Bootup Errors Post Chassis Change

[eroji]

I recently swapped my chassis from a Chenbro RM23612 to a Supermicro SC846E for more room and better thermal. However, it seems like that the backplane in the Chenbro was direct attach and Supermicro is expander type. Both ran on 3 Mini-SAS cables to my 2 M1015 in IT mode. I expected the switch to cause some problems, but after I had everything installed and plugged it, it booted up and loaded FreeNAS to my surprise. Although, I am now seeing these errors in the bootup process that I am wondering I need to be concerned and if I can do anything to get rid of them.

_mapping_get_dev_info: failed to compute the hashed SAS Address for SATA device with handle 0x000a
_mapping_get_dev_info: failed to compute the hashed SAS Address for SATA device with handle 0x000b
_mapping_get_dev_info: failed to compute the hashed SAS Address for SATA device with handle 0x000c

_mapping_get_dev_info: failed to compute the hashed SAS Address for SATA device with handle 0x0012
_mapping_get_dev_info: failed to compute the hashed SAS Address for SATA device with handle 0x0013
_mapping_get_dev_info: failed to compute the hashed SAS Address for SATA device with handle 0x0014
_mapping_get_dev_info: failed to compute the hashed SAS Address for SATA device with handle 0x0015

(probe1:mps1:0:19:5): CAM status: CCB request completed with an error
(probe1:mps1:0:19:5): Retrying command
(probe0:mps1:0:18:5): INQUIRY. CDB: 12 a0 00 00 24 00
(probe0:mps1:0:18:5): CAM status: CCB request completed with an error
(probe0:mps1:0:18:5): Retrying command
(probe2:mps1:0:20:5): INQUIRY. CDB: 12 a0 00 00 24 00
(probe2:mps1:0:20:5): CAM status: CCB request completed with an error
(probe2:mps1:0:20:5): Retrying command
(probe3:mps1:0:21:5): INQUIRY. CDB: 12 a0 00 00 24 00
(probe3:mps1:0:21:5): CAM status: CCB request completed with an error
(probe3:mps1:0:21:5): Retrying command
(probe1:mps1:0:19:5): INQUIRY. CDB: 12 a0 00 00 24 00
(probe1:mps1:0:19:5): CAM status: CCB request completed with an error
(probe1:mps1:0:19:5): Retrying command
(probe0:mps1:0:18:5): INQUIRY. CDB: 12 a0 00 00 24 00
(probe0:mps1:0:18:5): CAM status: CCB request completed with an error
(probe0:mps1:0:18:5): Retrying command
(probe2:mps1:0:20:5): INQUIRY. CDB: 12 a0 00 00 24 00
(probe2:mps1:0:20:5): CAM status: CCB request completed with an error
(probe2:mps1:0:20:5): Retrying command
(probe3:mps1:0:21:5): INQUIRY. CDB: 12 a0 00 00 24 00
(probe3:mps1:0:21:5): CAM status: CCB request completed with an error
(probe3:mps1:0:21:5): Retrying command
(probe1:mps1:0:19:5): INQUIRY. CDB: 12 a0 00 00 24 00
(probe1:mps1:0:19:5): CAM status: CCB request completed with an error
(probe1:mps1:0:19:5): Retrying command
(probe0:mps1:0:18:5): INQUIRY. CDB: 12 a0 00 00 24 00
(probe0:mps1:0:18:5): CAM status: CCB request completed with an error
(probe0:mps1:0:18:5): Retrying command
(probe2:mps1:0:20:5): INQUIRY. CDB: 12 a0 00 00 24 00
(probe2:mps1:0:20:5): CAM status: CCB request completed with an error

 

[Darren Myers]

What version of the expander is in the supermicro? Full hardware specs would be nice, mobo,cpu,ram,etc. I can tell you with my backplane i have 2 SAS cables connected to a single M1015, i would try unplugging one of the SAS lanes and see what happens, and while youre in there get the make/model of the backplane please :P

 

[eroji]

Certainly. My apologies.

So, here they are:

System Spec:
2x Intel E5 2660 CPU
128GB Samsung ECC RDIMM
SupermicroX9DRI-F Motherboard
Intel X520-DA 10GbE Fibre card
Intel 750 400GB PCIe SSD
2x IBM M1015 (Flashed to 9211-i8 IT mode, with 3 SAS lanes connected to backplane)
4x HGST 4TB 7200RPM, 2x WD Red 4TB, 6x Toshiba 5TB 7200RPM (All in mirrors in pairs and stripe for the zpool)

Old Chassis:
Chenbro RM23612 with 80H10323602A1 12 Port Backplane
http://www.chenbro.com/en-global/DownloadFile/download/764

New Chassis:
SupermicroSC846E16 with BPN-SAS2-846EL1 24 Port Backplane

 

[Darren Myers]

I would try removing the third SAS cable, and remove one of the M1015's. Also nice spec's :P

 

[anodos]

I'm far from a hardware guru, but I don't think you should have multiple HBAs connected to a sas expander backplane populated with SATA drives.

 

[Darren Myers]

I'm far from a hardware guru, but I don't think you should have multiple HBAs connected to a sas expander backplane populated with SATA drives.

I wouldnt do it because it does sound like a recipe for disaster , i would only do it if i had a SAS card with SAS ports; allowing it to all be on one card still.

 

[eroji]

Well, you guys are awesome lol. Taking the second card out did the trick. No error at all now. I had no idea having separate HBAs on same backplane was the root of the errors. Well, the more you know...

 

[SweetAndLow]

If you have sas drives you can use that type of configuration to do multipath and have redundancy in your controller.

 

[Ericloewe]

If you have sas drives you can use that type of configuration to do multipath and have redundancy in your controller.

If the backplane supports it. With only three exposed SFF-8087 connectors, it sounds like it's a single-expander backplane - which means it doesn't.

 

[Darren Myers]

If the backplane supports it. With only three exposed SFF-8087 connectors, it sounds like it's a single-expander backplane - which means it doesn't.

I think the backplane version with 6 SFF-8087's would do dual controllers for fail over/redundancy