[zfs-discuss] Unable to import exported zpool on a new server

2012-03-13 Thread P-O Yliniemi
Hello, I'm currently replacing a temporary storage server (server1) with the one that should be the final one (server2). To keep the data storage from the old one I'm attempting to import it on the new server. Both servers are running OpenIndiana server build 151a. Server 1 (old) The zpool

Re: [zfs-discuss] Unable to import exported zpool on a new server

2012-03-13 Thread Hung-Sheng Tsao (LaoTsao) Ph.D
hi are the disk/sas controller the same on both server? -LT Sent from my iPad On Mar 13, 2012, at 6:10, P-O Yliniemi p...@bsd-guide.net wrote: Hello, I'm currently replacing a temporary storage server (server1) with the one that should be the final one (server2). To keep the data storage

Re: [zfs-discuss] Any recommendations on Perc H700 controller

2012-03-13 Thread Edward Ned Harvey
From: zfs-discuss-boun...@opensolaris.org [mailto:zfs-discuss- boun...@opensolaris.org] On Behalf Of Cooper Hubbell Regarding the writeback cache on disks, what is the recommended method to disable the cache? Through HBA firmware, or via Solaris? It's the same either way - You press Ctrl-R

Re: [zfs-discuss] Unable to import exported zpool on a new server

2012-03-13 Thread Jim Klimov
2012-03-13 16:52, Hung-Sheng Tsao (LaoTsao) Ph.D wrote: hi are the disk/sas controller the same on both server? Seemingly no. I don't see the output of format on Server2, but for Server1 I see that the 3TB disks are used as IDE devices (probably with motherboard SATA-IDE emulation?) while on

Re: [zfs-discuss] Any recommendations on Perc H700 controller

2012-03-13 Thread Cooper Hubbell
My system is currently using LSI 9211 HBAs with Crucial M4 SSDs for ZIL/L2ARC. I have used LSIUTIL v1.63 to disable the write cache on the two controllers with only SATA HDDs, though my third controller has a combination of HDD and SSD as shown: SAS2008's links are down, down, 6.0 G, 6.0 G, 3.0

Re: [zfs-discuss] Unable to import exported zpool on a new server

2012-03-13 Thread P-O Yliniemi
Jim Klimov skrev 2012-03-13 15:24: 2012-03-13 16:52, Hung-Sheng Tsao (LaoTsao) Ph.D wrote: hi are the disk/sas controller the same on both server? Seemingly no. I don't see the output of format on Server2, but for Server1 I see that the 3TB disks are used as IDE devices (probably with

Re: [zfs-discuss] Unable to import exported zpool on a new server

2012-03-13 Thread Hung-sheng Tsao
IMHO Zfs is smart but not smart when you deal with two different controller Sent from my iPhone On Mar 13, 2012, at 3:32 PM, P-O Yliniemi p...@bsd-guide.net wrote: Jim Klimov skrev 2012-03-13 15:24: 2012-03-13 16:52, Hung-Sheng Tsao (LaoTsao) Ph.D wrote: hi are the disk/sas controller the