So there it is...

Look at one stack, connected to 0b/3b

The other stack is connected to 3a/4a

For your best practice,

the SAS Adapter A/C ports should connect IN to the shelf on the SQR port

the SAS Adapter B/D ports should connect OUT to the shelf on the CIR port

I know there was some versions of code that complained if the IN/OUT were both on like 3a/4a in your case.

Ideally, you should have something like:

Node 1

0a -> top shelf (DS4246, ID0), A side SQR port.

3b -> bottom shelf (DS2246, ID7), B side CIR port

3a -> top shelf (DS4246, ID10), A side SQR port.

4b -> bottom shelf (DS2246, ID16), B side CIR port

Node 2

0a -> top shelf (DS4246, ID0), B side SQR port.

3b -> bottom shelf (DS2246, ID7), A side CIR port

3a -> top shelf (DS4246, ID10), B side SQR port.

4b -> bottom shelf (DS2246, ID16), A side CIR port

The port pairs would look something like this:

0a/3b , 3a/4b, 4a/0d, 0c/3d, 3c/4d, 4c/0b

What you have will work. They are plugged into different adapters on totally different ASICs.

If you want to the message(s) to stop, you would need to cable a bit differently.

--tmac

Tim McCarthy, Principal Consultant

Proud Member of the #NetAppATeam

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On Tue, Apr 16, 2019 at 2:29 PM John Stoffel <john@stoffel.org> wrote:

Tim> There was a bug about this too. As long as the ports ( a/b ) are
Tim> not used to the same stack and ports (c/d) are not used on the
Tim> same stack you are most of the way there.

Hi Tim,
The suprising thing about these messages is that the system has been
in this configuration for the past six years, without any shelf
changes at all. I did look at the "sasadmin expander_map" output and
it's all looking good from what I see. I appended it to the end of
this email.

Tim> Send the node shell output of
Tim> sadadmin expander_map

Tim> That would say a lot.

Expanders on channel 0a:
Cannot Complete operation on channel 0a; Status Not Available.

Expanders on channel 0b:
Level 1: WWN 500a0980017df3bf, ID 0, Serial Number '
SHJ0000000159E4', Product 'DS424IOM6 ', Rev '0191', Slot A
Level 2: WWN 500a09800187e0ff, ID 1, Serial Number '
6000557869', Product 'DS224IOM6 ', Rev '0191', Slot A
Level 3: WWN 500a09800187b3ff, ID 2, Serial Number '
6000557833', Product 'DS224IOM6 ', Rev '0191', Slot A
Level 4: WWN 500a098001a1207f, ID 3, Serial Number '
6000557821', Product 'DS224IOM6 ', Rev '0191', Slot A
Level 5: WWN 500a098001a15cff, ID 4, Serial Number '
6000557819', Product 'DS224IOM6 ', Rev '0191', Slot A
Level 6: WWN 500a098001a11e7f, ID 5, Serial Number '
6000557807', Product 'DS224IOM6 ', Rev '0191', Slot A
Level 7: WWN 500a09800196fe7f, ID 6, Serial Number '
6000521559', Product 'DS224IOM6 ', Rev '0191', Slot A
Level 8: WWN 500a098001a3cfff, ID 7, Serial Number '
6000558124', Product 'DS224IOM6 ', Rev '0191', Slot A

Expanders on channel 3a:
Level 1: WWN 500a0980016f3c7f, ID 10, Serial Number '
SHJ000000015A3B', Product 'DS424IOM6 ', Rev '0191', Slot A
Level 2: WWN 500a098001976d3f, ID 11, Serial Number '
6000521420', Product 'DS224IOM6 ', Rev '0191', Slot A
Level 3: WWN 500a098001a3a2ff, ID 12, Serial Number '
6000558382', Product 'DS224IOM6 ', Rev '0191', Slot A
Level 4: WWN 500a098001a3c43f, ID 13, Serial Number '
6000557584', Product 'DS224IOM6 ', Rev '0191', Slot A
Level 5: WWN 500a098001a3b67f, ID 14, Serial Number '
6000558069', Product 'DS224IOM6 ', Rev '0191', Slot A
Level 6: WWN 500a098001a3c1ff, ID 15, Serial Number '
6000557613', Product 'DS224IOM6 ', Rev '0191', Slot A
Level 7: WWN 500a098001a3bb7f, ID 16, Serial Number '
6000558083', Product 'DS224IOM6 ', Rev '0191', Slot A

Expanders on channel 3b:
Level 1: WWN 500a098001a3cd7f, ID 7, Serial Number '
6000558124', Product 'DS224IOM6 ', Rev '0191', Slot B
Level 2: WWN 500a09800197263f, ID 6, Serial Number '
6000521559', Product 'DS224IOM6 ', Rev '0191', Slot B
Level 3: WWN 500a098001a158bf, ID 5, Serial Number '
6000557807', Product 'DS224IOM6 ', Rev '0191', Slot B
Level 4: WWN 500a098001a15aff, ID 4, Serial Number '
6000557819', Product 'DS224IOM6 ', Rev '0191', Slot B
Level 5: WWN 500a098001a104ff, ID 3, Serial Number '
6000557821', Product 'DS224IOM6 ', Rev '0191', Slot B
Level 6: WWN 500a09800187b63f, ID 2, Serial Number '
6000557833', Product 'DS224IOM6 ', Rev '0191', Slot B
Level 7: WWN 500a098001880c7f, ID 1, Serial Number '
6000557869', Product 'DS224IOM6 ', Rev '0191', Slot B
Level 8: WWN 500a0980017df53f, ID 0, Serial Number '
SHJ0000000159E4', Product 'DS424IOM6 ', Rev '0191', Slot B

Expanders on channel 3c:
Cannot Complete operation on channel 3c; Status Not Available.

Expanders on channel 3d:
Cannot Complete operation on channel 3d; Status Not Available.

Expanders on channel 4a:
Level 1: WWN 500a098001a0e8ff, ID 16, Serial Number '
6000558083', Product 'DS224IOM6 ', Rev '0191', Slot B
Level 2: WWN 500a098001a3c4ff, ID 15, Serial Number '
6000557613', Product 'DS224IOM6 ', Rev '0191', Slot B
Level 3: WWN 500a098001a3b77f, ID 14, Serial Number '
6000558069', Product 'DS224IOM6 ', Rev '0191', Slot B
Level 4: WWN 500a098001a3c23f, ID 13, Serial Number '
6000557584', Product 'DS224IOM6 ', Rev '0191', Slot B
Level 5: WWN 500a098001a3a3bf, ID 12, Serial Number '
6000558382', Product 'DS224IOM6 ', Rev '0191', Slot B
Level 6: WWN 500a098001976ebf, ID 11, Serial Number '
6000521420', Product 'DS224IOM6 ', Rev '0191', Slot B
Level 7: WWN 500a0980017f43ff, ID 10, Serial Number '
SHJ000000015A3B', Product 'DS424IOM6 ', Rev '0191', Slot B

Expanders on channel 4b:
Cannot Complete operation on channel 4b; Status Not Available.

Expanders on channel 4c:
Cannot Complete operation on channel 4c; Status Not Available.

Expanders on channel 4d:
Cannot Complete operation on channel 4d; Status Not Available.