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Date:      Tue, 3 Apr 2012 09:42:21 -0400
From:      Gary Palmer <gpalmer@freebsd.org>
To:        Matt Thyer <matt.thyer@gmail.com>
Cc:        Garrett Cooper <yanegomi@gmail.com>, freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org, freebsd-current@freebsd.org, "Kenneth D. Merry" <ken@freebsd.org>, Steven Hartland <killing@multiplay.co.uk>
Subject:   Re: LSI supported mps(4) driver available
Message-ID:  <20120403134221.GA87802@in-addr.com>
In-Reply-To: <CACM2%2B-4Dxui-pf6WEm=H04weUo1y-izseaaTqpb2fnf%2BFXB5hA@mail.gmail.com>
References:  <20120120204459.GA51162@nargothrond.kdm.org> <72898EA27A61484885D72A06BD9CECE8@multiplay.co.uk> <20120120232841.GA71874@nargothrond.kdm.org> <CACM2%2B-7gwPoK9kFkqWrZoE=T9DHJG46Y9kRrYdiUOH3rYLD1tA@mail.gmail.com> <CAGH67wT9L-2dbvJiKmts3KzYQOtgRRSpm_9N_ThgyjbbjAb91g@mail.gmail.com> <CACM2%2B-4LSz8CYy3NvrkjY5NjkV_wH60VeG5uXR11Es3wi2f6ow@mail.gmail.com> <20120326132558.GB76647@in-addr.com> <CACM2%2B-4H1jc97UrJL2dgYfo2R1hyS4S3ObzOsa%2BqX_yrnHxkqg@mail.gmail.com> <CACM2%2B-4Dxui-pf6WEm=H04weUo1y-izseaaTqpb2fnf%2BFXB5hA@mail.gmail.com>

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On Tue, Apr 03, 2012 at 10:52:25PM +0930, Matt Thyer wrote:
> On Mar 27, 2012 11:50 PM, "Matt Thyer" <matt.thyer@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I was having problems with the WD20EARX-00P AB51 drive being faulted by
> ZFS until I updated the firmware to 11 and now ZFS is happy (I've also done
> a full extended drive SMART test and the drive is fine).
> >
> I forgot to mention that I'm still having problems after this phase 11
> firmware upgrade with the 6 Gbps drive being kicked out of the raidz2 with
> write errors (even though a SMART full surface test says the drive is OK).
> 
> This leads me to think that both the old and new drivers have a problem
> with the 6 Gbps WD20EARX-00P AB51 drive.
> 
> Now that the 6 Gbps drive is on the Intel SATA controller things seem OK
> but it's a bit early to tell.
> 
> Stay tuned!

I think you should contact either SuperMicro or LSI and open a support
case as it looks like there could be a problem with either the controller
or the firmware when presented with mixed speed devices.  Either way I think
this needs to be escalated to the manufacturer.

Regards,

Gary



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