Adaptec 6805

[babbnase]

Hi,

I have switched HDD 3 with HDD 7, and created a new RAID 10.
Afterwards, I have installed DSS complete new.

Please find the first logs here:

https://noc.all-tld.net/downloads/DSS/

ASM_Events.txt is from the last installation, where the HDD 7 was not responding (after creating a lv).

TRL00022_[5377]_logs_2011-05-10_21_49__clean_install.tar.gz is from the new installation (w/o any further vg/lv configuration).

I will now apply your patch, and try to create a vg, and afterwards a lv

[Gr-R]

enable write caching on the controllers:
18.664228] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: disabled,
19.434642] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Write cache: disabled,

[Gr-R]

Also check firmware on this controller:
18.661668] AAC0: kernel 4.2-1[7368] Mar 30 2005

thats SDA....

[babbnase]

This message is confusing me :-(

I have enabled write cache on both controller (during boot while creating the RAID Volumes).
No glue, why the message named wr cache disabled

I will check it twice during next reboot.

[babbnase]

Hi,

Please find a new log here:

https://noc.all-tld.net/downloads/DS...D_switched.txt

As you can see, again HDD 7 is not responding.
As I wrote before, I had switched HDD 7 with HDD 3.
So, if the HDD would be faulty, I had expected ASM would now complain about HDD 3, and not HDD 7.

Either the backplane, the cable between backplane and the controller, the controller itself, or ...? seems to be faulty.

So, time to find some sleep - Will report tomorrow if any news.

[babbnase]

Hi,

I have now rebooted with rescue_mode "enabled"

DSS hangs on "restoring_base_settings start"

BTW: write cache was enable for the 6805, but not for the 2610A. I have now also enabled write cache for the 2610A.
Bo glue, why sdb (=6805) named write cache as disabled :-(

[babbnase]

Hi,

I have now rebooted with rescue_mode=no_mount_lv
The system booted completely.

please find the new logfiles https://noc.all-tld.net/downloads/DSS/TRL00022_[5377]_logs_2011-05-11_15_51.tar.gz

[Gr-R]

The write cache is still being reported as disabled on both controllers.

Can you try booting from a USB thumb drive with DSS image ?

[babbnase]

Hi,

I removed the 2610A, so current only the 6805 is installed.
I have also moved the harddisk to another slots (if the backplane is faulty, or the cable).
Booted DSS from USB
Applied patch from last night
created a vg
created a lv
~15 min later, the server is getting extrem slow
I will try to get some more logfiles, but current it looks like the server will die again

[Gr-R]

remove the small update and reboot