Package: linux-image-2.6.26.2-amd64
Version: 2.6.26-19
Severity: minor
I use Debian Lenny amd64 on Dell PowerEdge R610 servers. When I use
Dell's OpenManage tool to query the storage subsystem's status, I get
the following output :
my-server:~# omreport storage controller
Controller PERC 6/i Integrated (Embedded)
Controllers
ID: 0
Status: Non-Critical
Name : PERC 6/i Integrated
Slot ID : Embedded
State : Degraded
Firmware Version : 6.2.0-0013
Minimum Required Firmware Version : Not Applicable
Driver Version: 00.00.03.20-rc1
Minimum Required Driver Version : 00.00.03.21
Number of Connectors : 2
Rebuild Rate : 30%
BGI Rate : 30%
Check Consistency Rate: 30%
Reconstruct Rate : 30%
Alarm State : Not Applicable
Cluster Mode : Not Applicable
SCSI Initiator ID : Not Applicable
Cache Memory Size : 256 MB
Patrol Read Mode : Auto
Patrol Read State : Stopped
Patrol Read Rate : 30%
Patrol Read Iterations: 6
Abort check consistency on error : Disabled
Allow Revertible Hot Spare and Replace Member : Enabled
Auto replace member on predictive failure : Disabled
Load balance : Auto
Note : the omreport program is found in the contributed Debian package
built for Dell's OpenManage tools ; these packages can be found at this
Deb repository :
http://ftp.sara.nl/pub/sara-omsa/
(in my situation, I use OMSA v6 for amd64).
As you can see above, the tool reports my RAID SAS controller runs in
degraded mode, while the same controller, when queried in the Dell R610
BIOS interface, says everything is OK. And, as you can also see above,
the reason for this false alarm is probably the version of the driver
(megaraid_sas) which is 00.00.03.20-rc1, whereas the OpenManage tool
expects at least version 00.00.03.21.
So, it would be nice to upgrade the version of the 'megaraid_sas' module
embedded in Lenny's kernel image, as it would probably correct this
(benign) bug, and thus allow Dell PE R610 users to get the correct
status for their PERC 6/i controller without having to shutdown their
system and consult the BIOS interface.
Note : I have filed this bug for package 'linux-image-2.6.26.2-amd64' as
I use my servers in 64-bit mode, but the same version upgrade would
certainly benefit other Linux image packages as well (especially the
i386/i686 kernel images, for people using the same R610 servers in
32-bit mode)...
Thanks in advance.
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