First of all thank you to all for the quick answers from:
Ulrich Gaube <Ulrich.Gaube_at_kuka.de>
Andrew Busch <a.busch_at_qut.edu.au>
rye <rye_at_jtasc.acom.mil>
Dr. Tom Blinn, 603-884-0646" <tpb_at_doctor.zk3.dec.com>
Oisin McGuinness <oisin_at_sbcm.com>
George Gallen <ggallen_at_slackinc.com>
My original question was:
>Hello managers,
>I have a problem with SCSI devices on my AlphaServers.
>I bought some new equipment for the upgrade of one of my AlphaServers
>(AlphaServer 2100 4/275) :
>1 Ultra-Wide-SCSI host adapter, DEC KZPBA-CA
>1 Ultra-Wide-SCSI cabel, DECBN37A-01
>1 StorageWorks shalf DEC DS-BA356-KF
>2 Seagate Baracuda 18GB SEA ST118273W-VW
>
>I have installed this controller as a third scsi controller and connect
>the external shalf including the disks to this controller.
>If I try to access the new devices I get the following error messages:
>cam_logger: CAM_ERROR packet
>cam_logger: bus 1 target 0 lun 0
>ss_perform_timeout
>timeout on disconnected request
>cam_logger: CAM_ERROR packet
>cam_logger: bus 1
>isp_mailboxcomplete
>Timeout on mailbox command completion - scheduling chip reinit
>cam_logger: CAM_ERROR packet
>cam_logger: bus 1 target 0 lun 0
>isp_termio_abort_bdr
>Failed to abort specified IO transaction - retrying
>cam_logger: CAM_ERROR packet
>cam_logger: bus 1 target 0 lun 0
>ss_perform_timeout
>timeout on disconnected request
>cam_logger: CAM_ERROR packet
>cam_logger: bus 1
>isp_reinit
>Beginning Adapter/Chip reinitialization
>cam_logger: CAM_ERROR packet
>cam_logger: bus 1
>isp_cam_bus_reset_tmo
>SCSI Bus Reset performed
>
>I get the same error message if I connect the controller and the devices
>on another AlphaServer 1000A.
>
>The strange think is that if I install the controller and the disks on
>my PersonalWorkstation the disks work without any problems! In the
>workstation are also 3 scsi controllers installed (including the new
>one).
>The workstation is running DEC Unix 4.0c.
>
>Have anybody an idea why the controller and disks are running on my
>workstation but not on my AlphaServers?
I have upgrade the firmware of my AlphaServer from 4.7 to 5.2. This
solved the problem.
Thanks to all for the help,
Dirk Oede
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Dirk Oede Email:oede_at_aei-potsdam.mpg.de
Max-Planck-Institut fuer Graviationsphysik WWW: www.aei-potsdam.mpg.de
Albert-Einstein-Institut Tel: +49-0331-27537-15
Schlaatzweg 1, D-14467 Potsdam (Germany) Fax: +49-0331-27537-98
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Received on Mon Nov 09 1998 - 09:24:15 NZDT