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Andrew Hettinger
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 06/19/2008 08:03:54 PM:
> 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
>
This is a known limit^H^H^H^H^Hfeature. I believe RFEs have been filed on
it (because it is something I have complained about in the past). The rest
I have not seen, and am unsure of.
>
> 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!
>
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