Are you sure you're not having some sort of cabling/termination
issue?
C
> From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed Sep 22 11:15:58 1999
>
> Hi people,
>
> I'm running kernel 2.2.12 with 2.2.11 raid patch. Everything seems to be
> ok, except that
> i cannont manage to retreive an scsi disk from one of my two controllers
> (aic7xxx and ncr8x drivers)
> without drivers going into interruptible loop of "SCSI bus is being
> reset for host X channel X" on stderr.
> Linux keeps running but in _degraded mode_ (ping on local ethernet shows
> times > 2 seconds), alt-fX takes
> also few seconds before switching to specified vt).
> All this stops when scsi cable is re-plugged (or when the kingston bay
> door is closed again, i've tried this
> first).
> I know this is not exactly related to raid but rather to scsi drivers,
> but i suppose there are experianced people on this list who could help
> me with this. So, my question is, what scsi controller/driver would
> permit hotswapping disk without causing this kind of trouble? My server
> _must not_ stop working because of one scsi disk being down (if at all
> possible).
>
> Thaks!
>
> -- Vedad Kajtaz
>
>
> Stephen Waters wrote:
> >
> > i'm looking for a headcount on the following:
> >
> > who has had success on hotswapping scsi devices in raid configuration?
> > on which controllers and kernel versions?
> >
> > thanks for your input,
> >
> > stephen waters
> > internal sysadmin
> > amicus, inc.
>
--
Christopher Mauritz
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