asked on Windows Server 2012 wont create a failover cluster due to SCSI page 83h VPD descriptor when validating an iSCSI target on a Ubuntu 14.04 server
I am trying to create a Windows Server 2012 R2 fail over cluster with an iSCSI drive located on a Ubuntu 14.04 server. The Servers both connect to the Ubuntu target beautifully, but when I go to validate the fail over cluster I get the following error which fails the cluster creation: "Physical disk {2ed5a1cd-5f82-463b-95b7-a
(SCSI page 83h VPD descriptor) that is required by failover clustering."
This means that the SCSI page 83h VPD descriptor value is not being sent when Windows queries the Ubuntu server on the iSCSI specifications (better described here: http://linhost.info/2012/05/configure-ubuntu-to-serve-as-an-iscsi-target). After researching Ubunutu on how to set the SCSI page 83h VPD descriptor i found these two man pages: http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/dapper/man8/scsi_id.8.html and http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/hardy/man8/scsi_id.8.html . The command I come up with is 'sudo /lib/udev/scsi_id --page=0x83 --device=/dev/sda2', however when executed the SCSI page 83h VPD descriptor is not echo'd nor does the error go away when creating the cluster, which I take to mean that Im not executing the command correctly. I believe what is wrong is the device attribute... I dont believe that is correct, and I'm not sure on the correct syntax. Ultimately all I want is to create this cluster, so if theres some way to set the descriptor (say in the iSCSI target creation conf file) other than this command then awesome please let me know what that is... If theres a way to disable this check on Windows then great let me know what that is. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
(SCSI page 83h VPD descriptor) that is required by failover clustering."
This means that the SCSI page 83h VPD descriptor value is not being sent when Windows queries the Ubuntu server on the iSCSI specifications (better described here: http://linhost.info/2012/05/configure-ubuntu-to-serve-as-an-iscsi-target). After researching Ubunutu on how to set the SCSI page 83h VPD descriptor i found these two man pages: http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/dapper/man8/scsi_id.8.html and http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/hardy/man8/scsi_id.8.html . The command I come up with is 'sudo /lib/udev/scsi_id --page=0x83 --device=/dev/sda2', however when executed the SCSI page 83h VPD descriptor is not echo'd nor does the error go away when creating the cluster, which I take to mean that Im not executing the command correctly. I believe what is wrong is the device attribute... I dont believe that is correct, and I'm not sure on the correct syntax. Ultimately all I want is to create this cluster, so if theres some way to set the descriptor (say in the iSCSI target creation conf file) other than this command then awesome please let me know what that is... If theres a way to disable this check on Windows then great let me know what that is. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
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I used http://linhost.info/2012/05/configure-ubuntu-to-serve-as-an-iscsi-target/ as a guide to setting up an iSCSI target. Lio eh? Well it looks like the thing to use! Loading it up now.
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Ok, I agree this is the direction I need to go, but the commands arent lining up... The directions from the first link suggest:
/etc/init.d/target start
tcm_node –block iblock_0/my_iblock0 /dev/sdb
lio_node –addlun iscsi-test 1 1 lun_my_block iblock_0/my_iblock0
lio_node –addnp iscsi-test 1 10.0.0.1:3260
lio_node –disableauth iscsi-test 1
lio_node –enableaclmode iscsi-test 1
lio_node –addlunacl iscsi-test 1 iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:vlv
lio_node –enabletpg iscsi-test 1
tcm_dump –t 2011-09-22_BASE
lio_dump –t 2011-09-22_BASE
tcm_dump –o
What I have and have done so far:
/dev/sda is the LSI 9261-8i RAID card I have. sda2 is a 2TB partition where I want the storage to be setup at. The way I set it up originally is through a file which will grow to 50g called server.img. I mounted the partition to /iscsi and the file is located at /iscsi/server.img
The config for the target which works, but doesnt give the 83h page descriptor Microsoft is looking for is:
sudo dd if=/dev/sda2 of=/iscsi/server.img count=0 obs=1 seek=50G
then under /etc/iet/ietd.conf
Target iqn.2015-04.domain.com:sto
Lun 0 Path=/iscsi/server.img,Typ
With the above when I search for the target with Microsoft it sees the target just fine, attaches and I can format the drive.
The part with the LIO setup that isnt aligning is I need to set up the partition sda2 not the whole raid array sda, further its really with the file that will be the actual storage point.
The config at the link you had sent seems to create a target not on the raid array, but on the disk/partition where all of my system files are located.
So how do I set up LIO to create an iSCSI target on /dev/sda2 ?
/etc/init.d/target start
tcm_node –block iblock_0/my_iblock0 /dev/sdb
lio_node –addlun iscsi-test 1 1 lun_my_block iblock_0/my_iblock0
lio_node –addnp iscsi-test 1 10.0.0.1:3260
lio_node –disableauth iscsi-test 1
lio_node –enableaclmode iscsi-test 1
lio_node –addlunacl iscsi-test 1 iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:vlv
lio_node –enabletpg iscsi-test 1
tcm_dump –t 2011-09-22_BASE
lio_dump –t 2011-09-22_BASE
tcm_dump –o
What I have and have done so far:
/dev/sda is the LSI 9261-8i RAID card I have. sda2 is a 2TB partition where I want the storage to be setup at. The way I set it up originally is through a file which will grow to 50g called server.img. I mounted the partition to /iscsi and the file is located at /iscsi/server.img
The config for the target which works, but doesnt give the 83h page descriptor Microsoft is looking for is:
sudo dd if=/dev/sda2 of=/iscsi/server.img count=0 obs=1 seek=50G
then under /etc/iet/ietd.conf
Target iqn.2015-04.domain.com:sto
Lun 0 Path=/iscsi/server.img,Typ
With the above when I search for the target with Microsoft it sees the target just fine, attaches and I can format the drive.
The part with the LIO setup that isnt aligning is I need to set up the partition sda2 not the whole raid array sda, further its really with the file that will be the actual storage point.
The config at the link you had sent seems to create a target not on the raid array, but on the disk/partition where all of my system files are located.
So how do I set up LIO to create an iSCSI target on /dev/sda2 ?
I have never tried iSCSI target in Linux, always through a commercial SAN or Windows target. Sorry I don't know if I can be more helpful.
ASKER
Naw man - You nailed it! So... theres different modes you can setup for iSCSI. The mode I want is called fileio. Now knowing what it is I want I was able to search for that and found this awesome link:
http://www.linuxclustering.net/2012/11/08/step-by-step-how-to-set-up-a-low-cost-san-with-the-linux-software-iscsi-target/
Which walked me all the way through setting up EXACTLY what I was asking for. Yes I had to do a fair amount of leg work but essentially you not only answered the question, you solved the problem. Great stuffs and MANY thanks!
success.jpg
http://www.linuxclustering.net/2012/11/08/step-by-step-how-to-set-up-a-low-cost-san-with-the-linux-software-iscsi-target/
Which walked me all the way through setting up EXACTLY what I was asking for. Yes I had to do a fair amount of leg work but essentially you not only answered the question, you solved the problem. Great stuffs and MANY thanks!
success.jpg
Glad to have been able to point you in the right direction.