Sun StorEdge[TM] A5000: luxadm insert error: can not initialize the loop

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Update Date:	2011-03-03
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Solution 1017694.1 : Sun StorEdge[TM] A5000: luxadm insert error: can not initialize the loop

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Sun Storage A5000 Array
 Sun Storage A5200 Array

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GCS>Sun Microsystems>Storage - Disk>Modular Disk - Other

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Symptoms
Possible symptoms when working with Sun StorEdge[TM] A5000 and error : luxadm insert error: can not initialize the loop.

Newly attached A5200 to a PCI based host.

Running the "luxadm probe" command returns "no network enclosures found".

Running the "luxadm insert" command returns "could not initialize the loop".

After fixing above issues (as suggested in solution below), when you give the command "luxadm insert", you start getting:

"lstat() error: Could not get status for /dev/es directory"

Resolution
Check if all of the following packages are installed on the system:
SUNWeulux, SUNWluxd, SUNWluxdx, SUNWluxl, SUNWluxlx, SUNWluxop, SUNWvolux, SUNWses, SUNWsesx, SUNWifp, SUNWifph and SUNWifpx

You may verify this using the following command:

# cd /var/sadm/pkg

# ls -ld *lux* *ses* *ifp*

The packages may not have been installed during the solaris installation if the install didn't include the "entire distribution plus oem" installation.

Also, ensure that SUNWluxdx and SUNWluxlx are included when solaris is running in 64 bit mode. You may check what mode Solaris[TM] is running by issuing the following command:

# isainfo -v

Now, after installing any missing packages from the Solaris CD, when you run the "luxadm insert" command again, you may get the following error message:

"lstat() error: Could not get status for /dev/es directory"

Do the following to resolve this error:

# cd /dev/es

# rm *

# drvconfig -i ses (create ses entries again)

# devlinks (create links)

Now, "luxadm insert" and "luxadm probe" should run fine.

Product
Sun StorageTek A5100 Array
Sun StorageTek A5200 Array
Sun StorageTek A5000 Array

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