I have two AOC-SAT-MV8 cards running on a SuperMicro X7DBE+ board which uses the Intel 5000P chipset and I've had a few problems with my setup (and most likely some user error or misunderstanding of how things should work) and it was suggested that I try asking on this forum. The drives are connected to a SuperMicro SAS backplane (BPN- SAS-836TQ). I apologize for the lengthy post but I wasn't sure if the problems were all related or separate.
The first problem I am seeing is that when I plug in a new drive into my system, the drives are detected and they show up in cfgadm but they aren't automatically configured. I have to first run "cfgadm -c configure" for the drive to be fully set up and accessible. I have noticed this behavior when using a Seagate 750GB SATA II drive. If I then execute "cfgadm -c unconfigure" and remove the drive and re- insert it then it seems to (at least I think it did but I could be losing my mind) automatically configure it just fine. It seems to me that the drive should be automatically configured when it is inserted. This scenario seemed to work just fine with the Areca controller card that I was using at one point. The first time I insert the drive into a drive slot I only see messages like the following: Jun 19 17:59:39 storage-1 sata: [ID 801593 kern.warning] WARNING: / [EMAIL PROTECTED],0/pci8086,[EMAIL PROTECTED]/pci8086,[EMAIL PROTECTED]/pci8086,[EMAIL PROTECTED]/pci808 6,[EMAIL PROTECTED],2/pci11ab,[EMAIL PROTECTED]: Jun 19 17:59:39 storage-1 SATA device detected at port 6 Jun 19 17:59:39 storage-1 sata: [ID 663010 kern.info] /[EMAIL PROTECTED],0/ pci8086,[EMAIL PROTECTED]/pci8086,[EMAIL PROTECTED]/pci8086,[EMAIL PROTECTED]/pci8086,[EMAIL PROTECTED],2/pc i11ab,[EMAIL PROTECTED] : Jun 19 17:59:39 storage-1 sata: [ID 761595 kern.info] SATA disk device at port 6 Jun 19 17:59:39 storage-1 sata: [ID 846691 kern.info] model ST3750640AS Jun 19 17:59:39 storage-1 sata: [ID 693010 kern.info] firmware 3.AAE Jun 19 17:59:39 storage-1 sata: [ID 163988 kern.info] serial number 5QD52N2B Jun 19 17:59:39 storage-1 sata: [ID 594940 kern.info] supported features: Jun 19 17:59:39 storage-1 sata: [ID 981177 kern.info] 48-bit LBA, DMA, Native Command Queueing, SMART, SMART self-test Jun 19 17:59:39 storage-1 sata: [ID 643337 kern.info] SATA Gen2 signaling speed (3.0Gbps) Jun 19 17:59:39 storage-1 sata: [ID 349649 kern.info] Supported queue depth 32 Jun 19 17:59:39 storage-1 sata: [ID 349649 kern.info] capacity = 1465149168 sectors After I run "cfgadm -c configure" I see the following messages: Jun 19 18:09:20 storage-1 scsi: [ID 193665 kern.info] sd46 at marvell88sx1: target 6 lun 0 Jun 19 18:09:20 storage-1 genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] sd46 is / [EMAIL PROTECTED],0/pci8086,[EMAIL PROTECTED]/pci8086,[EMAIL PROTECTED],3/pci11ab,[EMAIL PROTECTED]/[EMAIL PROTECTED],0 Jun 19 18:09:20 storage-1 genunix: [ID 408114 kern.info] /[EMAIL PROTECTED],0/ pci8086,[EMAIL PROTECTED]/pci8086,[EMAIL PROTECTED],3/pci11ab,[EMAIL PROTECTED]/[EMAIL PROTECTED],0 (sd46) online Jun 19 18:09:23 storage-1 scsi: [ID 193665 kern.info] sgen27 at marvell88sx1: target 6 lun 0 Jun 19 18:09:23 storage-1 genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] sgen27 is / [EMAIL PROTECTED],0/pci8086,[EMAIL PROTECTED]/pci8086,[EMAIL PROTECTED],3/pci11ab,[EMAIL PROTECTED]/[EMAIL PROTECTED],0 The second problem I am having is that if I connect the Seagate drive and can see the disk in cfgadm and then run "devfsadm -C -c disk" then the port disappears from cfgadm and any attempt to execute "cfgadm -c configure" on that port fails saying that it can't identify the device or port (I don't have the exact error message in front of me). If I remove the drive, then it shows up in the cfgadm list as empty. However, if I re-insert it, that port disappears from the cfgadm list and I am still unable to issue a "cfgadm -c configure" command. The only way that I've figured out how to recover from this is to reboot. It seems to me that in this scenario that I should be able access the drive without having to reboot. The third problem that I've been having is that with Samsung drives, if I boot with the Samsung drives plugged in, they work just fine. However, if I try to insert a Samsung drive after I've already booted (or remove it and try to reinsert it), then when I issue the command "cfgadm -c configure" it returns successfully but any attempt to run any command that attempts to access the drive (cfgadm, format, devfsadm -C -c disk) all hang until I remove the drive which then causes a few "Command failed to complete...Device is gone" error messages. The Seagate drives do not exhibit this behavior as far as I can tell so I'm not sure if it is a bug in the driver, a bug in the drives, a bug in the controller card, or what but if there are suggestions for getting additional debug information to narrow down the problem I'd appreciate any help. When I connect the Samsung drive, I see the following messages: Jun 19 18:09:11 storage-1 sata: [ID 801593 kern.warning] WARNING: / [EMAIL PROTECTED],0/pci8086,[EMAIL PROTECTED]/pci8086,[EMAIL PROTECTED],3/pci11ab,[EMAIL PROTECTED]: Jun 19 18:09:11 storage-1 SATA device detected at port 6 Jun 19 18:09:11 storage-1 sata: [ID 663010 kern.info] /[EMAIL PROTECTED],0/ pci8086,[EMAIL PROTECTED]/pci8086,[EMAIL PROTECTED],3/pci11ab,[EMAIL PROTECTED] : Jun 19 18:09:11 storage-1 sata: [ID 761595 kern.info] SATA disk device at port 6 Jun 19 18:09:11 storage-1 sata: [ID 846691 kern.info] model SAMSUNG HD753LJ Jun 19 18:09:11 storage-1 sata: [ID 693010 kern.info] firmware 1AA01107 Jun 19 18:09:11 storage-1 sata: [ID 163988 kern.info] serial number S13UJ1KQ112894 Jun 19 18:09:11 storage-1 sata: [ID 594940 kern.info] supported features: Jun 19 18:09:11 storage-1 sata: [ID 981177 kern.info] 48-bit LBA, DMA, Native Command Queueing, SMART self-test Jun 19 18:09:11 storage-1 sata: [ID 643337 kern.info] SATA Gen2 signaling speed (3.0Gbps) Jun 19 18:09:11 storage-1 sata: [ID 349649 kern.info] Supported queue depth 32 Jun 19 18:09:11 storage-1 sata: [ID 349649 kern.info] capacity = 1465149168 sectors Any help and guidance is appreciated! _______________________________________________ storage-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/storage-discuss
