FreeNAS on IBM x3650M4

[MarioDespot]

Hello,
I'm trying to build serious freeNAS around brand new IBM x3650M4 server with ibm serverRAID M1015 LSI ctrl cross flashed to a LSI9211IT (i use diff versions P15, P17, P20) and hard drives 2.5" 900GB/10K/6Gb sas (IBM FRU 81Y9651).

All HW is ok and tested on different platforms (Linux, VMWare ESXi, .....) but when i install freeNAS i always have same problem (regardless of drivers version, freNAS version ...). FreeNAS have problem recognizing this hard drives.
i tried same configuration ut with sata drives instead sas and worked fine.With any kind of sas or nlsas drives i always have same problem:

Jan 25 02:11:50 freenas (da2:mps0:0:2:0): CAM status: SCSI Status Error
Jan 25 02:11:50 freenas (da2:mps0:0:2:0): SCSI status: Check Condition
Jan 25 02:11:50 freenas (da2:mps0:0:2:0): SCSI sense: ILLEGAL REQUEST asc:20,0 (Invalid command operation code)
Jan 25 02:11:50 freenas (da2:mps0:0:2:0): Error 22, Unretryable error
Jan 25 02:11:50 freenas (da2:mps0:0:2:0): READ(10). CDB: 28 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00
Jan 25 02:11:50 freenas (da2:mps0:0:2:0): CAM status: SCSI Status Error
Jan 25 02:11:50 freenas (da2:mps0:0:2:0): SCSI status: Check Condition
Jan 25 02:11:50 freenas (da2:mps0:0:2:0): SCSI sense: ILLEGAL REQUEST asc:20,0 (Invalid command operation code)
Jan 25 02:11:50 freenas (da2:mps0:0:2:0): Error 22, Unretryable error
Jan 25 02:11:50 freenas (da2:mps0:0:2:0): READ(10). CDB: 28 00 00 00 02 00 00 01 00 00
Jan 25 02:11:50 freenas (da2:mps0:0:2:0): CAM status: SCSI Status Error
Jan 25 02:11:50 freenas (da2:mps0:0:2:0): SCSI status: Check Condition
Jan 25 02:11:50 freenas (da2:mps0:0:2:0): SCSI sense: ILLEGAL REQUEST asc:20,0 (Invalid command operation code)
Jan 25 02:11:50 freenas (da2:mps0:0:2:0): Error 22, Unretryable error
Jan 25 02:11:50 freenas (da2:mps0:0:2:0): READ(10). CDB: 28 00 68 cb 9a 00 00 01 00 00
Jan 25 02:11:50 freenas (da2:mps0:0:2:0): CAM status: SCSI Status Error
Jan 25 02:11:50 freenas (da2:mps0:0:2:0): SCSI status: Check Condition
Jan 25 02:11:50 freenas (da2:mps0:0:2:0): SCSI sense: ILLEGAL REQUEST asc:20,0 (Invalid command operation code)
Jan 25 02:11:50 freenas (da2:mps0:0:2:0): Error 22, Unretryable error
Jan 25 02:11:50 freenas (da2:mps0:0:2:0): READ(10). CDB: 28 00 68 cb 9c 00 00 01 00 00
Jan 25 02:11:50 freenas (da2:mps0:0:2:0): CAM status: SCSI Status Error
Jan 25 02:11:50 freenas (da2:mps0:0:2:0): SCSI status: Check Condition
Jan 25 02:11:50 freenas (da2:mps0:0:2:0): SCSI sense: ILLEGAL REQUEST asc:20,0 (Invalid command operation code)
Jan 25 02:11:50 freenas (da2:mps0:0:2:0): Error 22, Unretryable error

Is it possible that freeNAS cannot recognize IBM branded sas HD-s?
Any suggestion?

Regards
mario

 

[Ericloewe]

P20

Don't bother with anything besides P20. You need P20.

If P20 exhibits this issue, I'd suspect backplane issues.

If your server has an SAS2 (6Gb/s) backplane, make sure it's updated to the latest firmware version.

If your server has an SAS3 (12Gb/s) backplane, you might have a bigger problem on your hands. Still, update the backplane firmware and see where that leads you. However, SAS3 is still a bit unreliable, especially when mixed with SAS2.

 

[MarioDespot]

Right now is P20, backplane is 6Gb, Raid ctrl is also 6Gb same as hdd. i have 6 drives with same results.

On very same hardware and firmware there is no any problems running vmware esxi. That is mean all hw is ok.
when i put sata drives inside they works as charm. (as sata can .... but that is not what i want)
I change couple ServerRAID ctrls with same results.
When i use original ibm fw for raid ctrl and use JBOD they are working fine but, of course, that is not recommended configuration and i can not use that in production.

mario

 

[Ericloewe]

Are you using the P20.0.0000.04 (or some similar version number) or just P20.0.00000000000? The original P20 had some issues and was replaced with the P20 with the 4.

 

[MarioDespot]

as i knew this is last one
http://www.avagotech.com/products/server-storage/host-bus-adapters/sas-9211-8i#downloads
if there is something newer i be happy to use newer?
mario

 

[Mirfster]

I know this is an aged post, but are you still seeing these issues? Just trying to correlate some data to see if I can spot a trend...