From owner-freebsd-proliant@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Oct 20 19:32:27 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-proliant@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-proliant@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5EFB816A567; Fri, 20 Oct 2006 19:32:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ulf@alameda.net) Received: from mail.alameda.net (mail.alameda.net [64.81.53.120]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6641243E19; Fri, 20 Oct 2006 19:28:30 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ulf@alameda.net) Received: by mail.alameda.net (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 906B933D67; Fri, 20 Oct 2006 12:27:11 -0700 (PDT) Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 12:27:11 -0700 From: Ulf Zimmermann To: Geoff Buckingham Message-ID: <20061020192711.GQ98520@evil.alameda.net> References: <8753F8EA457BFF4A9707CADA143C8F6801C75434@LONSMSXM04.emea.ime.reuters.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <8753F8EA457BFF4A9707CADA143C8F6801C75434@LONSMSXM04.emea.ime.reuters.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Organization: Alameda Networks, Inc. X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 5.3-STABLE X-ANI-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-ANI-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-ANI-MailScanner-From: ulf@alameda.net Cc: freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org, freebsd-proliant@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: ProLiant DL360 G4p: ciss(4) boottime oddity X-BeenThere: freebsd-proliant@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: ulf@Alameda.net List-Id: "Technical discussion of FreeBSD on HP ProLiant server platforms." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 19:32:27 -0000 On Thu, Oct 19, 2006 at 08:19:11AM +0100, Geoff Buckingham wrote: > I have also seen this and there has been a previous brief thread. > > My own observations are this appears to be limited to machines with ciss > controllers. The length of the delay seems proportional to the number of > geom modules loaded. Geom_label seems to have a significant effect > without it you will probably have a shorter, but still considerable > delay. I have 2 machines currently available where I can test things on. We are using them for Linsux (currently to rebuild database server install images) but I can save stuff off and get FreeBSD on if someone wants to test things. > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-proliant@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-proliant@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Evgueni V. > Gavrilov > Sent: 19 October 2006 04:31 > To: freebsd-proliant@FreeBSD.org > Cc: Mike Smith > Subject: ProLiant DL360 G4p: ciss(4) boottime oddity > > ehlo > > I've got several ProLiant DL360 G4p servers running RELENG_6. > Everything is ok except boottime: boot process becomes frozen for > several minutes after these messages > > Oct 18 16:38:35 siziph kernel: da0 at ciss0 bus 0 target 0 lun 0 Oct 18 > 16:38:35 siziph kernel: da0: Fixed Direct > Access SCSI-0 device Oct 18 16:38:35 siziph kernel: da0: 135.168MB/s > transfers Oct 18 16:38:35 siziph kernel: da0: 286095MB (585922680 512 > byte sectors: 255H 63S/T 36472C) > > Several minutes later boot process proceeds > > Oct 18 16:38:35 siziph kernel: GEOM_LABEL: Label for provider acd0 is > iso9660/FreeBSD_Install. > Oct 18 16:38:35 siziph kernel: Trying to mount root from ufs:/dev/da0s1a > > One of those servers (DL360 G4p) still out of production, so I can > utilize it for investigation on the trouble. Are there any > developers/hackers who interested in solving of the trouble? > > Also I would be glad to receive advises since I ain't kernel hacker :) -- Regards, Ulf. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Ulf Zimmermann, 1525 Pacific Ave., Alameda, CA-94501, #: 510-865-0204 You can find my resume at: http://seven.Alameda.net/~ulf/resume.html