INQUIRY EVPD DEVICE ID failed V 3.0.2

[Jean_M]

Hello,

I am new user, and try to install in a test machine. I retried today with V3.0.2, and I have the same error I had with V3.0.1

I made sure that I followed the HCL, and I have

The right Intel board, The right Adaptec controler, in Mirror,

I managed to install except the VMFS3 does not show up.

It is partitioned in SAD3 I checked using the appropriated command fdsk etc... and it is around 140GB.

But When the system tries to mount /sda3/vmfs3 in the boot sequence, there is an error. Even if I look using vdh -l, the same error occurs.

Anyone has an IDEA... I am really confused here !

Regards.

J.

error in dmesg

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PCI: Enabling device 05:01.1 (0156 -> 0157)

scsi1 : Adaptec AIC79XX PCI-X SCSI HBA DRIVER, Rev 2.0.12

SCSI device sdb: 286749488 512-byte hdwr sectors (146816 MB)

sdb:

error in vmkernel

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Aug 1 10:26:43 esxsrv1 vmkernel: 0:00:00:45.792 cpu7:1036)IDT: 1725:

Aug 1 10:26:43 esxsrv1 vmkernel: 0:00:00:45.792 cpu0:1024)VMNIX: Mod: 2080: Plugging 005:01.1

Aug 1 10:26:43 esxsrv1 vmkernel: 0:00:01:13.489 cpu0:1024)VMNIX: VGA: 425: 1

Aug 1 10:26:43 esxsrv1 vmkernel: 0:00:01:13.489 cpu0:1024)VMNIX: VGA: 425: 2

Aug 1 10:26:43 esxsrv1 vmkernel: 0:00:01:13.489 cpu0:1024)VMNIX: VGA: 425: 3

Aug 1 10:26:43 esxsrv1 vmkernel: 0:00:01:13.497 cpu0:1024)VMNIX: VGA: 425: 4

Aug 1 10:26:43 esxsrv1 vmkernel: 0:00:01:13.497 cpu0:1024)VMNIX: VGA: 425: 5

Aug 1 10:26:43 esxsrv1 vmkernel: 0:00:01:13.497 cpu0:1024)VMNIX: VGA: 425: 6

Aug 1 10:26:43 esxsrv1 vmkernel: 0:00:01:13.497 cpu0:1024)VMNIX: VGA: 425: 7

Aug 1 10:26:43 esxsrv1 vmkernel: 0:00:01:28.228 cpu0:1024)IOAPIC: 1080: 0x51 retriggerred

Aug 1 10:26:44 esxsrv1 vmkernel: 0:00:01:52.545 cpu0:1024)Loading module vmfs2 ...

Aug 1 10:26:44 esxsrv1 vmkernel: 0:00:01:52.547 cpu0:1024)Mod: 217: Starting load for module: vmfs2 R/O length: 0x11000 R/W length: 0x11000

Aug 1 10:26:44 esxsrv1 vmkernel: 0:00:01:53.716 cpu7:1037)Mod: 430: Module vmfs2: initFunc: 0x826ab8 text: 0x818000 data: 0x1ef8d40 bss: 0x1ef8f40

Aug 1 10:26:44 esxsrv1 vmkernel: 0:00:01:53.716 cpu7:1037)Mod: 446: mainHeap avail before: 13601912

Aug 1 10:26:44 esxsrv1 vmkernel: 0:00:01:53.716 cpu7:1037)FSS: 265: Registered fs vmfs2, module 4, fsTypeNum 0xf520

Aug 1 10:26:44 esxsrv1 vmkernel: 0:00:01:53.716 cpu7:1037)Mod: 471: Initialization for vmfs2 succeeded.

Aug 1 10:26:44 esxsrv1 vmkernel: 0:00:01:53.716 cpu7:1037)Module loaded successfully.

Aug 1 10:26:44 esxsrv1 vmkernel:

Aug 1 10:26:44 esxsrv1 vmkernel: 0:00:01:53.721 cpu7:1037)Mod: 501: mainHeap avail after: 13600600

Aug 1 10:26:44 esxsrv1 vmkernel: 0:00:01:53.721 cpu7:1037)Mod: 509: no private ID set

Aug 1 10:26:44 esxsrv1 vmkernel: 0:00:02:03.945 cpu5:1038)World: vm 1056: 690: Starting world vmware-vmkauthd with flags 4

Aug 1 10:26:44 esxsrv1 vmkernel: 0:00:02:12.668 cpu2:1056)World: vm 1056: 3864: Killing self with status=0x0:Success

Aug 1 10:26:44 esxsrv1 vmkernel: 0:00:02:37.493 cpu0:1024)VMNIX: VSI: 396: node 1080: get=d21f17b8 set=d21f1868 list=d21f1784 by ra=d21f1637

Aug 1 10:26:44 esxsrv1 vmkernel: 0:00:02:37.493 cpu0:1024)VMNIX: VSI: 396: node 1081: get=d21f1870 set=d21f1894 list=d180e580 by ra=d21f1650

Aug 1 10:26:44 esxsrv1 vmkernel: 0:00:02:57.861 cpu7:1037)Config: 384: "Enabled" = 0, Old Value: 0, (Status: 0xbad005f)

Aug 1 10:37:37 esxsrv1 vmkernel: 0:00:14:30.407 cpu7:1037)WARNING: SCSI: 7619: Unknown adapter vmhba0

Aug 1 10:37:37 esxsrv1 vmkernel: 0:00:14:30.407 cpu0:1024)VMNIX: WARNING: VmkDev: 769: status=0xbad000f

[oreeh]

What Adaptec controller do you use?

According to the logs the disks are NOT mirrored.

[Jean_M]

Adaptec 39320A Ultra 320 Firmaware just updated to latest V4.30

Still the same problem.

If I go the the Adaptec BIOS, I see the disk are Mirrored.

Also in the boot sequence, I have this

Startng VMware late init tools \[ok]

Loading VMkernel module VMFS2 \[ok]

could not open '/vmfs/volumes'.

Error : no such file or directories

Restoring NAS volume Error performing operation : SysinfoException: NodeId(212) ; status(195887107) = Not Found; Message = Unable to get instance list

Restoring S/W iScsi volumes \[ok]

Well

1) I dont have iScsi volumes, just plain Seagate on an Adaptec

2) I just boot in trouble shooting and create the directory /vmfs/volumes... The error complaining about could not open disapeared, but all other errors about Device ID and NAS volume Error remains

3) something I forgot to mentioned, I cannot log on the console after all this. I have the message

Loading Module vmfs2 ....

Module Loaded successfully

and it hangs there.

I am able to VirtualInfrastructure Client for my hostname, and see that there is no datastore present

Hum...

[Jean_M]

Ok,

1) I updated the Firmware of the Adaptec controler.

2) I deleted the mirror, and recreated a Raid 1

1 hour later, I reinstall from the CD, When comes the time to choose on which disk to install, the installation process proposes me the 2 seagates drive I have /sda or / sdb.

Is it normal. Should it not proposed only the Raid ?

Maybe that is the problem no ? Since it is my first installation I cannot relate to what is normal or not.

Can u provide feedback.

Regards

J.

[oreeh]

This seems to be your problem.

ESX doesn't recognize the RAID.

[Jean_M]

OK I decided to change the Controler. I used a

SCSI RAID 2200S from Adaptec rather than a 39320A Ultra 320 SCSI

I realized reading some other atricles in the KB that even if the Controler appears on the compatibility list, and that the device is RAID capable, it does not make it a candidate for a VMFS partition. It must be explicitly identify as RAID as a device model in the IO Compatibility Guide.

I must admit the documentation could be clearer !!!! I would have save me 8 hours of frustration.

Tks anyway.

J.