Qlogic QLA2xxx driver

It's important to flash the most recent firmware image for the card before troubleshooting other issues.  For The NetApp there is special approved BIOS.  See Support OEM Download driver

If the driver is built into the ramdisk image (/boot/initrd), the ramdisk image should to be rebuilt and the server rebooted. This can be confirmed by running the following:

grep INITRD_MODULES /etc/sysconfig/kernel

If you see qla2xxx listed, then the driver is built into the image.

SANsurfer Linux Driver Installer (x86/x64/IA64)8.01.07.15-2 installs the appropriate kernel 2.6 drivers based on the hardware platform. Includes Linux driver version 8.01.07.15. Readme PDF 10781492 bytes, tgz format

There is also SANsurfer CLI (x86/x64) 1.7.1 build 20. This is a command line interface for use with the QLogic Linux driver, version 7.07.06 or 8.02.08, and the following Inbox drivers: SLES 10 and SLES 10 SP1 and Red Hat RHEL AS 5.0 and 5.1

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[Jun 08, 2010] QLogic View Thread

06/03/09

you should be able to use the inbox driver (qla2xxx.ko included with the OS).

...the latest driver version 8.02.23 was recently released and has been fully tested with SLES 10 SP2.

[Jun 08, 2010] QLogic View Thread

Hello,
The 8.01.06-fo driver has failover enabled by default. This is probably why only part of the disks are available. This can be changed by adding the following to /etc/modprobe.conf.local:
options qla2xxx ql2xfailover=0

If the driver is built into the ramdisk image (/boot/initrd), the ramdisk image will neet to be rebuilt and the server rebooted. This can be confirmed by running the following:

grep INITRD_MODULES /etc/sysconfig/kernel

If you see qla2xxx listed, then the driver is built into the image.

Regards,
QLogic Tech Support

[Jun 08, 2010] QLogic View Thread

Hi,

I have installed a fc card (QLogic QMH2462 4Gb FC HBA for HP c-Class BladeSystem ) I followed the Qlogic install for Suse instructions but I can´t see it in my system when I ran lspci although I can see it through the onboard administrator.

Details about the system:

OS: SLES 10 SP2

lsmod|grep qla
qla2xxx 1008684 0
firmware_class 28032 1 qla2xxx
intermodule 20868 1 qla2xxx
scsi_mod 170936 5 qla2xxx,scsi_transport_fc,sg,cciss,sd_mod

dmesg|grep -i ql
qla2xxx: module not supported by Novell, setting U taint flag.
QLogic Fibre Channel HBA Driver: 8.02.23-fo

grep ql /etc/sysconfig/kernel
INITRD_MODULES="cciss qla2xxx processor thermal fan jbd ext3 dm_mod edd"

Thanks

[Jun 07, 2010] QLogic Search Results

Subject: SLES 10 QLA2xxx - how to set up?

samuurai :

Hi Everyone,

I'm trying to set up my SUSE10 server to connect to an external Disk Array.

I've added these entries to modprobe.conf
alias scsi_hostadapter3 qla2xxx_conf
alias scsi_hostadapter4 qla2xxx
alias scsi_hostadapter5 qla2300

(does the 3,4 and 5 matter? I made it those numbers to avoid potential conflicts)

I do a dmesg and it's not finding /dev/sg1

It shows this:

scsi0 : qla2xxx
qla2xxx 0000:04:03.0:
QLogic Fibre Channel HBA Driver: 8.01.04-k
QLogic QLA2312 -
ISP2312: PCI-X (100 MHz) @ 0000:04:03.0 hdma+, host#=0, fw=3.03.18 IPX
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:04:03.1[B] -> GSI 49 (level, low) -> IRQ 201
qla2xxx 0000:04:03.1: Found an ISP2312, irq 201, iobase 0xf8856000
qla2xxx 0000:04:03.1: Configuring PCI space...
qla2xxx 0000:04:03.1: Configure NVRAM parameters...
qla2xxx 0000:04:03.1: Verifying loaded RISC code...
qla2xxx 0000:04:03.1: Extended memory detected (512 KB)...
qla2xxx 0000:04:03.1: Resizing request queue depth (2048 -> 4096)...
qla2xxx 0000:04:03.1: Waiting for LIP to complete...
qla2xxx 0000:04:03.1: Cable is unplugged...

I know the hardware definitely works because this machine used to have Windows on it and it saw the array fine.

Cheers,

Beren

haz :

The numbers in modprobe.conf file suggests the order in which the drivers get loaded.

As you are using inbox driver, you need qla2xxx and qla2300 entries present.

Looking at the logs,"Cable is unplugged..." message comes only when "storage is not connected" or "Storage is connected but it is powered off"

Please check you do not have any of the above condition true in your case.

Thanks,
HAZ

[Jun 07, 2010] IT Resource Center forums - qla2xxx dirver problem - This thread has been closed

Mark McDonald:

Hi all

We have 2 identical servers (DL380 G5) connected to a raid via fibre cards. RHEL 5.0.

These boxes were running fine untill we lost power to the server room last week. 1 server has come back up fine, but the other has failed ot load the qla2xxx driver.

dmesg on the failed server:
qla2xxx: Unknown parameter `ql2xfailover'

There is no options line in modprobe.conf on either server.

The last line of lsmod on the failed server shows qla2xxx is missing:
scsi_mod 130637 4 sg,cciss,scsi_transport_fc,sd_mod

qla2xxx is there on the other machine.

I am unable to add the driver using modprobe:
> modprobe qla2xxx
FATAL: Module qla2xxx not found.

I'm not sure where to look next.

Thanks in advance Mark.

Mark McDonald:

I've just checked another environment with the same hardware and OS.

That also seems to have the same problem.

The machine that had the disks mounted prior to the power loss has failed to load the qla2xxx driver. Some sort of corruption?

Mark McDonald

Just tried rebuilding the initrd, but that omitted the qla2xxx driver completely.

This directory is empty: /lib/modules/2.6.18-8.1.6.el5/kernel/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx

Should that contain the module?

Mark McDonald

ok, copied the initrd across from the working server and we have the qla driver loaded and can see the disks.

Problem now is /dev/vg01 and /dev/vg02 are missing, how can I recreate them?

vgscan can see vg01 and vg02

Matti Kurkela

> qla2xxx: Unknown parameter `ql2xfailover'

There are (at least) two different versions of the qla2xxx driver. The RHEL 5 includes a standard version of the driver, which does not have built-in multipath handling. RedHat's recommendation is to use device-mapper multipath instead.

HP offers a version of the qla2xxx driver that includes the built-in multipath feature. The message "unknown parameter 'ql2xfailover'" suggests you used to have the version _with_ the multipath feature.
(The ql2xfailover option is specific to the built-in multipath feature.)

The VGs are probably not activated for some reason. What happens if you try to activate them?

vgchange -a y vg01
vgchange -a y vg02

(In Linux LVM2, the udev subsystem manages the device files for the LVs: it creates the devices when the VG and its LVs are activated, and removes them when they are deactivated. The LV device names are guaranteed to be persistent, but the major/minor device numbers aren't.)

MK

Mark McDonald:

Thanks MK, I had just ran the vgchange command and it worked.

Also thanks for the info regarding the drivers. I was given a very quick handover last year, and one thing that was mentioned was a different driver to allow multipathing.

Mark McDonald

copying initrd from the other system fixed the driver issue.

vgchange -a y vg01/2 fixed the missing /dev/vg0* issue.

Finally I need to reinstall the driver so that I can recreate initrd from the system its self.

QLogic View Thread

gurus

I have the total opposite problem of what most folks are describing here.
I have a PE8650 with 2 QLE2460's.

One does exactly what I want but the other acts weird.

It shows 26 devices although I only have 25 devices masked to this wwpn. The extra one has a * on it which means the OS doesn't see it. The OS never discovers it either yet the hba insists its there.
Here the details.

1. Relevant output of /proc/scsi/qla2xxx/2
before zoning:

scsi-qla1-adapter-port=2100001b321734f0;

FC Port Information:

SCSI LUN Information:
(Id:Lun) * - indicates lun is not registered with the OS.

As you can see there is not visible target and therefore no devices.

on the dmx I have a masking entry for 25 devices for this wwpn (6 GK and 19 real devices)

2100001b321734f0 Fibre JOLIE_QLE_P2 2100001b321734f0 005E:0063
0070
0098
009C
00A0
00F1
012B
0155
0169
016D
0175
0179
0181
0185
0199
019D
01A7
01BD
01C1
01C7

When I create the zone and activate it /proc/scsi/qla2xxx/2 immediately shows 26 devices :

FC Port Information:
scsi-qla1-port-0=5006048ad5f0c350:5006048ad5f0c350:010000:81;

SCSI LUN Information:
(Id:Lun) * - indicates lun is not registered with the OS.
( 0: 0): Total reqs 0, Pending reqs 0, flags 0x0*, 1:0:81 00
( 0:25): Total reqs 0, Pending reqs 0, flags 0x0*, 1:0:81 00
( 0:26): Total reqs 0, Pending reqs 0, flags 0x0*, 1:0:81 00
( 0:27): Total reqs 0, Pending reqs 0, flags 0x0*, 1:0:81 00
( 0:28): Total reqs 0, Pending reqs 0, flags 0x0*, 1:0:81 00
( 0:29): Total reqs 0, Pending reqs 0, flags 0x0*, 1:0:81 00
( 0:30): Total reqs 0, Pending reqs 0, flags 0x0*, 1:0:81 00
( 0:31): Total reqs 0, Pending reqs 0, flags 0x0*, 1:0:81 00
( 0:32): Total reqs 0, Pending reqs 0, flags 0x0*, 1:0:81 00
( 0:33): Total reqs 0, Pending reqs 0, flags 0x0*, 1:0:81 00
( 0:34): Total reqs 0, Pending reqs 0, flags 0x0*, 1:0:81 00
( 0:35): Total reqs 0, Pending reqs 0, flags 0x0*, 1:0:81 00
( 0:36): Total reqs 0, Pending reqs 0, flags 0x0*, 1:0:81 00
( 0:37): Total reqs 0, Pending reqs 0, flags 0x0*, 1:0:81 00
( 0:38): Total reqs 0, Pending reqs 0, flags 0x0*, 1:0:81 00
( 0:39): Total reqs 0, Pending reqs 0, flags 0x0*, 1:0:81 00
( 0:40): Total reqs 0, Pending reqs 0, flags 0x0*, 1:0:81 00
( 0:41): Total reqs 0, Pending reqs 0, flags 0x0*, 1:0:81 00
( 0:42): Total reqs 0, Pending reqs 0, flags 0x0*, 1:0:81 00
( 0:43): Total reqs 0, Pending reqs 0, flags 0x0*, 1:0:81 00
( 0:44): Total reqs 0, Pending reqs 0, flags 0x0*, 1:0:81 00
( 0:45): Total reqs 0, Pending reqs 0, flags 0x0*, 1:0:81 00
( 0:46): Total reqs 0, Pending reqs 0, flags 0x0*, 1:0:81 00
( 0:47): Total reqs 0, Pending reqs 0, flags 0x0*, 1:0:81 00
( 0:48): Total reqs 0, Pending reqs 0, flags 0x0*, 1:0:81 00
( 0:49): Total reqs 0, Pending reqs 0, flags 0x0*, 1:0:81 00

At this point they're all not registered with the OS.
First weird this is how can I see 26 but the worst thing is that after rebooting the box the output looks like that :

FC Port Information:
scsi-qla1-port-0=5006048ad5f0c350:5006048ad5f0c350:010000:81;

SCSI LUN Information:
(Id:Lun) * - indicates lun is not registered with the OS.
( 0: 0): Total reqs 3, Pending reqs 0, flags 0x0*, 1:0:81 00
( 0:25): Total reqs 278, Pending reqs 0, flags 0x0, 1:0:81 00
( 0:26): Total reqs 102, Pending reqs 0, flags 0x0, 1:0:81 00
( 0:27): Total reqs 102, Pending reqs 0, flags 0x0, 1:0:81 00
( 0:28): Total reqs 102, Pending reqs 0, flags 0x0, 1:0:81 00
( 0:29): Total reqs 102, Pending reqs 0, flags 0x0, 1:0:81 00
( 0:30): Total reqs 102, Pending reqs 0, flags 0x0, 1:0:81 00
( 0:31): Total reqs 181, Pending reqs 0, flags 0x0, 1:0:81 00
( 0:32): Total reqs 170, Pending reqs 0, flags 0x0, 1:0:81 00
( 0:33): Total reqs 170, Pending reqs 0, flags 0x0, 1:0:81 00
( 0:34): Total reqs 181, Pending reqs 0, flags 0x0, 1:0:81 00
( 0:35): Total reqs 181, Pending reqs 0, flags 0x0, 1:0:81 00
( 0:36): Total reqs 170, Pending reqs 0, flags 0x0, 1:0:81 00
( 0:37): Total reqs 181, Pending reqs 0, flags 0x0, 1:0:81 00
( 0:38): Total reqs 170, Pending reqs 0, flags 0x0, 1:0:81 00
( 0:39): Total reqs 159, Pending reqs 0, flags 0x0, 1:0:81 00
( 0:40): Total reqs 170, Pending reqs 0, flags 0x0, 1:0:81 00
( 0:41): Total reqs 167, Pending reqs 0, flags 0x0, 1:0:81 00
( 0:42): Total reqs 178, Pending reqs 0, flags 0x0, 1:0:81 00
( 0:43): Total reqs 167, Pending reqs 0, flags 0x0, 1:0:81 00
( 0:44): Total reqs 178, Pending reqs 0, flags 0x0, 1:0:81 00
( 0:45): Total reqs 167, Pending reqs 0, flags 0x0, 1:0:81 00
( 0:46): Total reqs 178, Pending reqs 0, flags 0x0, 1:0:81 00
( 0:47): Total reqs 185, Pending reqs 0, flags 0x0, 1:0:81 00
( 0:48): Total reqs 5817, Pending reqs 0, flags 0x0, 1:0:81 00
( 0:49): Total reqs 241, Pending reqs 0, flags 0x0, 1:0:81 00

As you can see 25 devices are there plus one extra one.
Problem is simply what is this, why do I see it and why does the OS not see it then ?
The other qle card on the same host only sees 25 devices and has no * just like desired.

On closer inspection I realize that this is lun0 which should only be visible via QLE port 1 but it seems stuck in QLE port 2 also. Almost as if the scsi layer still thinks it's there when it isn't anymore. But should a reboot fix this since udev will kick in ?
According to symcli lun 0 and lun 19 are the same device (gatekeeper 005E). Something seems double visible but I can't see where.
PP is happy too and sees the 25 device I want it to see.

Has anyone seen this ?

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