Errors/warnings in vmware log

[fiha]

Hello,

I checked with the HP community but not response so far...

I recently installed a brand new ML110 with an extra e208i-p card. The system has 2 SSDs setup as mirror and also 2x WD Gold 12TB as mirror. Vmware ESXI 6.7 was installed with the HPE customized iso.

In the vmware log I noticed some problematic issues though:

2019-06-28T08:51:01.219Z cpu0:2097621)ALERT: ERROR: smartpqi: pqisrc_process_config_table:431: unrecognized PQI config table section ID: 0x5

In addition it also seems to log warnings:

2019-07-02T00:59:22.763Z cpu6:2097433)WARNING: ScsiScan: 2391: Skipping out-of-range LUN vmhba0:C1:T0:L256 Max LUN ID configuredfor ESX is =1024
2019-07-02T03:44:22.774Z cpu12:2097433)WARNING: ScsiScan: 2391: Skipping out-of-range LUN vmhba0:C1:T1:L256 Max LUN ID configuredfor ESX is =1024
2019-07-02T06:29:22.792Z cpu2:2097433)WARNING: ScsiScan: 2391: Skipping out-of-range LUN vmhba0:C2:T1088:L256 Max LUN ID configuredfor ESX is =1024

2019-06-28T08:27:49.051Z cpu5:2097806)WARNING: FBFT not enabled
2019-06-28T08:27:53.073Z cpu2:2097189)WARNING: NMP: nmp_DeviceRequestFastDeviceProbe:237: NMP device "mpx.vmhba33:C0:T0:L0" state in doubt; requested fast path state update...
2019-06-28T08:27:57.292Z cpu6:2097193)WARNING: NMP: nmp_DeviceRequestFastDeviceProbe:237: NMP device "mpx.vmhba33:C0:T0:L0" state in doubt; requested fast path state update...
2019-06-28T08:27:57.871Z cpu6:2097566)WARNING: NFS: 1227: Invalid volume UUID 5d1214e4-d177b4f8-d085-8030e003f850
2019-06-28T08:28:04.854Z cpu15:2097202)WARNING: NMP: nmp_DeviceRequestFastDeviceProbe:237: NMP device "mpx.vmhba33:C0:T0:L0" state in doubt; requested fast path state update...
2019-06-28T08:28:05.080Z cpu6:2097446)WARNING: NMP: nmpUnclaimPath:1635: Physical path "vmhba33:C0:T0:L0" is the last path to NMP device "Unregistered Device". The device has been unregistered.
2019-06-28T08:28:05.080Z cpu6:2097446)WARNING: ScsiPath: 8570: Remove path: vmhba33:C0:T0:L0
2019-06-28T08:28:05.396Z cpu15:2098344)WARNING: ScsiScan: 2391: Skipping out-of-range LUN vmhba0:C1:T0:L256 Max LUN ID configuredfor ESX is =1024
2019-06-28T08:28:05.396Z cpu15:2098344)WARNING: ScsiScan: 2391: Skipping out-of-range LUN vmhba0:C1:T1:L256 Max LUN ID configuredfor ESX is =1024
2019-06-28T08:28:16.801Z cpu1:2099218)WARNING: VisorFS: 1093: Attempt to setattr non sticky dir/file from tar mount
2019-06-28T08:47:25.515Z cpu0:2097638)WARNING: vmkusb: udev 0x430876e46cc8, endpoint 0x81: invalid state 5: Failure
2019-06-28T08:47:50.102Z cpu2:2099670)WARNING: UserObj: 4823: smad: Poll on fd 3 failed: Failure
0:00:00:05.198 cpu0:2097152)WARNING: VMKAcpi: 318: \_SB_.PC00.LPC0.TMR_: skipping GSIV 0 conflict

Any suggestions?

I have no idea how important these warnings/errors are...

Thanks!

[birend1988]

Usually "state in doubt; requested fast path state update..." error message indicates the issue with the storage and its coming for vmhba33.

It seems vmhba33 is related to iSCSI, can you please confirm the same.

[fiha]

I did not intentionally configure iSCSI. Just installed it with default settings from the HPE image as I had done with a HP Microserver G8 a while back (that one runs like a charm).

[fiha]

I double checked setup, but iSCSI is disabled and there is no vmhba33 adapter showing up in the web client.

[SureshKumarMuth]

mpx.vmhba33:C0:T0:L0 --> Mpx refers to local device. Disk controller for local drives.

Have you checked the driver and firmware version and ensure they are in supported version as per HP receipe guide. If not, update them and check if it make any changes.

Index of /hpq/recipes

[fiha]

Before installation I have updated the server firmware with HPE SPP 2019.03.1 (as refered to in the HPQ recipe).

After installation (due to smartpqi error also listed in the log) I have also upgraded the e208i-p controller firmware to version v1.99 (from v1.98) and ILO firmware to v1.43 by putting the relevant packs in the packages folder of the SPP iso.

vmhba0     HPE E208i-p SR Gen10    smartpqi

vmhba32   USB Storage Controller     vmkusb

vmhba33   ?

I think vmhba32 is refering to the SD card (where ESXI is installed on).

Maybe vmhba33 (not shown in adapter list of web client) is referring to the onboard HPE Smart Array S100i SR Gen10 which is not supported by vmware (and there are no devices attached to this controller, I don't think I can disable it with a bios/server setting but it is unused).

[SureshKumarMuth]

if it is unused, then you may ignore the error logs related to it.

Can you please post the output of the following command

esxcfg-scsidevs -a

[fiha]

Here is the output:

I don't know where vmhba33 is coming from and why the logs complain about it.

Unfortunately vmhba0 is also complaining about skipping out of range LUN... No idea where that is coming from.

The smartpqi config ID is also weird as it is displayed in red when launching ESXI.