ScsiCore: 1659: Invalid sense buffer

[DavidZhuang]

Hi,

I am setting up the VMware ESXi6U1  on a Oracle X5-2 server with 3x 1.2T disks, the HBA is the mpt3sas, no raid, no SAN and even no guest OS installed so far.

When I check the dmesg, I got these warning messages repeatedly in dmesg.

2015-10-29T09:09:36.139Z cpu16:33545)WARNING: ScsiCore: 1659: Invalid sense  buffer: error=0x72, valid=0x0, segment=0x5, key=0x5

2015-10-29T09:09:36.139Z cpu16:33545)WARNING: ScsiCore: 1659: Invalid sense  buffer: error=0x72, valid=0x0, segment=0x5, key=0x5

2015-10-29T09:09:36.139Z cpu16:33545)NMP: nmp_ThrottleLogForDevice:3178: Cmd  0x85 (0x43a5808dd600, 34585) to dev "naa.5000cca02d038bf4" on path

"vmhba3:C0:T3:L0" Failed: H:0x0 D:0x2 P:0x0 Valid sense data: 0x5 0x20 0x0.  Act:NONE

2015-10-29T09:09:36.146Z cpu16:33545)WARNING: ScsiCore: 1659: Invalid sense  buffer: error=0x72, valid=0x0, segment=0x5, key=0x5

2015-10-29T09:09:36.146Z cpu16:33545)WARNING: ScsiCore: 1659: Invalid sense  buffer: error=0x72, valid=0x0, segment=0x5, key=0x5

2015-10-29T09:09:36.146Z cpu16:33545)NMP: nmp_ThrottleLogForDevice:3178: Cmd  0x85 (0x43a5808dd600, 34585) to dev "naa.5000cca02d036944" on path

"vmhba3:C0:T1:L0" Failed: H:0x0 D:0x2 P:0x0 Valid sense data: 0x5 0x20 0x0.  Act:NONE

2015-10-29T09:09:36.156Z cpu16:33545)WARNING: ScsiCore: 1659: Invalid sense  buffer: error=0x72, valid=0x0, segment=0x5, key=0x5

2015-10-29T09:09:36.156Z cpu16:33545)WARNING: ScsiCore: 1659: Invalid sense  buffer: error=0x72, valid=0x0, segment=0x5, key=0x5

2015-10-29T09:09:36.156Z cpu16:33545)NMP: nmp_ThrottleLogForDevice:3178: Cmd  0x85 (0x43a5808dd600, 34585) to dev "naa.5000cca02d037aa8" on path

"vmhba3:C0:T2:L0" Failed: H:0x0 D:0x2 P:0x0 Valid sense data: 0x5 0x20 0x0.  Act:NONE

Any one have any ideas? Is it harmful?

[nepenou]

Same problem here.

Any ideas ?

[ashishsingh1508]

Storage array is sending back to vmware the following sense code:

In decimal it is: response_code=114 sense_buf: 114 5 36 0 0 0 0 0

Which translates in Hex to:

72 05 24 00 00 00 00 00

1st byte = 72 2nd byte = 05 3rd byte = 24 This means: CHECK CONDITION, ILLEGAL REQUEST, INVALID FIELD IN CDB

Make sure you are on latest version of ESXi host. Let me know by tagging me if the issue persists.

[nepenou]

Thanks ashishsingh1508

The question was about :

Invalid sense  buffer: error=0x72, valid=0x0, segment=0x5, key=0x5

and not about

72 05 24 00 00 00 00 00

[ashishsingh1508]

My answer is still the same.

If you do not want to upgrade try changing the settings at

/Scsi/SCSIEnableDescToFixedConv

And you should not see the invalid buffer logs