From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Nov 23 01:21:05 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 84757106566B for ; Wed, 23 Nov 2011 01:21:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from seanbru@yahoo-inc.com) Received: from mrout2-b.corp.bf1.yahoo.com (mrout2-b.corp.bf1.yahoo.com [98.139.253.105]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3C7D78FC17 for ; Wed, 23 Nov 2011 01:21:05 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [127.0.0.1] (rideseveral.corp.yahoo.com [10.73.160.231]) by mrout2-b.corp.bf1.yahoo.com (8.14.4/8.14.4/y.out) with ESMTP id pAN1KpVu009922; Tue, 22 Nov 2011 17:20:52 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=yahoo-inc.com; s=cobra; t=1322011252; bh=EzuXpPv3R7RZqCIaY0sWPkjC0Js/8gtvitVbjNw3wO4=; h=Subject:From:To:Cc:In-Reply-To:References:Content-Type:Date: Message-ID:Mime-Version:Content-Transfer-Encoding; b=MsiFoV4+yDWC1GC3iFmgjCod7Ah77ZXSvaZUk55f7bdTDkL50ODXpOuWPe2NfVLzb GMMliyAA9tA6xOvLSkQ3x1UXeZauIfOpvF+EdHyitqPfCdPtDuZzMmTNHWWXrID43B 2HeaGR7tcJUsz1FILNgWXLkIM5BZJLi570DMr9lE= From: Sean Bruno To: Palle Girgensohn In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2011 17:20:51 -0800 Message-ID: <1322011251.2779.86.camel@hitfishpass-lx.corp.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.32.3 (2.32.3-1.fc14) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: "freebsd-current@freebsd.org" Subject: Re: Remote access to HP Proliant hardware available to fix the problem with failing booting 9.0 on ciss(4), HP SmartArray P410i X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2011 01:21:05 -0000 On Tue, 2011-11-22 at 14:59 -0800, Palle Girgensohn wrote: > Hi, > > When installing 9.0 RC1 on our HP servers, we of course wanted to use gpt intead of fdisk. However, it doesn't work. > > First I tried gptzfsboot, it failed with an error (see this thread: > http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-current/2011-August/026175.html) > > Second, I tried a standard gptboot, it just goes into a boot loop. > > Seriously, we have a couple of idle machines with ciss(4) and an iLO (for remote connections). If someone has the knowledge and time to try and fix the problems with ciss and gpt boot, we have the equipment for it. > > We tried with a standard vanilla zpool, no mirror or raid at all, on top of a ciss raid-5, and it failed with RC1. [trying RC2 now, but seems nothing is changed?]. > > Anyone up to the task of finding this culprit, we can let you into the machine remotely through the iLO. Please let me know. > > Best reagards > Palle Girgensohn I just got done with an HP DL160G6 with a P410 raid-5 configuration in the freebsd.org cluster. I definitely had to use RC2 due to some type of disk issue. I suspect that http://svnweb.freebsd.org/base?view=revision&revision=227400 fixed it. Sean