From owner-freebsd-proliant@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Oct 21 23:38:43 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-proliant@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B2E88106566B for ; Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:38:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ulf@alameda.net) Received: from mail.alameda.net (mail.alameda.net [194.55.105.10]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9D4878FC0C for ; Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:38:43 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail.alameda.net (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 2FCAA1CC62; Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:38:40 -0700 (PDT) Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:38:40 -0700 From: Ulf Zimmermann To: bfriedman@emax.ca Message-ID: <20091021233839.GA2939@evil.alameda.net> References: <20091021132217.GA49634@emax.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20091021132217.GA49634@emax.ca> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Organization: Alameda Networks, Inc. X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 5.5-PRERELEASE MailScanner-NULL-Check: 1256773123.28765@/AJgtGTIS7oCC9QIXAI0vw X-ANI-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-MailScanner-ID: 2FCAA1CC62.9CED4 X-ANI-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-ANI-MailScanner-From: ulf@alameda.net Cc: freebsd-proliant@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Need help recovering from 6404 Raid controller failure 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: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:38:43 -0000 On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 09:22:17AM -0400, Barry Friedman wrote: > OS: FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE-p2 > Machine: HP Proliant DL380G4 > SCSI Raid Controller: 6404 > > The situation is that one disk of a raid5 array failed. When the > machine boots, the controller tries to initiate a rebuild onto the spare > disk. The machine boots and within a short time the system resets. > (This is the same problem that I had with this machine a while back, > however, reseating cards does not help) You can just let it sit in the BIOS of the SmartArray controller it will rebuild there too. Or you can download the SmartStart CD and boot it. Run the Raid management tool from there to see progress. > > I need to find out how to run the disk rebuild off line, i.e. what > software is required and what is the procedure. HP only lists ACU > for Linux and windows systems. What do you use with a FreeBSD machine? > > Also, if I can get access to another system is it possible to do an > image copy of the good disks so that I can get a backup before proceeding > with the rebuild? The disks itself carry the information about the raid, so if you have another server with any SmartArray supporting raid5, you should be able to plug them in there and let it rebuild. It might warn about drive position movement and cache memory changes. > > Any help appreciated. > > Regards, > -- > Barry Friedman > Emax Computer Systems Inc., 480 Tweedsmuir Ave., Ottawa, Ont. Canada K1Z 5N9 > bfriedman@emax.ca Phone: (613) 725-3198 Fax: 725-0298 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-proliant@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-proliant > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-proliant-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- Regards, Ulf. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Ulf Zimmermann, 1525 Pacific Ave., Alameda, CA-94501, #: 510-865-0204 You can find my resume at: http://www.Alameda.net/~ulf/resume.html