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Date:      Thu, 17 Feb 2000 16:19:26 -0800
From:      Mike Smith <msmith@freebsd.org>
To:        Mike Tancsa <mike@sentex.ca>
Cc:        current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: MegaRAID 428 vs 466 and a way to wedge the controller 
Message-ID:  <200002180019.QAA02987@mass.cdrom.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 17 Feb 2000 15:02:21 EST." <3.0.5.32.20000217150221.0161fcb0@marble.sentex.ca> 

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> Actually, in this case, I dont get that message.  Just the same 'effect'.
> iostat shows no activity, although the bonnies are still running, just
> doing nothing.  If there is there some extra information I can provide you
> with, let me know what you want me to do.
...
> #!/bin/sh
> /usr/local/bin/bonnie -s 100 -d /mnt &
> /usr/local/bin/bonnie -s 100 -d /mnt &
> /usr/local/bin/bonnie -s 100 -d /mnt &
> /usr/local/bin/bonnie -s 100 -d /mnt &
> /usr/local/bin/bonnie -s 100 -d /mnt &
> 
> is all I did.  How long do I have to wait normally for the wedged message
> to show up ?  The last time I saw it was with the 428, but I seem to recall
> the message showing up fairly quickly

Hmm.  I flashed my PERC 2 up to the latest AMI firmware, and with about a
dozen bonnie processes running it took about 30 seconds for the controller
to lock up completely (I had to power-cycle it to get it to come back).

I wouldn't say you have a firmware issue there yet, but it's not looking 
very good.


-- 
\\ Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. \\  Mike Smith
\\ Tell him he should learn how to fish himself,  \\  msmith@freebsd.org
\\ and he'll hate you for a lifetime.             \\  msmith@cdrom.com




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