Hi,
I built a new storage system using a Norco DS-24D, to which I added an Intel RES3TV360 SAS3 expander. In the enclosure I used LSI CBL-SFF8643-8087 mini-SAS_to_mini-SAS-HD cables.
The expander is also connected to a SAS-AD4443-2 8-port SFF-8644 to SFF-8643 12G HD Mini SAS Adapter.
The enclosure is connected using SFF-8644 to SFF-8644 External SAS3 Cable to Intel RS3GC008 HBA in my server.
I added 12x4TB WD Red drives and 6 additional miscellaneous SATA drives that I had laying here.
My (test) server is running Ubuntu, no ESXi or virtualization is involved.
All drives are visible to the OS, but I am getting confusing output from the sas3ircu utility.
The utility shows as I have two enclosures attached.
I could not post the entire output from the utility, but some drives are shown to have no enclosure and slot info and other do. This is regardless how the cables, drives are plugged in.
This is the output filtered for slot #s:
Slot # : 0
Slot # : 0
Slot # : 0
Slot # : 0
Slot # : 0
Slot # : 0
Slot # : 0
Slot # : 0
Slot # : 4
Slot # : 5
Slot # : 6
Slot # : 7
Slot # : 12
Slot # : 13
Slot # : 14
Slot # : 15
Slot # : 18
Slot # : 19
Slot # : 27
Could the first two backplanes be bad?
Any idea how to troubleshoot this further?
Thanks a lot in advance!
I built a new storage system using a Norco DS-24D, to which I added an Intel RES3TV360 SAS3 expander. In the enclosure I used LSI CBL-SFF8643-8087 mini-SAS_to_mini-SAS-HD cables.
The expander is also connected to a SAS-AD4443-2 8-port SFF-8644 to SFF-8643 12G HD Mini SAS Adapter.
The enclosure is connected using SFF-8644 to SFF-8644 External SAS3 Cable to Intel RS3GC008 HBA in my server.
I added 12x4TB WD Red drives and 6 additional miscellaneous SATA drives that I had laying here.
My (test) server is running Ubuntu, no ESXi or virtualization is involved.
All drives are visible to the OS, but I am getting confusing output from the sas3ircu utility.
The utility shows as I have two enclosures attached.
Code:
LSI Corporation SAS3 IR Configuration Utility.
Version 07.00.00.00 (2014.08.14)
Copyright (c) 2009-2014 LSI Corporation. All rights reserved.
Read configuration has been initiated for controller 0
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Controller information
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Controller type : SAS3008
BIOS version : 8.13.00.00
Firmware version : 6.00.00.00
Channel description : 1 Serial Attached SCSI
Initiator ID : 0
Maximum physical devices : 1023
Concurrent commands supported : 10176
Slot : 7
Segment : 0
Bus : 1
Device : 0
Function : 0
RAID Support : No
------------------------------------------------------------------------
IR Volume information
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Physical device information
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Initiator at ID #0
Device is a Hard disk
Enclosure # : 0
Slot # : 0
SAS Address : 50000d1-1-087f-ae98
State : Ready (RDY)
Size (in MB)/(in sectors) : 3815447/7814037167
Manufacturer : ATA
Model Number : WDC WD40EFRX-68W
Firmware Revision : 0A82
Serial No : WDWCC4E0TA83JY
GUID : 50014ee2606667f3
Protocol : SATA
Drive Type : SATA_HDD
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Code:
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Device is a Hard disk
Enclosure # : 2
Slot # : 19
SAS Address : 50000d1-1-087f-ae93
State : Ready (RDY)
Size (in MB)/(in sectors) : 953869/1953525167
Manufacturer : ATA
Model Number : SAMSUNG HD103UI
Firmware Revision : 1111
Serial No : S1MNJ1NQA33359
GUID : 50000f00003a3395
Protocol : SATA
Drive Type : SATA_HDD
Device is a Enclosure services device
Enclosure # : 2
Slot # : 27
SAS Address : 50000d1-1-087f-aebe
State : Standby (SBY)
Manufacturer : INTEL
Model Number : RES3TV360
Firmware Revision : B012
Serial No : PMCSIERAD
GUID : N/A
Protocol : SAS
Device Type : Enclosure services device
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Enclosure information
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Enclosure# : 1
Logical ID : 500605b0:071397e0
Numslots : 8
StartSlot : 0
Enclosure# : 2
Logical ID : 50000d11:087faebe
Numslots : 28
StartSlot : 0
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SAS3IRCU: Command DISPLAY Completed Successfully.
SAS3IRCU: Utility Completed Successfully.
This is the output filtered for slot #s:
Slot # : 0
Slot # : 0
Slot # : 0
Slot # : 0
Slot # : 0
Slot # : 0
Slot # : 0
Slot # : 0
Slot # : 4
Slot # : 5
Slot # : 6
Slot # : 7
Slot # : 12
Slot # : 13
Slot # : 14
Slot # : 15
Slot # : 18
Slot # : 19
Slot # : 27
Could the first two backplanes be bad?
Any idea how to troubleshoot this further?
Thanks a lot in advance!