jwa wrote:
> [ cross posted from help: 
> http://opensolaris.org/jive/thread.jspa?threadID=65070 ]
> 
> 
> Hi there. I'm getting kernel panics, and I don't know why.
> 
> I have a 6 drive SCSI multipack connected to a LSI Logic / Symbios Logic 
> 53c875 (using the ncrs driver). The box itself is an older Dell 1600SC with 
> 1.GB RAM. (32 bit xeon). The box, scsi card, and multipack have been rock 
> solid for the past 7 years.
> 
> I installed opensolaris 2008.05 (snv_86) and created a ZFS volume (raid 1+0) 
> across the 6 drives. When I copy files across the network to the volume, the 
> machine will eventually (anywhere between 5 minutes and 2 hours) panic.
> 
> Interestingly, I have the same model card, another SCSI disk pack, and 
> another machine (PowerEdge SC440, core2 duo). On this box, I'm also running 
> opensolaris 2008.05. I get identical panics, whether using the 64 bit (glm?) 
> driver or the 32 bit ncrs driver.
> 
> I upgraded the Dell 1600SC to snv_91 in the hope that the problem would 
> magically go away. It didn't :-(
> 
> I added "set kmem_flags=0xf" to /etc/system & here's the most recent panic:
...
> Any suggestions?

Yup - where are the cores? Please drop me a line privately
to provide the details. The output from mdb's ::findleaks
dcmd will also be handy.

Incidentally, you can use the glm driver in your 32bit
environment too. In fact, we would prefer it. ncrs is
old and crusty and is on the way out via EOF.


James C. McPherson
--
Senior Kernel Software Engineer, Solaris
Sun Microsystems
http://blogs.sun.com/jmcp       http://www.jmcp.homeunix.com/blog
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