[opensuse] openSUSE, IBM ServeRAID, I/O Errors
I have an IBM xSeries with an IBM ServeRAID controller running
openSUSE 10.1. Previously, for years, this server ran SuSE 9.2 and
was absolutely ROCK solid. However, now it is constantly logging I/O
errors, but no drive ever goes offline. It really seems to be a
problem with the logical drive.
ipssend says:
Controller type : ServeRAID-3L
Actual BIOS version : 7.12.02
Firmware version : 6.10.24
Boot block version : 3.00.21
Device driver version : 7.12.05
And there are four active drives, and one hot spare. Each report as
active with no PFA. The status of the logical drive is "Okay"
But dmesg is full of:
sd 0:0:0:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x70000
end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 4319748
sd 0:0:0:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x70000
end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 4319748
sda is the logical drive
# uname -a
Linux cfsgroup 2.6.16.27-0.9-smp #1 SMP Tue Feb 13 09:35:18 UTC 2007
i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
SCSI subsystem initialized
scsi0 : IBM PCI ServeRAID 7.12.05 Build 761
Adam Williams wrote:
I have an IBM xSeries with an IBM ServeRAID controller running openSUSE 10.1. Previously, for years, this server ran SuSE 9.2 and was absolutely ROCK solid. However, now it is constantly logging I/O errors, but no drive ever goes offline. It really seems to be a problem with the logical drive.
ipssend says: Controller type : ServeRAID-3L Actual BIOS version : 7.12.02 Firmware version : 6.10.24 Boot block version : 3.00.21 Device driver version : 7.12.05
And there are four active drives, and one hot spare. Each report as active with no PFA. The status of the logical drive is "Okay"
But dmesg is full of: sd 0:0:0:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x70000 end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 4319748 sd 0:0:0:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x70000 end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 4319748
Unless you screwed up the physical server the only changed component is the module for the raid controller. Try to find another module for the controller, maybe IBM has a more recent version available. If neccessary (and possible) compile the module from most recent source. -- Sandy List replies only please! Please address PMs to: news-reply2 (@) japantest (.) homelinux (.) com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Hey,
I have an IBM xSeries with an IBM ServeRAID controller running openSUSE 10.1. Previously, for years, this server ran SuSE 9.2 and was absolutely ROCK solid. a lot changed, also the driver, as you can (now) see it is now capable to fetch this special case errors, but no drive ever goes offline. It really seems to be a problem with the logical drive.
ipssend says: Controller type : ServeRAID-3L Actual BIOS version : 7.12.02 Firmware version : 6.10.24 Boot block version : 3.00.21 Device driver version : 7.12.05
And there are four active drives, and one hot spare. Each report as active with no PFA. The status of the logical drive is "Okay"
But dmesg is full of: sd 0:0:0:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x70000 end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 4319748 sd 0:0:0:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x70000 end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 4319748 I guess you still googled for the SCSI error code and what it stands for?
sda is the logical drive
# uname -a Linux cfsgroup 2.6.16.27-0.9-smp #1 SMP Tue Feb 13 09:35:18 UTC 2007 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux Anyone have *ANY* suggestions? If it's possible try 10.2 or 10.3 Alpha, just for working on the latest and greatest Kernel-tree.
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I have an IBM xSeries with an IBM ServeRAID controller running openSUSE 10.1. Previously, for years, this server ran SuSE 9.2 and was absolutely ROCK solid. a lot changed, also the driver, as you can (now) see it is now capable to fetch this special case
"it is now capable to fetch this special case" I have no idea what this statement means. What "special case". The changelog of the driver doesn't indicate much has changed, looking at the ips.c & ips.h files in the kernel source of my 10.2 box.
errors, but no drive ever goes offline. It really seems to be a problem with the logical drive. ipssend says: Controller type : ServeRAID-3L Actual BIOS version : 7.12.02 Firmware version : 6.10.24 Boot block version : 3.00.21 Device driver version : 7.12.05 And there are four active drives, and one hot spare. Each report as active with no PFA. The status of the logical drive is "Okay" But dmesg is full of: sd 0:0:0:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x70000 end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 4319748 sd 0:0:0:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x70000 end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 4319748 I guess you still googled for the SCSI error code and what it stands for?
Of course; but there isn't much out there or the signal:noise ratio on such searches is just way to high. I've found people asking similar questions but most the answers are clearly nonsense (people who don't know what a logical drive is, asking him to try different kinds of cables [these aren't ATA drives!], etc...) Someone thought it was the smartd monitoring program haunting the logical drive somehow, but I don't have smartd installed.
sda is the logical drive # uname -a Linux cfsgroup 2.6.16.27-0.9-smp #1 SMP Tue Feb 13 09:35:18 UTC 2007 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux Anyone have *ANY* suggestions? If it's possible try 10.2 or 10.3 Alpha, just for working on the latest and greatest Kernel-tree.
I'll see if that is feasible. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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