Contents

Introduction

Prerequisites

Requirements

Components Used

Background Information

How to View Logs

Solution

Related Information

Introduction

This document describes how to collect logs from RAID controller UCSC-PSAS12GHBA?

Prerequisites

Requirements

There are no specific requirements for this document.

Components Used

- Controller PID: UCSC-PSAS12GHBA

- Vendor : PMC-Sierra (Microsemi)

- Driver: aacraid

The information in this document was created from the devices in a specific lab environment. All of the devices used in this document started with a cleared (default) configuration. If your network is live, ensure that you understand the potential impact of any command.

Background Information

UCSC-PSAS12GHBA (Microsemi PMC-Sierra HBA) is the only NON-LSI HBA controller used on C240 M4 server; unlike LSI RAID controllers, Storage Deamon “storaged” in CIMC does not sotre logs for this HBA Card.

How to View Logs

Example Logs from UCS server: messages /

"Event log fetch is not valid for this controller type"

723: 6:2017 Dec 20 00:50:14 EST:BMC:storaged:1628: handy_utils.c:46:==>>>> ctlr 2 pd_list device_IDs: 0x0000000000000000 0x0000000000000000 0x0000000000000000 0x0000000000007f00

749: 6:2017 Dec 20 00:50:50 EST:BMC:storaged:1628: handy_utils.c:46:==>>>> ctlr 2 occupied slots according to pd_list: 0x0000000000000000 0x0000000000000000 0x0000000000000000 0x00000000000000fe

893: 5:2017 Dec 20 01:29:11 EST:BMC:storaged:1628: service.c:283:CMD: 'controller-type: ALL;controller: SLOT-HBA;log: ;command: get-newest-entries;starting-entry: 1;entry-count: 500 '

894: 5:2017 Dec 20 01:29:11 EST:BMC:storaged:1628: service.c:333:Accepted request 'controller-type: ALL;controller: SLOT-HBA;log: ;command: get-newest-entries;starting-entry: 1;entry-count: 500 '

895: 4:2017 Dec 20 01:29:11 EST:BMC:storaged:1628: service.c:169:CMD: write-status: Event log fetch is not valid for this controller type

896: 5:2017 Dec 20 01:29:11 EST:BMC:storaged:1628: service.c:283:CMD: 'controller-type: RAID;controller: SLOT-HBA;operation: get-tty-log;mode: compressed '

897: 5:2017 Dec 20 01:29:11 EST:BMC:storaged:1628: service.c:333:Accepted request 'controller-type: RAID;controller: SLOT-HBA;operation: get-tty-log;mode: compressed '

898: 5:2017 Dec 20 01:29:11 EST:BMC:storaged:1628: service.c:283:CMD: 'controller-type: RAID;controller: SLOT-HBA;operation: get-phy-errors '

899: 5:2017 Dec 20 01:29:11 EST:BMC:storaged:1628: service.c:333:Accepted request 'controller-type: RAID;controller: SLOT-HBA;operation: get-phy-errors '

900: 4:2017 Dec 20 01:29:12 EST:BMC:storaged:1628: service.c:169:CMD: write-status: Invalid controller operation

Solution

There is a CLI tool for this HBA controller (Just like storcli for LSI controllers),

Adaptec ARCCONF Command Line Utility v2.01.22270

https://storage.microsemi.com/en-us/speed/raid/storage_manager/arcconf_v2_01_22270_zip.php

User Guide:

http://download.adaptec.com/pdfs/user_guides/cli_arc_v2_01_22270_users_guide.pdf

Related Information

To get driver details for this controller:

Linux:

$ modinfo aacraid

filename:       /lib/modules/2.6.32-696.6.3.el6.x86_64/kernel/drivers/scsi/aacraid/aacraid.ko

version:        1.2-0[30300]-ms

license:        GPL

description:    Dell PERC2, 2/Si, 3/Si, 3/Di, Adaptec Advanced Raid Products, HP NetRAID-4M, IBM ServeRAID & ICP SCSI driver

author:         Red Hat Inc and Adaptec

VMWare:

vmkload_mod -s aacraid | grep Version