Physical storage devices, such as tape and changer devices, not visible when booting RHEL 6.6 or 7.1 with hpsa driver.
Issue
- Not detecting all physical devices behind Smart Array controller after upgrading to RHEL 6.6
RHEL6.5: # lsscsi -g [0:0:0:0] disk HP LOGICAL VOLUME 3.52 /dev/sda /dev/sg1 [0:0:0:1] disk HP LOGICAL VOLUME 3.52 /dev/sdb /dev/sg2 [0:3:0:0] storage HP P410i 3.52 - /dev/sg0 [1:2:0:0] tape HP Ultrium 5-SCSI Z39W /dev/st0 /dev/sg4 <<= physical device (tape) [1:2:0:1] mediumx HP MSL G3 Series 6.20 /dev/sch0 /dev/sg5 <<= physical device (changer), missing in 6.6 [1:3:0:0] storage HP P212 3.52 - /dev/sg3 [2:0:0:0] cd/dvd TEAC DV-28S-W C.2D /dev/sr0 /dev/sg6 RHEL6.6: # lsscsi -g [0:0:0:0] disk HP LOGICAL VOLUME 3.52 /dev/sda /dev/sg1 [0:0:0:1] disk HP LOGICAL VOLUME 3.52 /dev/sdb /dev/sg2 [0:3:0:0] storage HP P410i 3.52 - /dev/sg0 [1:2:0:0] tape HP Ultrium 5-SCSI Z39W /dev/st0 /dev/sg4 [1:3:0:0] storage HP P212 3.52 - /dev/sg3 [2:0:0:0] cd/dvd TEAC DV-28S-W C.2D /dev/sr0 /dev/sg5
- Missing devices are not detected even after a scsi bus rescan.
- tape library missing after upgrading to 6.6
- tape changer missing after moving to 6.6
- tape library and changer missing in 7.1
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6
- Red Hat Enterprixe Linux 7.1
- Smart Array Controller (hpsa driver)
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