Proxmox 4.0, ZFS: Failed to boot cannot import rpool: wrong timing or something miss?

[mmenaz]

I've a problem similar to the one here:
http://forum.proxmox.com/threads/23...-zfs-install-cannot-import-rpool-no-such-pool
but for me is NOT due to some RAID metadata still present (I've zeroed the entire disk and also tried with a disk brand new)
and that's why I've abandoned that thread and opened this new one.

At boot I have:

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Command: /sbin/zpool import -N rpool
Message: cannot import 'rpool': no such pool available
Error: 1

No pool imported. Manually import the root pool
at the command prompt and then exit. 
Hint: Tyr: zpool import -R /root -N rpool

BusyBox v1.22.1 .... 
/ #

If I do:

# zpool import
   pool: rpool
     id: 4282105346604124069
  state: ONLINE
 action: The pool can be imported using its name or numeric identifier.
 config:

    rpool       ONLINE
      sda2      ONLINE

From Busybox I'm able to boot one time doing this:

# zpool import -d /dev/disk/by-id rpool -R /root
# exit
failed to mount root filesystem 'rpool/ROOT/pve-1'
# exit

(isn't strange I've to issue "exit" two times?)

I've tried this, as suggested in previous thread

# zpool set cachefile= rpool
# update-initramfs -k `uname -r` -u
# reboot

But the problem is not solved, I land in BusyBox again.

Don't know if is relevant, but if from busybox I enter "exit" two times I have the second time:

Target filesystem doesn't have requeste /sbin/init
mount: mounting /dev/ on /rot/dev failed: No such file or directory
No init found. Try passing init= bootarg.
modprobe: module ehci-orion not found in bodules.dep
Busybox ...
(initramfs)

But I don't know if the "ehci-orion" stuff is a problem (once booted I don't see such a module used by the system)

The MB is an Intel S2400SC, that has 8 HD bay, 4 connected with a "mini-sas to mini-sas" to onboard controller (set as AHCI mode, I guess the "C602"), the other with a "sata to mini-sas" (I guess the "C600").
I've the same problem in any bay.
With lspci I have (leaving more or less only info about HD controller)

root@pve4:~# lspci | grep controller
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation C600/X79 series chipset MEI Controller #1 (rev 05)
00:16.1 Communication controller: Intel Corporation C600/X79 series chipset MEI Controller #2 (rev 05)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation C600/X79 series chipset 6-Port SATA AHCI Controller (rev 06)
09:00.0 Serial Attached SCSI controller: Intel Corporation C602 chipset 4-Port SATA Storage Control Unit (rev 06)

and for kernel modules (removing for brevity what I think is not related, like IP stack)

root@pve4:~# lsmod
Module                  Size  Used by
iscsi_tcp              20480  0
libiscsi_tcp           24576  1 iscsi_tcp
libiscsi               53248  3 libiscsi_tcp,iscsi_tcp,ib_iser
scsi_transport_iscsi    98304  4 iscsi_tcp,ib_iser,libiscsi
snd_pcm               102400  0
lrw                    16384  1 aesni_intel
gf128mul               16384  1 lrw
glue_helper            16384  1 aesni_intel
snd_timer              32768  1 snd_pcm
snd                    86016  2 snd_timer,snd_pcm
ablk_helper            16384  1 aesni_intel
cryptd                 20480  3 ghash_clmulni_intel,aesni_intel,ablk_helper
joydev                 20480  0
lpc_ich                24576  0
ioatdma                65536  0
dca                    16384  1 ioatdma
8250_fintek            16384  0
wmi                    20480  0
mac_hid                16384  0
autofs4                40960  2
zfs                  2789376  7
zunicode              331776  1 zfs
zcommon                57344  1 zfs
znvpair                90112  2 zfs,zcommon
spl                   102400  3 zfs,zcommon,znvpair
zavl                   16384  1 zfs
hid_generic            16384  0
usbkbd                 16384  0
usbmouse               16384  0
ahci                   36864  1
usbhid                 49152  0
libahci                32768  1 ahci
isci                  135168  0
e1000e                233472  0
hid                   118784  2 hid_generic,usbhid
ptp                    20480  1 e1000e
libsas                 81920  1 isci
pps_core               20480  1 ptp
scsi_transport_sas     45056  2 isci,libsas
atl1c                  49152  0

I started with 4 disks in RAID10 but since was unable to boot I did a lot of experiments. To have put things to the minimum, now I've just one WD in the bay (I've tried to move from the first bay to the second bay, since are under different controllers, but no luck) and I've tried ext4 (that works fine) and ZFS (that does not).
At the moment I've only one HD (for ZFS raid0) and I boot / install proxmox from USB stick.
Any help is very apreciated, if I can't solve soon I have to abandon the idea of using ZFS.

 

[ooko]

Hello
I have the same problem
I installed proxmox 4.1 from usb.
When system booted first time i got message:

Command: /sbin/zpool import -N rpool
Message: cannot import 'rpool': no such pool available
Error: 1

When i type:

/sbin/zpool import -N rpool
exit

system boot correctly
What is wrong ?
I have intel S2600CP motherboard

root@proxmox:~# lspci | grep controller
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation C600/X79 series chipset MEI Controller #1 (rev 05)
00:16.1 Communication controller: Intel Corporation C600/X79 series chipset MEI Controller #2 (rev 05)
00:1a.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation C600/X79 series chipset USB2 Enhanced Host Controller #2 (rev 06)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation C600/X79 series chipset USB2 Enhanced Host Controller #1 (rev 06)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation C600/X79 series chipset 6-Port SATA AHCI Controller (rev 06)
06:00.0 Serial Attached SCSI controller: Intel Corporation C602 chipset 4-Port SATA Storage Control Unit (rev 06)
07:00.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation I350 Gigabit Network Connection (rev 01)
07:00.1 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation I350 Gigabit Network Connection (rev 01)
07:00.2 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation I350 Gigabit Network Connection (rev 01)
07:00.3 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation I350 Gigabit Network Connection (rev 01)
09:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Matrox Electronics Systems Ltd. MGA G200e [Pilot] ServerEngines (SEP1) (rev 05)

 

[ooko]

Hello
This problem is only on proxmox 4.1
Proxmox 4.0 is ok

 

[Denny Fuchs]

I have this problem too, on two hosts:

00:14.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation C610/X99 series chipset USB xHCI Host Controller (rev 05)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation C610/X99 series chipset MEI Controller #1 (rev 05)
00:16.1 Communication controller: Intel Corporation C610/X99 series chipset MEI Controller #2 (rev 05)
00:1a.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation C610/X99 series chipset USB Enhanced Host Controller #2 (rev 05)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation C610/X99 series chipset USB Enhanced Host Controller #1 (rev 05)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation C610/X99 series chipset 6-Port SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (rev 05)
06:00.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation I210 Gigabit Network Connection (rev 03)
07:00.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation I210 Gigabit Network Connection (rev 03)
09:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ASPEED Technology, Inc. ASPEED Graphics Family (rev 30)

Proxmox 4.1 was installed from a USB stick. The ZFS pool resists on two Micron_M600 SSDs (zraid1). The option, that helped on the older machine - rootdelay=10 (or 20) doesn't work. So I have to import the Zpool on every reboot.

 

[Denny Fuchs]

hi,

since Promox 4.2 no changes. I have to do zpool import -d /dev/disc-by-id and than exit to get booting. One machine boots without problems, zraid-1, two others won't boot automatically. They have two Micron_M600 SSDs ... maybe, that is the problem.