[SUMMARY]: Re: Fwd: Help: KZPBA card configuration: System cannot see device

[Jane Caldwell-Myers <Jane@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello,
As always thanks for all the helpful information:  As it turned I was
using an incorrect card. A KZPBA-CX (single ended) was supposed to be
shipped with the system but the card was a KZPBA-CY (which, apparently,
is a differential). I would need to purchase a KZPBA-CX or an diff-SE
adapter.

Jane Caldwell-Myers
Laurentian University
705 675-1151  Ext. 2150
jane@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

>>>>Suggestion received...
Dr. Thomas Blin - Offered extensive information on SCSI configuration
and suggested pricing a KZPA-CX before purchasing the adapter.
Matt Morris        - Suggested confirming the firmware versions
Denise McCracken - Had extensively researched this problem and reported
that the KZPBA-CY is only compatible with TRU 64 ver5.1B
Benjamin Ingwesen:  Also, pointed out (and went above and beyond and
called me to assist) that this was a differential card and I needed a
SE.
John Farmer:    Pointed out the issue with a HSZ70 controller and v77Z
of the firmware.Is the storage device an HSZ70 controller?
>> John's information: There is a problem with v77Z of the firmware in
which the controller looses
the value of a setting known as VENDOR_ID.  This results in problems
in
which the HSZ70 controller has difficulties seeing/using disks.

The 'dangerous' command is used to fix this problem.  There are also
several
patches available - one of which prevents the problem from occurring
again.
The format of the command is 
HSZ70> dangerous <somecodeprovidedbyhp> VENDOR_ID="DEC"<<<<

Thank again
Jane






 

>>> Jane Caldwell-Myers 5/4/2004 1:03:55 PM >>>
Hello

I am trying to configure a KZPBA on an ES40 running TRU64 V5.1A.  When
I install the card initially the system will not boot.  There are
various cam_logger errors and memory errors.
>>>/var/adm/messages info:
contig_malloc:  cannot find memory in saved list
cam_logger:  SCSI event packages
cam_logger: bus 2
isp_get_console_image
Unable to allocate contig memory
isp_init
Unable to read back firmware from chip

I found a document indicating to change the SCSI ID 7 default to 6 due
to a conflict with the RAID controller
>>>run bios pka0
set pka0_host_id 6
boot genvmunix 
doconfig

I then had to do a 
set console_memory_allocation new
init
boot genvmunix
doconfig

The system will boot but the device cannot be seen.  I have run the
dsfmgr and hwmgr utilities.  I have booted from the cdrom, copied over
the genvmunix, removed the dec_hw_db and dec_hw_db.bak in an attempt to
have them be rebuilt.

They system acts as if the card was not even attached.  I do not have
any devices in my /dev/ntape or /dev/tape

I would be grateful for a direction to head in! Will summarize.
Thanks


Jane Caldwell-Myers
Laurentian University
705 675-1151  Ext. 2150
jane@xxxxxxxxxxxxx