From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Nov 23 07:45:29 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 BF4DD106566B for ; Wed, 23 Nov 2011 07:45:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from girgen@pingpong.net) Received: from melon.pingpong.net (melon.pingpong.net [79.136.116.200]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 799668FC08 for ; Wed, 23 Nov 2011 07:45:29 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [10.170.255.111] (host-95-199-31-111.mobileonline.telia.com [95.199.31.111]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by melon.pingpong.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 42BD61AF24; Wed, 23 Nov 2011 08:45:27 +0100 (CET) References: <1322011251.2779.86.camel@hitfishpass-lx.corp.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <1322011251.2779.86.camel@hitfishpass-lx.corp.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Message-Id: <087DD07C-6A74-417C-BAEE-29CC10188AC1@pingpong.net> X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (9A405) From: Palle Girgensohn Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2011 08:45:23 +0100 To: Sean Bruno 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 07:45:29 -0000 23 nov 2011 kl. 02:20 skrev Sean Bruno : > On Tue, 2011-11-22 at 14:59 -0800, Palle Girgensohn wrote: >> Hi, >>=20 >> When installing 9.0 RC1 on our HP servers, we of course wanted to use gpt= intead of fdisk. However, it doesn't work. >>=20 >> First I tried gptzfsboot, it failed with an error (see this thread: >> http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-current/2011-August/026175.htm= l) >>=20 >> Second, I tried a standard gptboot, it just goes into a boot loop. >>=20 >> 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 t= he problems with ciss and gpt boot, we have the equipment for it. >>=20 >> We tried with a standard vanilla zpool, no mirror or raid at all, on top o= f a ciss raid-5, and it failed with RC1. [trying RC2 now, but seems nothing i= s changed?]. >>=20 >> Anyone up to the task of finding this culprit, we can let you into the ma= chine remotely through the iLO. Please let me know. >>=20 >> Best reagards >> Palle Girgensohn >=20 > 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=3Drevision&revision=3D227400 fixed it.= >=20 > Sean >=20 Thanks for the heads-up! Hoping for rc2! :-) Palle=