Strange Bay Mapping with 9211-8i

stachi

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Hello

I recently build a new storage server with TrueNAS Scale which works great so far.
But I have a strange problem with the mapping of the disks to their physical slots.
All disks are shown in the same enclosure/slot. It also changes from time to time.
I've seen 2/56 and 2/8 so far.

This is not really a big problem, because all works so far.
But the IPMI (HP iLO) shows some strange Mapping too, and I can't use sas2ircu to flash the bay LEDs.

Are there some settings to change this mapping behavior?
I already erased and reflashed the 9211-8i since I had to update it anyway.

OS Version: TrueNAS-SCALE-22.02.1
Server: HPE DL380e Gen8 with 12+2 HDD Slots (HP backplane with integrated expander)
HBA: LSI SAS9211-8i

Code:
root@XXXXXX[~]# sas2flash -c 0 -list
LSI Corporation SAS2 Flash Utility
Version 20.00.00.00 (2014.09.18)
Copyright (c) 2008-2014 LSI Corporation. All rights reserved

        Adapter Selected is a LSI SAS: SAS2008(B2)

        Controller Number              : 0
        Controller                     : SAS2008(B2)
        PCI Address                    : 00:0d:00:00
        SAS Address                    : 500605b-0-XXXX-XXXX
        NVDATA Version (Default)       : 14.01.00.08
        NVDATA Version (Persistent)    : 14.01.00.08
        Firmware Product ID            : 0x2213 (IT)
        Firmware Version               : 20.00.07.00
        NVDATA Vendor                  : LSI
        NVDATA Product ID              : SAS9211-8i
        BIOS Version                   : N/A
        UEFI BSD Version               : N/A
        FCODE Version                  : N/A
        Board Name                     : SAS9211-8i
        Board Assembly                 : N/A
        Board Tracer Number            : N/A

        Finished Processing Commands Successfully.
        Exiting SAS2Flash.

root@XXXXXX[~]# sas2ircu 0 DISPLAY
LSI Corporation SAS2 IR Configuration Utility.
Version 20.00.00.00 (2014.09.18)
Copyright (c) 2008-2014 LSI Corporation. All rights reserved.

Read configuration has been initiated for controller 0
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Controller information
------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Controller type                         : SAS2008
  BIOS version                            : 0.00.00.00
  Firmware version                        : 20.00.07.00
  Channel description                     : 1 Serial Attached SCSI
  Initiator ID                            : 0
  Maximum physical devices                : 255
  Concurrent commands supported           : 3432
  Slot                                    : Unknown
  Segment                                 : 0
  Bus                                     : 13
  Device                                  : 0
  Function                                : 0
  RAID Support                            : No
------------------------------------------------------------------------
IR Volume information
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Physical device information
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Initiator at ID #0

Device is a Enclosure services device
  Enclosure #                             : 2
  Slot #                                  : 0
  SAS Address                             : 5001438-0-XXXX-XXXX
  State                                   : Standby (SBY)
  Manufacturer                            : HP
  Model Number                            : Gen8 ServBP 12+2
  Firmware Revision                       : 3.30
  Serial No                               : PCv
  GUID                                    : N/A
  Protocol                                : SAS
  Device Type                             : Enclosure services device

Device is a Hard disk
  Enclosure #                             : 2
  Slot #                                  : 56
  SAS Address                             : 5000c50-0-55a3-56c5
  State                                   : Ready (RDY)
  Size (in MB)/(in sectors)               : 1907729/3907029167
  Manufacturer                            : SEAGATE
  Model Number                            : ST32000645SS
  Firmware Revision                       : RS17
  Serial No                               : XXXXXXXX
  GUID                                    : 5000c50055a356c7
  Protocol                                : SAS
  Drive Type                              : SAS_HDD

Device is a Hard disk
  Enclosure #                             : 2
  Slot #                                  : 56
  SAS Address                             : 5000c50-0-55a5-d18d
  State                                   : Ready (RDY)
  Size (in MB)/(in sectors)               : 1907729/3907029167
  Manufacturer                            : SEAGATE
  Model Number                            : ST32000645SS
  Firmware Revision                       : RS17
  Serial No                               : XXXXXXXX
  GUID                                    : 5000c50055a5d18f
  Protocol                                : SAS
  Drive Type                              : SAS_HDD

Device is a Hard disk
  Enclosure #                             : 2
  Slot #                                  : 56
  SAS Address                             : 5000c50-0-55a3-0299
  State                                   : Ready (RDY)
  Size (in MB)/(in sectors)               : 1907729/3907029167
  Manufacturer                            : SEAGATE
  Model Number                            : ST32000645SS
  Firmware Revision                       : RS17
  Serial No                               : XXXXXXXX
  GUID                                    : 5000c50055a3029b
  Protocol                                : SAS
  Drive Type                              : SAS_HDD

Device is a Hard disk
  Enclosure #                             : 2
  Slot #                                  : 56
  SAS Address                             : 5000c50-0-55a2-fbe9
  State                                   : Ready (RDY)
  Size (in MB)/(in sectors)               : 1907729/3907029167
  Manufacturer                            : SEAGATE
  Model Number                            : ST32000645SS
  Firmware Revision                       : RS17
  Serial No                               : XXXXXXXX
  GUID                                    : 5000c50055a2fbeb
  Protocol                                : SAS
  Drive Type                              : SAS_HDD

Device is a Hard disk
  Enclosure #                             : 2
  Slot #                                  : 56
  SAS Address                             : 5000c50-0-41a6-9e99
  State                                   : Ready (RDY)
  Size (in MB)/(in sectors)               : 1907729/3907029167
  Manufacturer                            : SEAGATE
  Model Number                            : ST32000645SS
  Firmware Revision                       : RS17
  Serial No                               : XXXXXXXX
  GUID                                    : 5000c50041a69e9b
  Protocol                                : SAS
  Drive Type                              : SAS_HDD

Device is a Hard disk
  Enclosure #                             : 2
  Slot #                                  : 56
  SAS Address                             : 5000c50-0-55a3-0205
  State                                   : Ready (RDY)
  Size (in MB)/(in sectors)               : 1907729/3907029167
  Manufacturer                            : SEAGATE
  Model Number                            : ST32000645SS
  Firmware Revision                       : RS17
  Serial No                               : XXXXXXXX
  GUID                                    : 5000c50055a30207
  Protocol                                : SAS
  Drive Type                              : SAS_HDD

Device is a Hard disk
  Enclosure #                             : 2
  Slot #                                  : 56
  SAS Address                             : 5000c50-0-55a7-c905
  State                                   : Ready (RDY)
  Size (in MB)/(in sectors)               : 1907729/3907029167
  Manufacturer                            : SEAGATE
  Model Number                            : ST32000645SS
  Firmware Revision                       : RS17
  Serial No                               : XXXXXXXX
  GUID                                    : 5000c50055a7c907
  Protocol                                : SAS
  Drive Type                              : SAS_HDD

Device is a Hard disk
  Enclosure #                             : 2
  Slot #                                  : 56
  SAS Address                             : 5000c50-0-55a2-e9d1
  State                                   : Ready (RDY)
  Size (in MB)/(in sectors)               : 1907729/3907029167
  Manufacturer                            : SEAGATE
  Model Number                            : ST32000645SS
  Firmware Revision                       : RS17
  Serial No                               : XXXXXXXX
  GUID                                    : 5000c50055a2e9d3
  Protocol                                : SAS
  Drive Type                              : SAS_HDD

Device is a Hard disk
  Enclosure #                             : 2
  Slot #                                  : 56
  SAS Address                             : 5000c50-0-55a4-26c9
  State                                   : Ready (RDY)
  Size (in MB)/(in sectors)               : 1907729/3907029167
  Manufacturer                            : SEAGATE
  Model Number                            : ST32000645SS
  Firmware Revision                       : RS17
  Serial No                               : XXXXXXXX
  GUID                                    : 5000c50055a426cb
  Protocol                                : SAS
  Drive Type                              : SAS_HDD

Device is a Hard disk
  Enclosure #                             : 2
  Slot #                                  : 56
  SAS Address                             : 5000c50-0-55a2-eb79
  State                                   : Ready (RDY)
  Size (in MB)/(in sectors)               : 1907729/3907029167
  Manufacturer                            : SEAGATE
  Model Number                            : ST32000645SS
  Firmware Revision                       : RS17
  Serial No                               : XXXXXXXX
  GUID                                    : 5000c50055a2eb7b
  Protocol                                : SAS
  Drive Type                              : SAS_HDD

Device is a Hard disk
  Enclosure #                             : 2
  Slot #                                  : 56
  SAS Address                             : 5000c50-0-55a8-0a61
  State                                   : Ready (RDY)
  Size (in MB)/(in sectors)               : 1907729/3907029167
  Manufacturer                            : SEAGATE
  Model Number                            : ST32000645SS
  Firmware Revision                       : RS17
  Serial No                               : XXXXXXXX
  GUID                                    : 5000c50055a80a63
  Protocol                                : SAS
  Drive Type                              : SAS_HDD

Device is a Hard disk
  Enclosure #                             : 2
  Slot #                                  : 56
  SAS Address                             : 5000c50-0-41a1-b749
  State                                   : Ready (RDY)
  Size (in MB)/(in sectors)               : 1907729/3907029167
  Manufacturer                            : SEAGATE
  Model Number                            : ST32000645SS
  Firmware Revision                       : RS17
  Serial No                               : XXXXXXXX
  GUID                                    : 5000c50041a1b74b
  Protocol                                : SAS
  Drive Type                              : SAS_HDD

Device is a Hard disk
  Enclosure #                             : 2
  Slot #                                  : 56
  SAS Address                             : 5000c50-0-41a5-fbe5
  State                                   : Ready (RDY)
  Size (in MB)/(in sectors)               : 1907729/3907029167
  Manufacturer                            : SEAGATE
  Model Number                            : ST32000645SS
  Firmware Revision                       : RS17
  Serial No                               : XXXXXXXX
  GUID                                    : 5000c50041a5fbe7
  Protocol                                : SAS
  Drive Type                              : SAS_HDD

Device is a Hard disk
  Enclosure #                             : 2
  Slot #                                  : 56
  SAS Address                             : 5000c50-0-55a2-e579
  State                                   : Ready (RDY)
  Size (in MB)/(in sectors)               : 1907729/3907029167
  Manufacturer                            : SEAGATE
  Model Number                            : ST32000645SS
  Firmware Revision                       : RS17
  Serial No                               : XXXXXXXX
  GUID                                    : 5000c50055a2e57b
  Protocol                                : SAS
  Drive Type                              : SAS_HDD
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Enclosure information
------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Enclosure#                              : 1
  Logical ID                              : 500605b0:02c8f3de
  Numslots                                : 8
  StartSlot                               : 0
  Enclosure#                              : 2
  Logical ID                              : 50014380:28768e80
  Numslots                                : 25
  StartSlot                               : 0
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SAS2IRCU: Command DISPLAY Completed Successfully.
SAS2IRCU: Utility Completed Successfully.
 

jgreco

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With an expander? No, not really. Vendor gear may have some effort put into that sort of thing, because they know the hardware. It's not that it ISN'T possible, it's that it is nontrivial and sort of deep magic.
 
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