From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 29 09:23:41 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E3C0F106567E for ; Mon, 29 Dec 2008 09:23:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from matrix@itlegion.ru) Received: from corpmail.itlegion.ru (corpmail.itlegion.ru [84.21.226.211]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 2BC648FC1A for ; Mon, 29 Dec 2008 09:23:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from matrix@itlegion.ru) Received: (qmail 58414 invoked from network); 29 Dec 2008 12:23:45 +0300 Received: from unknown (HELO ?192.168.0.12?) (192.168.0.12) by 84.21.226.211 with SMTP; 29 Dec 2008 12:23:45 +0300 Message-ID: <4958969B.8000404@itlegion.ru> Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2008 12:21:31 +0300 From: Artem Kuchin Organization: IT Legion User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.18 (Windows/20081105) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Mel References: <49551091.5000009@itlegion.ru> <200812271041.39903.fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net> In-Reply-To: <200812271041.39903.fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=KOI8-R; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 3ware array access lock up on 7.1-RC X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2008 09:23:42 -0000 Mel =D0=C9=DB=C5=D4: > On Friday 26 December 2008 08:12:49 Artem Kuchin wrote: > =20 >> I am not even sure that it is related to freebsd, but maybe someone co= uld >> point out the problem. >> >> We wanted to upgrade our hosting server from >> FreeBSD 6.2, 3ware 8506-4LP SATA RAID, raid 5 >> to >> FreeBSD 7.1 (RC for now), 9550SXU-4LP, raid 10 >> >> We have tested the new installation on ASUS P5K WS motherboard >> with PCI-X slot while the server kept running. >> >> The server has Supermicro X5DPE-G2 (pretty old one, 2004). >> >> So, when everything was ready, i just took out the old controller and >> disks and installed the new controller and the array disks. >> >> The system booted up, but when i started very intense file operations >> the file >> system just froze. The weird thing is that any open program which does= >> not use >> filesystem kept running fine. For example, i could type and edit in op= en >> ee editor, >> but copying progress bar in midnight commander just stood still. If i >> tried to save file >> or open file or do anything disk related from ee in another console th= e >> program froze too, >> apparently waiting for disk system to reply forever (i tried waiting f= or >> 20 minutes). >> I could even connect to ssh port, but it does not auth because sshd >> needs to read something >> from the disk. >> I put everything back into Asus P5K WS and tested it. Everything worke= d >> fine again. >> >> Any idea what might going on here? >> =20 > > OS bugs aside, a dead disk that keeps getting IO request explains all=20 > symptoms. Dead can also mean, faulty cable, buggy connector. I would ex= pect=20 > the hardware raid controller to pick up on it though and remove it from= the=20 > array. > =20 No, not the case here. As i said, the same controller with the same=20 disks work perfectly on ASUS motherboard. -- Artem