Benjamin Losch

Q: 10.7.2 Lion Server on xServe won't mount Fibre Channel Raid

I have upgarded my xServe from SnowLeopard to Lion Server and my InfoTrend fibre channel raid won't mount anymore.

In the Fibre Channel PrefPane the FC link to the Raid is up, but in the System Overview i see the SCSI Target device but no volume.

If i boot back to Snow Leopard the Raid is recordnized normaly.

 

Does anyone have a clue?

Thanks,

Ben

Posted on Nov 18, 2011 4:16 PM

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Q: 10.7.2 Lion Server on xServe won't mount Fibre Channel Raid

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  • by Sascha Linn,

    Sascha Linn Sascha Linn Feb 8, 2012 12:00 PM in response to j_august
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    Feb 8, 2012 12:00 PM in response to j_august

    Well, I'm not sure it was *I* who got the array working... per my earlier post, It wasn't working and then a few days later it was. Without me doing anything. I've rebooted since and the array was still there. So, I think/hope I'm in the clear.

     

    My 2430 is running FW 3.73J.03 w/ Boot Record Version 1.14A and Board Rev. 0x0.

    I have a full array with the top 8 drives assigned to one RAID5 Logical Disk and the bottom 8 to another.

    I assigned one LD to Ch 0 SCSI 112 LUN 0 and the other to Ch 1 SCSI 113 LUN 0.

    I've no Logical Volumes configured.

     

    All I can say is set it up that way, plug it into your server... and wait and hope. Worked for me.

  • by d.higgs,

    d.higgs d.higgs Aug 8, 2013 7:56 PM in response to j_august
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    Aug 8, 2013 7:56 PM in response to j_august

    FYI

     

    Had the same issues with A16F-G2430 under OS X 10.8.4 running on an XServe 3,1. We had also just installed a new ATTO FC-82EN Fibre Host card.

     

    The firmware for this RAID is now 3.73K.01

     

    I can confirm this firmware update fixed the issue and I can now see the LUNs. Be patient with the firmware update, it can take several minutes.

  • by markfour,

    markfour markfour Jan 8, 2014 2:32 AM in response to d.higgs
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    Jan 8, 2014 2:32 AM in response to d.higgs

    Good news! - I can confirm that I have successfully created an XSAN volume using an A12F-G2422 running firmware 3.48.H.01 (now available in Infortrend support site) , with LUNs mapped independently to the two 4Gb ports.

     

    I am testing running Maveriks 10.9.1 server and an Apple dual 4Gb HBA, through a Qlogic 5600 4Gb switch. No problems at post firmware update viewing the LUNs on the metadata controler with either fabric topology.

     

    I'd actually given up on the Infor 2422 prior to updating the firmware yesterday, but as we still have 4, I will be resurecting them. The XSAN volume comprising a single 12 bay RAID configured as 1 x 2 drive Mirror, and 2 x 5 drive RAID 5 LUNS is getting 300MB/s write + 400MB/s read speeds, which I'm sure will rise considerably withthe introduction of additional chassis.

     

    I'm now going to see if I can connect a Lion, and then Mountain Lion Client to this volume

     

    Incidently the G2430 range has a  different RAID controller (newer architecture) and never had a compatibility problem for me after Snow Leopard using the firmware available at the time of the OS release.

     

    So they are not completely worthless after all!

  • by Jamie T,

    Jamie T Jamie T Jan 18, 2014 9:51 PM in response to markfour
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    Jan 18, 2014 9:51 PM in response to markfour

    Working with A12F-G2422 I'm not able to get metadata on one channel and data on the others. I've seen most examples where the metadata/journaling is handled on its own separate array, but in this case I just have the one controller and 1 array for now.

    Screen Shot 2014-01-18 at 9.31.22 PM.png

     

    1x2 is for Metadata & Journaling, (RAID1)

    1x5 is DATA1, (RAID5)

    1x5 is DATA2, (RAID5)

     

    I can't get the LUN's to be recognized in XSAN 3 when I split them to channel 0, 1. Only works when they're both on the channels. So I just repeated the mapping to make it work like below.

    Screen Shot 2014-01-18 at 9.18.46 PM.png

     

    Available drives from LUN Mapper

    Screen Shot 2014-01-18 at 9.19.03 PM.png

     

    Currently the I/O is 350MB/sec read, about 300MB/sec write to the SAN but from the metadata controllers I'm only seeing 130-150MB/sec r/w. Is that performance differnce right from client to metadata controller?

     



  • by Cryptsnbits,

    Cryptsnbits Cryptsnbits Dec 1, 2015 8:31 AM in response to Jamie T
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    Dec 1, 2015 8:31 AM in response to Jamie T

    Could someone please give me a hand with getting the 3.48 FW. I'm about ready to throw my RAID away. Support wants a insane fee to provide me with updated firmware so I can move past Leopard when I just purchased a new power supply that broke in under 9 months so I feel pretty burned at this point. Would be nice to not have to eWaste this earlier than necessary.

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