Bug 831681

Summary: Could not install OS using iBFT iscsi boot
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Reporter: Bruno Goncalves <bgoncalv>
Component: iscsi-initiator-utilsAssignee: Andy Grover <agrover>
Status: CLOSED WONTFIX QA Contact: Bruno Goncalves <bgoncalv>
Severity: medium Docs Contact:
Priority: medium    
Version: 5.9CC: coughlan, fge, mchristi, xiaoli
Target Milestone: rc   
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Broadcom L2 iSCSI boot is not supported in RHEL 5.
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Last Closed: 2012-07-11 14:55:27 UTC Type: Bug
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Description Bruno Goncalves 2012-06-13 14:48:40 UTC 
Description of problem:
When installing RHEL5.9 build, it was not able to start iscsi session.
The same settings worked fine on RHEL6.3

iscsiadm -m fw    
iscsiadm: Could not get list of targets from firmware. (err 21)

The server is using an embedded BCM card for booting.
iSCSI boot to target: disabled
HBA mode: enabled


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
iscsid version 2.0-872.13.el5


How reproducible:
100%

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Install RHEL5.9 build
2.break install and check if iscsi session is available
(iscsiadm -m session)
  
Actual results:
iscsiadm -m session  
iscsiadm: No active sessions

Expected results:
iscsi session should be displayed

Additional info:
tried on storageqe-11
Comment 1 RHEL Program Management 2012-06-13 14:59:04 UTC 
This request was evaluated by Red Hat Product Management for inclusion
in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux release.  Product Management has
requested further review of this request by Red Hat Engineering, for
potential inclusion in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux release for currently
deployed products.  This request is not yet committed for inclusion in
a release.
Comment 2 Mike Christie 2012-06-13 17:04:11 UTC 
Darn. I have not changed anything in rhel5.9 from rhel 5.8.
Comment 3 Bruno Goncalves 2012-06-14 07:54:47 UTC 
Actually it does not look like a regression.
I reproduced the issue with RHEL5.8 using the same settings.

on BIOS there is:
eth0 for PXE boot
eth1 iSCSI boot
 boot to target is disabled and HBA mode enabled.

On RHEL6.3 I have:
sh-4.1# iscsiadm -m fw
# BEGIN RECORD 2.0-872.41.el6
iface.initiatorname = iqn.1994-05.com.redhat:storageqe-11
iface.transport_name = tcp
iface.hwaddress = e8:39:35:20:de:cd
iface.bootproto = DHCP
iface.ipaddress = 10.16.71.1
iface.subnet_mask = 255.255.248.0
iface.gateway = 10.16.71.254
iface.primary_dns = 10.16.36.29
iface.secondary_dns = 10.16.255.2
iface.vlan_id = 0
iface.net_ifacename = eth1
node.name = iqn.1992-08.com.netapp:sn.151753773
node.conn[0].address = 10.16.43.127
node.conn[0].port = 3260
node.boot_lun = 00000000
# END RECORD
Comment 4 RHEL Program Management 2012-06-14 07:58:26 UTC 
This request was evaluated by Red Hat Product Management for inclusion
in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux release.  Product Management has
requested further review of this request by Red Hat Engineering, for
potential inclusion in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux release for currently
deployed products.  This request is not yet committed for inclusion in
a release.
Comment 5 RHEL Program Management 2012-07-11 14:55:27 UTC 
Development Management has reviewed and declined this request.
You may appeal this decision by reopening this request.
Comment 7 Gris Ge 2012-08-06 11:45:33 UTC 
Requesting tech note.
Comment 8 Gris Ge 2012-08-06 11:45:33 UTC 
    Technical note added. If any revisions are required, please edit the "Technical Notes" field
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    New Contents:
Broadcom L2 iSCSI boot is not supported in RHEL 5.