21-32.EL ro root=LABEL=/ hdc=ide-scsi
> > > > initrd /initrd-2.4.21-32.EL.qlogic.img
> > > >
> > > >As is I get:
> > > >
> > > >[root at pecan qlogic]# mount /dev/sda1 /db01
> > > >mount: /dev/sda1 is not a valid block device
> > > >
> > > >...
> > > >
> > > >Looks like you are right, I don't have to do the scli thing, I
> > > >just modprobe and the devices are ready:
> > > >
> > > >[root at pecan qlogic]# modprobe -r qla2300
> > > >[root at pecan qlogic]# modprobe qla2300
> > > >[root at pecan qlogic]# mount /dev/sda1 /db01
> > > >
> > > >Not sure what you mean about "mount the initrd image using option -oloop."
> > > >Is that on the boot loader command line? Example, please.
> > > >I wanted to check to see if I was getting the right ram disk, but didn't
> > > >know how.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >On Tue, May 24, 2005 at 09:02:29PM -0000, Raj Kumar wrote:
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > >
> > > > > I had this problem recently. But rebuilding initrd solved it.
> > > > > After reboot, what commands do you execute to make the luns available?
> > > > > One solution that I used for a while was to include "modprobe qla2300" in rc.local file. You can also mount the initrd image using option "-oloop " and then check if the qla2300.o is in it. Can you post your /etc/modules.conf ?
> > > > >
> > > > > Cheers,
> > > > > Raj
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On Wed, 25 May 2005 Ray Stell wrote :
> > > > > >
> > > > > >After an recent download of kernel update vmlinuz-2.4.21-32.EL
> > > > > >the qlogic attached luns will not retain an enabled status
> > > > > >on reboot. This was not true with the last kernel, vmlinuz-2.4.21-27.0.4.EL.
> > > > > >I'm trying to use the built into redhat qla2300.o.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >I can enable the luns with qlogic software and they work, but
> > > > > >the config does not survive a reboot. I've created a new
> > > > > >initrd with the modules.conf and the disks enabled, but
> > > > > >the OS scsi mapping to the qlogic card does not show up
> > > > > >in messages. If I boot the old kernel the luns come up.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >Is there something else I have to do to make the mapping persistant.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >Old (working) /var/log/messages lines:
> > > > > >
> > > > > >May 19 15:47:21 pecan kernel: scsi(0): Found a QLA2312 @ bus 1, device 0xa, irq 11, iobase 0xf88dd000
> > > > > >May 19 15:47:21 pecan kernel: scsi(0): 32 Bit PCI Addressing Enabled.
> > > > > >May 19 15:47:21 pecan kernel: scsi(0): Configure NVRAM parameters...
> > > > > >May 19 15:47:21 pecan kernel: scsi(0): Verifying loaded RISC code...
> > > > > >May 19 15:47:21 pecan kernel: scsi(0): Verifying chip...
> > > > > >May 19 15:47:21 pecan kernel: scsi(0): Waiting for LIP to complete...
> > > > > >May 19 15:47:21 pecan kernel: scsi(0): LOOP UP detected.
> > > > > >May 19 15:47:21 pecan kernel: scsi(0): Port database changed.
> > > > > >May 19 15:47:21 pecan kernel: scsi(0): Topology - (F_Port), Host Loop address 0xffff
> > > > > >May 19 15:47:21 pecan kernel: scsi-qla0-adapter-node=200000e08b0a8deb\;
> > > > > >May 19 15:47:21 pecan kernel: scsi-qla0-adapter-port=210000e08b0a8deb\;
> > > > > >May 19 15:47:21 pecan kernel: scsi-qla0-tgt-0-di-0-port=5005076300c89456\;
> > > > > >May 19 15:47:21 pecan kernel: scsi-qla0-tgt-1-di-0-port=5005076300c49456\;
> > > > > >May 19 15:47:21 pecan kernel: scsi0 : QLogic QLA2312 PCI to Fibre Channel Host Adapter: bus 1 device 10 irq 11
> > > > > >May 19 15:47:21 pecan kernel: scsi(0:0:0:0): Enabled tagged queuing, queue depth 32.
> > > > > >May 19 15:47:21 pecan kernel: scsi(0:0:0:1): Enabled tagged queuing, queue depth 32.
> > > > > >May 19 15:47:21 pecan kernel: scsi(0:0:1:0): Enabled tagged queuing, queue depth 32.
> > > > > >May 19 15:47:21 pecan kernel: scsi(0:0:1:1): Enabled tagged queuing, queue depth 32.
> > > > > >May 19 15:47:21 pecan kernel: Attached scsi disk sda at scsi0, channel 0, id 0, lun 0
> > > > > >May 19 15:47:21 pecan kernel: Attached scsi disk sdb at scsi0, channel 0, id 0, lun 1
> > > > > >May 19 15:47:22 pecan kernel: Attached scsi disk sdc at scsi0, channel 0, id 1, lun 0
> > > > > >May 19 15:47:22 pecan kernel: Attached scsi disk sdd at scsi0, channel 0, id 1, lun 1
> > > > > >May 19 15:47:22 pecan kernel: scsi(0) qla2x00_isr MBA_PORT_UPDATE ignored
> > > > > >May 19 15:47:22 pecan kernel: scsi(0) qla2x00_isr MBA_PORT_UPDATE ignored
> > > > > >
> > > > > >new (broken) /var/log/messages lines:
> > > > > >
> > > > > >May 24 14:53:45 pecan kernel: scsi(0): Found a QLA2312 @ bus 1, device 0xa, irq 11, iobase 0xf88de000
> > > > > >May 24 14:53:45 pecan kernel: scsi(0): 32 Bit PCI Addressing Enabled.
> > > > > >May 24 14:53:45 pecan kernel: scsi(0): Configure NVRAM parameters...
> > > > > >May 24 14:53:45 pecan kernel: scsi(0): Verifying loaded RISC code...
> > > > > >May 24 14:53:45 pecan kernel: scsi(0): Verifying chip...
> > > > > >May 24 14:53:45 pecan kernel: scsi(0): Waiting for LIP to complete...
> > > > > >May 24 14:53:45 pecan kernel: scsi(0): LOOP UP detected.
> > > > > >May 24 14:53:45 pecan kernel: scsi(0): Port database changed.
> > > > > >May 24 14:53:45 pecan kernel: scsi(0): Topology - (F_Port), Host Loop address 0xffff
> > > > > >May 24 14:53:45 pecan kernel: scsi-qla0-adapter-node=200000e08b0a8deb\;
> > > > > >May 24 14:53:45 pecan kernel: scsi-qla0-adapter-port=210000e08b0a8deb\;
> > > > > >May 24 14:53:45 pecan kernel: scsi0 : QLogic QLA2312 PCI to Fibre Channel Host Adapter: bus 1 device 10 irq 11
> > > > > >May 24 14:53:45 pecan kernel: scsi(0) qla2x00_isr MBA_PORT_UPDATE ignored
> > > > > >May 24 14:53:45 pecan kernel: scsi(0) qla2x00_isr MBA_PORT_UPDATE ignored
> > > > > >============================================================
> > > > > >Ray Stell stellr at vt.edu (540) 231-4109 Tempus fugit 28^D
> > > > > >
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