Create Volume in Xsan

[sintran]

Hello Guys

I using Apple Power G5 (running OS 10.5 server) and Xsan 2.0. I can't create volume in Xsan. There're errors which I got it from log:
On system log:
"Feb 15 13:12:23 artemiss-power-mac-g5 kernel[0]: disk1: I/O error.
Feb 15 13:12:23 artemiss-power-mac-g5 servermgrd[1084]: xsan: [1084/19DA10] ERROR: initialize_volume_named(MyVolume): cvmkfs had an error (status 2). Output: [Xsan File System Initializer.\n\nRe-initializing file system 'MyVolume'.\n\nShared Meta Data File System.\nMeta Data Root is on "MetadataAndJournal".\nResetting Arbitration Block.\nWriting Configuration Information Block.\nWriting Root Directory Block.\npio_directio fd 4 retry 0 bufaddr 0x1401008 seekaddr 0x524000 len 2998272 rw 0x1 ERROR 5!\npio_directio fd 4 retry 1 bufaddr 0x1401008 seekaddr 0x524000 len 2998272 rw 0x1 ERROR 5!\npio_directio fd 4 retry 2 bufaddr 0x1401008 seekaddr 0x524000 len 2998272 rw 0x1 ERROR 5!\npio_directio fd 4 retry 3 bufaddr 0x1401008 seekaddr 0x524000 len 2998272 rw 0x1 ERROR 5!\npio_directio fd 4 retry 4 bufaddr 0x1401008 seekaddr 0x524000 len 2998272 rw 0x1 ERROR 5!\nPioIO: pio_status/5\npio_directio fd 4 retry 0 bufaddr 0x16dd008 seekaddr 0x800000 len 1196032 rw 0x1 ERROR 5!\npio_directio fd 4 retry 1 bufaddr 0x16dd008 seekaddr 0x800000 len 1196032 rw 0x1 ERROR 5!\npio_directio fd 4 retry 2 bufaddr 0x16dd008 seekaddr 0x800000 len 1196032 rw 0x1 ERROR 5!\npio_directio fd 4 retry 3 bufaddr 0x16dd008 seekaddr 0x800000 len 1196032 rw 0x1 ERROR 5!\npio_directio fd 4 retry 4 bufaddr 0x16dd008 seekaddr 0x800000 len 1196032 rw 0x1 ERROR 5!\n*Fatal*: Cannot write Root Directory block - Input/output error\n\nThe creation of file system 'MyVolume' failed - Input/output error.\n]. Error: [WriteRootDir: PioIO failed writing at offset 1196032, len 4194304 - Unknown error: -1\n]
Feb 15 13:12:23 artemiss-power-mac-g5 kernel[0]: disk1: I/O error.
Feb 15 13:12:23: --- last message repeated 2 times ---
Feb 15 13:12:23 artemiss-power-mac-g5 Xsan Admin[1294]: ERROR: Error adding volume…: Server returned a non-zero status code (100010)
Feb 15 13:12:23 artemiss-power-mac-g5 kernel[0]: disk1: I/O error.
Feb 15 13:12:53: --- last message repeated 5 times ---
Feb 15 13:13:05 artemiss-power-mac-g5 kernel[0]: disk1: I/O error.
Feb 15 13:13:05 artemiss-power-mac-g5 kernel[0]: disk3: I/O error.
Feb 15 13:13:05 artemiss-power-mac-g5 fsmpm[1182]: compare_names: WARNING! Unable to find raw device /dev/rdisk1 from current disk scan in newly created list.
Feb 15 13:13:05 artemiss-power-mac-g5 fsmpm[1182]: compare_names: WARNING! Unable to find raw device /dev/rdisk3 from current disk scan in newly created list."


And fsmpm log:
"[0215 13:13:05] 0xf030b000 INFO Starting Disk rescan
[0215 13:13:05] 0xf030b000 INFO Disk rescan delay completed
[0215 13:13:05] 0xf030b000 INFO Disk rescan found 1 disks
[0215 13:13:05] 0xf030b000 NOTICE compare_names: WARNING! Unable to find raw device /dev/rdisk1 from current disk scan in newly created list.
[0215 13:13:05] 0xf030b000 NOTICE compare_names: WARNING! Unable to find raw device /dev/rdisk3 from current disk scan in newly created list."

Pls help me. thanks everybody so much.

[mw10dot1]

Hi sintran

I am pretty sure that xsan 2 requires intel processor and will not work on a G5.

Sorry

Michael

[JSamuel]

+1 on Michael's reply...

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[Takingking]

Thank a lot your topic