Asset ID:	1-72-1008903.1
Update Date:	2011-01-11
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Solution Type  Problem Resolution Sure

Solution  1008903.1 :   Ultra[TM] 60: Error: Server unable to boot with error message: MSGREJ not expected  


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Symptoms

Ultra 60 unable to bootup. Following error messages are displayed on the console.

WARNING: /pci@1f,4000/scsi@3 (glm0):
MSGREJ not expected
WARNING: /pci@1f,4000/scsi@3 (glm0):
got SCSI bus reset
WARNING: /pci@1f,4000/scsi@3/sd@0,0 (sd0):
SCSI transport failed: reason 'reset' : retrying command

The glm error messages repeats numerous times until system panics with panic string unable to mount root filesystem and reboots.

/pci@1f,4000/scsi@3/sd@0,0 is the U60's boot disk.

- Can boot cdrom into single-user mode.
- fsck passes on all slices on boot disk.
- Can mount root filesystem on /a.
- format-->analyze-->read tests on c0t0d0 passes with no SCSI errors.
- Any attempts to boot from boot disk fails with above MSGREJ errors.

Resolution

1. One reason seen to cause these boot failures and MSGREJ errors are invalid entries in the /kernel/drv/sd.conf file.

sd.conf with invalid entries:

name="sd" class="scsi" class_prop="atapi"
target=0 lun=0;
target=0 lun=1;
target=0 lun=2;
target=0 lun=3;
target=0 lun=4;
target=0 lun=5;

sd.conf with corrected entries:

name="sd" class="scsi" class_prop="atapi" target=0 lun=0;
name="sd" class="scsi" target=0 lun=1;
name="sd" class="scsi" target=0 lun=2;
name="sd" class="scsi" target=0 lun=3;
name="sd" class="scsi" target=0 lun=4;
name="sd" class="scsi" target=0 lun=5;

- boot cdrom -s
- mount root filesystem to /a
- vi /a/kernel/drv/sd.conf to correct invalid entries
- umount /a
- init 6       

2. Another reason for this error is due to an invalid setting for 'scsi_options' in the /etc/system file. For example, in one customer case, the scsi_options variable was set to 0x43ff8 (the default on solaris 8 and 9 is 0x107ff8), removing the customized setting (which is not needed) allowed the system to boot normally.

Product
Ultra 60 Workstation

MSGREJ, scsi_options, sd.conf, boot
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Change History
Date: 2005-04-05
User Name: 97961
Action: Approved
Comment: Publishing. No further edits.
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Date: 2005-04-05
User Name: 97961
Action: Accept
Comment:
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Date: 2005-04-05
User Name: 35753
Action: Approved
Comment: 1) Wording change.
2) formatting (STM).

Ready for FR.
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Date: 2005-04-04
User Name: 35753
Action: Accept
Comment:
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Date: 2005-04-04
User Name: 97961
Action: Reassign
Comment: As per:

http://kmo.central/vbp/Knowledge-Process-Updating.htm

This need to be TRed. Please note:

- Updates although minor must go through the TR process. Knowledge Engineers are now subject matter experts and cannot pass judgement on updates to minor technical info changes.

- Being a TR yourself does not mean that you can move the document directly to "Final Review". It needs to be verified by another party in the TR stage.

- The updater/author cannot be the TR for the same document.
Version: 0
Date: 2005-04-04
User Name: 26973
Action: Approved
Comment: simply added another reason for this message to this doc.
please do final review.
Version: 0
Date: 2005-04-04
User Name: 26973
Action: Update Started
Comment: want to add my latest escalation onto what is in this doc.
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Date: 2003-05-20
User Name: Administrator
Action: Migration from KMSCreator
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updated by : Dean Clausen
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updated by : Vincent Tram
comment : Article created.
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updated by : Vincent Tram
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29fbc43a-0a18-11d6-8111-b340515b0ffc|Ultra 60 Workstation

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