# HP SMART ARRAY P212 CONTROLLER - SLES 11 SP1

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**Created:** [September 14, 2011, 9:26am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/hp-smart-array-p212-controller-sles-11-sp1/21928 "2011-09-14T09:26:02Z")\
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Hi,

I have a HP DL 585 server wich has\* LTO 4 tape \*drive installed. It  
shows the HBA controller in hardware level. But after \*SLES 11  
\*installed it was not showing (checked with Yast hardware information  
and /proc/scsi/scsi), which shows only the DVD and SAN. So I manually  
added it using the information within this forum  
([http://forums.novell.com/forums/suse/suse-product-discussion-forums/suse-linux-enterprise/suse-linux-enterprise-server-sles/sles-hardware/412665-hp-smartarray-p212-controller-sles11sp1-post1984531.html](http://forums.novell.com/forums/suse/suse-product-discussion-forums/suse-linux-enterprise/suse-linux-enterprise-server-sles/sles-hardware/412665-hp-smartarray-p212-controller-sles11sp1-post1984531.html))  
Download and unpack prm:

# -rpm2cpio cpq\_cciss-4.6.22-6.sles11.x86\_64.rpm | cpio -idmv

–no-absolute-filenames

# cd opt/hp/storage\_drivers/cciss-4.6.22\_2009\_12\_11/install-

“Install” startup scripts manually:  
-# cp -f ./cciss\_hotplug /sbin/cciss\_hotplug

# cp -f ./cciss\_phys\_devs /sbin/cciss\_phys\_devs

# cp -f ./cciss\_scsi /etc/init.d/cciss\_scsi

# mkdir -p /usr/share/man/man8/

# cp -f ./cciss\_\*8.gz /usr/share/man/man8/

# chown root:root /sbin/cciss\_hotplug

# chmod 755 /sbin/cciss\_hotplug

# chown root:root /etc/init.d/cciss\_scsi

# chmod 755 /etc/init.d/cciss\_scsi

# chkconfig --add cciss\_scsi-

Now reboot or start script manually:  
-# /etc/init.d/cciss\_scsi start -

Then it was working fine till we make it the new SAP production server  
which may caused some file replacements from old production server to  
this server. ( I have troubleshooted few issues successfully because of  
this)

How ever as again the HBA card/array controller is not showing there  
and I tried with the same.  
It gives following error now.

Directory: /root/Desktop  
Wed Sep 14 11:09:10 IST 2011  
sapprdsvr:~/Desktop # rpm2cpio cpq\_cciss-4.6.22-6.sles11.x86\_64.rpm |  
cpio -idmv --no-absolute-filenames  
./opt/hp/storage\_drivers/cciss-4.6.22\_2009\_12\_11.tar.gz  
481 blocks  
sapprdsvr:~/Desktop # cd  
opt/hp/storage\_drivers/cciss-4.6.22\_2009\_12\_11/install  
bash: cd: opt/hp/storage\_drivers/cciss-4.6.22\_2009\_12\_11/install: No  
such file or directory  
sapprdsvr:~/Desktop # cd  
opt/hp/storage\_drivers/cciss-4.6.22\_2009\_12\_11/install  
sapprdsvr:~/Desktop/opt/hp/storage\_drivers/cciss-4.6.22\_2009\_12\_11/install

# cp -f ./cciss\_hotplug /sbin/cciss\_hotplug

sapprdsvr:~/Desktop/opt/hp/storage\_drivers/cciss-4.6.22\_2009\_12\_11/install

# cp -f ./cciss\_phys\_devs /sbin/cciss\_phys\_devs

sapprdsvr:~/Desktop/opt/hp/storage\_drivers/cciss-4.6.22\_2009\_12\_11/install

# cp -f ./cciss\_scsi /etc/i

icewm/ idn.conf inittab iproute2/ [issue.net](http://issue.net)  
idmapd.conf ifplugd/ inputrc iscsi/ ivman/  
idnalias.conf init.d/ insserv.conf issue  
sapprdsvr:~/Desktop/opt/hp/storage\_drivers/cciss-4.6.22\_2009\_12\_11/install

# cp -f ./cciss\_scsi /etc/init.d/cciss\_scsi

sapprdsvr:~/Desktop/opt/hp/storage\_drivers/cciss-4.6.22\_2009\_12\_11/install

# cp -f ./cciss\_\*8.gz /usr/share/man/man8

sapprdsvr:~/Desktop/opt/hp/storage\_drivers/cciss-4.6.22\_2009\_12\_11/install

# chown root:root /etc/init.d/cciss\_scsi

sapprdsvr:~/Desktop/opt/hp/storage\_drivers/cciss-4.6.22\_2009\_12\_11/install

# chkconfig --add cciss\_scsi

INSSERV: WARNING: SCRIPT ‘S01CCISS\_SCSI’ MISSING LSB TAGS AND  
OVERRIDES  
INSSERV: WARNING: SCRIPT ‘CCISS\_SCSI’ MISSING LSB TAGS AND OVERRIDES  
cciss\_scsi 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:on 4:off 5:on  
6:off

Please help me to overcome this issue

Regards,

C. C. Illeperuma

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On Wed, 14 Sep 2011 06:26:02 GMT  
ccilleperuma [ccilleperuma@no-mx.forums.novell.com](mailto:ccilleperuma@no-mx.forums.novell.com) wrote:  
[color=blue]

> Hi,
> 
> I have a HP DL 585 server wich has\* LTO 4 tape \*drive installed. It  
> shows the HBA controller in hardware level. But after \*SLES 11  
> \*installed it was not showing (checked with Yast hardware information  
> and /proc/scsi/scsi), which shows only the DVD and SAN. So I manually  
> added it using the information within this forum  
> ([http://forums.novell.com/forums/suse/suse-product-discussion-forums/suse-linux-enterprise/suse-linux-enterprise-server-sles/sles-hardware/412665-hp-smartarray-p212-controller-sles11sp1-post1984531.html](http://forums.novell.com/forums/suse/suse-product-discussion-forums/suse-linux-enterprise/suse-linux-enterprise-server-sles/sles-hardware/412665-hp-smartarray-p212-controller-sles11sp1-post1984531.html))  
> Download and unpack prm:
> 
> # -rpm2cpio cpq\_cciss-4.6.22-6.sles11.x86\_64.rpm | cpio -idmv
> 
> –no-absolute-filenames
> 
> # cd opt/hp/storage\_drivers/cciss-4.6.22\_2009\_12\_11/install-
> 
> “Install” startup scripts manually:  
> -# cp -f ./cciss\_hotplug /sbin/cciss\_hotplug
> 
> # cp -f ./cciss\_phys\_devs /sbin/cciss\_phys\_devs
> 
> # cp -f ./cciss\_scsi /etc/init.d/cciss\_scsi
> 
> # mkdir -p /usr/share/man/man8/
> 
> # cp -f ./cciss\_\*8.gz /usr/share/man/man8/
> 
> # chown root:root /sbin/cciss\_hotplug
> 
> # chmod 755 /sbin/cciss\_hotplug
> 
> # chown root:root /etc/init.d/cciss\_scsi
> 
> # chmod 755 /etc/init.d/cciss\_scsi
> 
> # chkconfig --add cciss\_scsi-
> 
> Now reboot or start script manually:  
> -# /etc/init.d/cciss\_scsi start -
> 
> Then it was working fine till we make it the new SAP production server  
> which may caused some file replacements from old production server to  
> this server. ( I have troubleshooted few issues successfully because  
> of this)
> 
> How ever as again the HBA card/array controller is not showing there  
> and I tried with the same.  
> It gives following error now.
> 
> Directory: /root/Desktop  
> Wed Sep 14 11:09:10 IST 2011  
> sapprdsvr:~/Desktop # rpm2cpio cpq\_cciss-4.6.22-6.sles11.x86\_64.rpm |  
> cpio -idmv --no-absolute-filenames  
> /opt/hp/storage\_drivers/cciss-4.6.22\_2009\_12\_11.tar.gz  
> 481 blocks  
> sapprdsvr:~/Desktop # cd  
> opt/hp/storage\_drivers/cciss-4.6.22\_2009\_12\_11/install  
> bash: cd: opt/hp/storage\_drivers/cciss-4.6.22\_2009\_12\_11/install: No  
> such file or directory  
> sapprdsvr:~/Desktop # cd  
> opt/hp/storage\_drivers/cciss-4.6.22\_2009\_12\_11/install  
> sapprdsvr:~/Desktop/opt/hp/storage\_drivers/cciss-4.6.22\_2009\_12\_11/install
> 
> # cp -f ./cciss\_hotplug /sbin/cciss\_hotplug
> 
> sapprdsvr:~/Desktop/opt/hp/storage\_drivers/cciss-4.6.22\_2009\_12\_11/install
> 
> # cp -f ./cciss\_phys\_devs /sbin/cciss\_phys\_devs
> 
> sapprdsvr:~/Desktop/opt/hp/storage\_drivers/cciss-4.6.22\_2009\_12\_11/install
> 
> # cp -f ./cciss\_scsi /etc/i
> 
> icewm/ idn.conf inittab iproute2/ [issue.net](http://issue.net)  
> idmapd.conf ifplugd/ inputrc iscsi/ ivman/  
> idnalias.conf init.d/ insserv.conf issue  
> sapprdsvr:~/Desktop/opt/hp/storage\_drivers/cciss-4.6.22\_2009\_12\_11/install
> 
> # cp -f ./cciss\_scsi /etc/init.d/cciss\_scsi
> 
> sapprdsvr:~/Desktop/opt/hp/storage\_drivers/cciss-4.6.22\_2009\_12\_11/install
> 
> # cp -f ./cciss\_\*8.gz /usr/share/man/man8
> 
> sapprdsvr:~/Desktop/opt/hp/storage\_drivers/cciss-4.6.22\_2009\_12\_11/install
> 
> # chown root:root /etc/init.d/cciss\_scsi
> 
> sapprdsvr:~/Desktop/opt/hp/storage\_drivers/cciss-4.6.22\_2009\_12\_11/install
> 
> # chkconfig --add cciss\_scsi
> 
> INSSERV: WARNING: SCRIPT ‘S01CCISS\_SCSI’ MISSING LSB TAGS AND  
> OVERRIDES  
> INSSERV: WARNING: SCRIPT ‘CCISS\_SCSI’ MISSING LSB TAGS AND OVERRIDES  
> cciss\_scsi 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:on 4:off 5:on  
> 6:off
> 
> Please help me to overcome this issue
> 
> Regards,
> 
> C. C. Illeperuma
> 
> [/color]  
> Hi  
> The ‘WARNINGS’? have you tried starting the service?

```auto
/etc/init.d/cciss_scsi start
```

PS, if you post text output use the code tags 😉

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Hi Malcom,

Thanks for your help. I tried the command but it also giving a  
warning.  
[color=blue]

> sapprdsvr:~ # /etc/init.d/cciss\_scsi start  
> sapprdsvr:~ # cciss\_hotplug: The format of /proc/scsi/scsi is not as  
> expected.  
> cciss\_hotplug: Will not remove any devices, as accidentally removing a  
> disk would be bad.[/color]

But I just checked the devices and now it shows _tape, st0 and nst0_.  
So I tried taking a backup and re-store the same.  
But I’m afraid that I may need to do this repeatedly after every reboot  
of the server. It’s a production server with 100+ users online 24 hrs.  
So, hard to test it as needed.  
Also when I use the command -tar -cfz /dev/st0 tape\_test-, it gives  
following warning  
TAR: REMOVING LEADING `/’ FROM MEMBER NAMES

PS: Please tell me how to use code tags 🙂

Regards,

C. C. Illeperuma

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ccilleperuma;2137602 Wrote:[color=blue]

> Hi Malcom,
> 
> Thanks for your help. I tried the command but it also giving a  
> warning.
> 
> But I just checked the devices and now it shows _tape, st0 and nst0_.  
> So I tried taking a backup and re-store the same.  
> But I’m afraid that I may need to do this repeatedly after every reboot  
> of the server. It’s a production server with 100+ users online 24 hrs.  
> So, hard to test it as needed.  
> Also when I use the command -tar -cfz /dev/st0 tape\_test-, it gives  
> following warning  
> TAR: REMOVING LEADING `/’ FROM MEMBER NAMES
> 
> PS: Please tell me how to use code tags 🙂
> 
> Regards,
> 
> C. C. Illeperuma[/color]

Hi  
Just used the ‘Go Advanced’ button on the bottom right when you select  
a reply, then select as indicated in ‘Advanced edit options’  
([http://paste.opensuse.org/84859178](http://paste.opensuse.org/84859178))

Do you see the device appear in the output of dmesg;

## Code:

dmesg |grep TAPE

* * *

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Yes I can see it: [315303.890438] st 7:0:0:0: Attached scsi tape st0

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Malcom,

Now My tape device shows up in the system. Thank you very much for the  
support given.

C. C. Illeperuma

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