Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 16:49:23 -0500 (EST) From: <rjent@rjent.pair.com> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Gateway 980 server freeze? Message-ID: <12509.204.184.227.254.1067291363.squirrel@webmail.pair.com> In-Reply-To: <11408.204.184.227.254.1066086869.squirrel@webmail.pair.com> References: <11113.204.184.227.254.1066070555.squirrel@webmail.pair.com> <11408.204.184.227.254.1066086869.squirrel@webmail.pair.com>
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Greetings, More information: It seems that the problem is with SMP enabled. If I use just a snigle processor all is well. The problem can be reproduce merely by enabling SMP in the kernel. I have tested and I can not reproduce in 5.1 . So currently the solutions are to use FreeBSD 5.1 or Move either the RAID controller or the NIC from the pci-x slot to a standard pci slot. > Greetings, > > Additional information: > > If I enable the 82544GC onboard nic and place the PCI-X Intel 82544Ei > card a pci standard slot (not pci-x) then the box hangs on boot at the > megaraid controller after sees raid5 stripe. > > If I disable the 82544GC onboard nic and place the PCI-X Intel 82544Ei > card a pci standard slot (not pci-x) then the box functions great. > > >> Greetings, >> >> I am having trouble with a new Gateway 980 server. I am running fresh >> cvsup RELENG_4, kernel is stock except for maxusers set to 512, ipfw >> enabled, and smp enabled. System information is as follows: >> >> Motherboard information is located at: >> >> http://support.gateway.com/s/Servers/COMPO/MOTHERBD/4000791/4000791mv.shtml >> >> The raid card is a LSI U320 LVD 2-Channel SCSI Array Controller. Box >> configure with raid5 +hotswap >> >> Symptoms: >> >> Box doing internal operations all well. Upon placing load on device >> through NIC box freezes. Reproducible via a scp of tar files from any >> server on same switch. After box freezes you can eject a drive from >> the raid5 array and no alarms no trigger hot swap, no nothing. >> >> Additional information: >> >> Have replaced all components with RAID as well as disabled motherboard >> nic and added Intel® 82544 Gigabit Ethernet Controller card. >> >> Have upgraded to latest motherboard bios. >> >> Solutions that seem to cause the problem to go away: >> >> If you plug server box with stock nic into a 10mb port no freeze >> occurs. >> >> Replace nic with a standard pci (I used 3com905b) and not use a pci-x >> type nic all well and no freeze. >> >> I believe that it is an issue with the pci-x on motherboard. >> >> Any known issues or ideas on how to resolve? >> >> Many thanks. >> ---------- >> RJEnt >> Providing Solutions w/FreeBSD >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > ---------- > RJEnt > Providing Solutions w/FreeBSD > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" ---------- RJEnt Providing Solutions w/FreeBSD
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