From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Sep 26 17:07:11 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A473F16A418 for ; Wed, 26 Sep 2007 17:07:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from martin@dc.cis.okstate.edu) Received: from dc.cis.okstate.edu (dc.cis.okstate.edu [139.78.100.219]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6F3B513C4A3 for ; Wed, 26 Sep 2007 17:07:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from martin@dc.cis.okstate.edu) Received: from dc.cis.okstate.edu (localhost.cis.okstate.edu [127.0.0.1]) by dc.cis.okstate.edu (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id l8QH7A4C038019; Wed, 26 Sep 2007 12:07:10 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from martin@dc.cis.okstate.edu) Message-Id: <200709261707.l8QH7A4C038019@dc.cis.okstate.edu> To: Tim Kellers MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-ID: <38017.1190826430.1@dc.cis.okstate.edu> Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2007 12:07:10 -0500 From: Martin McCormick Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Dell Servers and FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2007 17:07:11 -0000 Tim Kellers writes: > Does anyone have any recommendations or experience with any of the newer > Dell servers (2900, 2950 for example) and FreeBSD 6.2 in a production > environment? We recently installed Dell 2950's for DNS and DHCP server applications. They work great but some of their horsepower never gets used. one of the boot messages we see is that all memory above 4 gigs is ignored or something to that effect. Here is part of a dmesg capture. FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE-p2 #0: Tue Mar 13 15:09:34 CDT 2007 root@--:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/- ACPI APIC Table: Timecounter "i8254" frequency 1193182 Hz quality 0 CPU: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU 5160 @ 3.00GHz (2992.51-MHz 686-class CPU) Origin = "GenuineIntel" Id = 0x6f6 Stepping = 6 Features=0xbfebfbff Features2=0x4e3bd,CX16,,,> AMD Features=0x20100000 AMD Features2=0x1 Cores per package: 2 real memory = 3489300480 (3327 MB) avail memory = 3414794240 (3256 MB) ioapic0: Changing APIC ID to 2 ioapic1: Changing APIC ID to 3 ioapic1: WARNING: intbase 64 != expected base 24 ioapic0 irqs 0-23 on motherboard ioapic1 irqs 64-87 on motherboard kbd1 at kbdmux0 ath_hal: 0.9.17.2 (AR5210, AR5211, AR5212, RF5111, RF5112, RF2413, RF5413) acpi0: on motherboard acpi0: Power Button (fixed) Timecounter "ACPI-fast" frequency 3579545 Hz quality 1000 acpi_timer0: <24-bit timer at 3.579545MHz> port 0x808-0x80b on acpi0 cpu0: on acpi0 pcib0: port 0xcf8-0xcff on acpi0 pci0: on pcib0 pcib1: at device 2.0 on pci0 pci6: on pcib1 pcib2: at device 0.0 on pci6 pci7: on pcib2 pcib3: at device 0.0 on pci7 pci8: on pcib3 pcib4: at device 0.0 on pci8 pci9: on pcib4 bce0: mem 0xf4000000-0xf5ffffff irq 16 at device 0.0 on pci9 bce0: ASIC ID 0x57081010; Revision (B1); PCI-X 64-bit 133MHz miibus0: on bce0 brgphy0: on miibus0 brgphy0: 10baseT, 10baseT-FDX, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, 1000baseTX, 1000baseTX-FDX, auto bce0: Ethernet address: 00:19:b9:af:94:b4 pcib5: at device 1.0 on pci7 pci10: on pcib5 pcib6: at device 0.3 on pci6 pci11: on pcib6 pcib7: at device 3.0 on pci0 pci1: on pcib7 pcib8: at device 0.0 on pci1 pci2: on pcib8 mfi0: mem 0xd80f0000-0xd80fffff,0xfc4e0000-0xfc4fffff irq 78 at device 14.0 on pci2 mfi0: 1513 (242761804s/0x0020/0) - Shutdown command received from host mfi0: 1514 (4278190080s/0x0020/0) - PCI 0x041028 0x0415 0x041028 0x041f03: Firmware initialization started (PCI ID 0015/1028/1f03/1028) mfi0: 1515 (4278190080s/0x0020/0) - Type 18: Firmware version 1.00.02-0157 mfi0: 1516 (4278190097s/0x0008/0) - Battery Present mfi0: 1517 (4278190115s/0x0004/0) - PD 08(e1/s255) event: Enclosure (SES) discovered on PD 08(e1/s255) mfi0: 1518 (4278190115s/0x0002/0) - PD 08(e1/s255) event: Inserted: PD 08(e1/s255) mfi0: 1519 (4278190115s/0x0002/0) - Type 29: Inserted: PD 08(e1/s255) Info: enclPd=08, scsiType=d, portMap=00, sasAddr=500180b052f14500,0000000000000000 mfi0: 1520 (4278190115s/0x0002/0) - PD 00(e1/s0) event: Inserted: PD 00(e1/s0) mfi0: 1521 (4278190115s/0x0002/0) - Type 29: Inserted: PD 00(e1/s0) Info: enclPd=08, scsiType=0, portMap=01, sasAddr=1221000000000000,0000000000000000 mfi0: 1522 (4278190115s/0x0002/0) - PD 01(e1/s1) event: Inserted: PD 01(e1/s1) mfi0: 1523 (4278190115s/0x0002/0) - Type 29: Inserted: PD 01(e1/s1) Info: enclPd=08, scsiType=0, portMap=02, sasAddr=1221000001000000,0000000000000000 mfi0: 1524 (242772342s/0x0020/0) - Adapter ticks 242772342 elapsed 36s: Time established as 09/10/07 20:45:42; (36 seconds since power on) pcib9: at device 0.2 on pci1 pci3: on pcib9 pcib10: at device 4.0 on pci0 pci12: on pcib10 pcib11: at device 5.0 on pci0 pci13: on pcib11 pcib12: at device 6.0 on pci0 pci14: on pcib12 pcib13: at device 7.0 on pci0 pci15: on pcib13 pcib14: at device 28.0 on pci0 pci4: on pcib14 pcib15: at device 0.0 on pci4 pci5: on pcib15 bce1: mem 0xf8000000-0xf9ffffff irq 16 at device 0.0 on pci5 bce1: ASIC ID 0x57081010; Revision (B1); PCI-X 64-bit 133MHz miibus1: on bce1 brgphy1: on miibus1 brgphy1: 10baseT, 10baseT-FDX, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, 1000baseTX, 1000baseTX-FDX, auto bce1: Ethernet address: 00:19:b9:af:94:b2 uhci0: port 0xdce0-0xdcff irq 21 at device 29.0 on pci0 uhci0: [GIANT-LOCKED] usb0: on uhci0 usb0: USB revision 1.0 uhub0: Intel UHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1 uhub0: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered uhci1: port 0xdcc0-0xdcdf irq 20 at device 29.1 on pci0 uhci1: [GIANT-LOCKED] usb1: on uhci1 usb1: USB revision 1.0 uhub1: Intel UHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1 uhub1: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered uhci2: port 0xdca0-0xdcbf irq 21 at device 29.2 on pci0 uhci2: [GIANT-LOCKED] usb2: on uhci2 usb2: USB revision 1.0 uhub2: Intel UHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1 uhub2: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered ehci0: mem 0xfc600400-0xfc6007ff irq 21 at device 29.7 on pci0 ehci0: [GIANT-LOCKED] usb3: EHCI version 1.0 usb3: companion controllers, 2 ports each: usb0 usb1 usb2 usb3: on ehci0 usb3: USB revision 2.0 uhub3: Intel EHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 2.00/1.00, addr 1 uhub3: 6 ports with 6 removable, self powered uhub4: vendor 0x413c product 0xa001, class 9/0, rev 2.00/0.00, addr 2 uhub4: multiple transaction translators uhub4: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered ukbd0: Dell DRAC5, rev 1.10/0.00, addr 3, iclass 3/1 kbd2 at ukbd0 ums0: Dell DRAC5, rev 1.10/0.00, addr 3, iclass 3/1 ums0: X report 0x0002 not supported device_attach: ums0 attach returned 6 umass0: DELL INC. DRAC5 VIRTUAL MEDIA, rev 2.00/0.00, addr 4 umass1: DELL INC. DRAC5 VIRTUAL MEDIA, rev 2.00/0.00, addr 4 uhub5: vendor 0x04b4 product 0x6560, class 9/0, rev 2.00/0.0b, addr 5 uhub5: multiple transaction translators uhub5: 4 ports with 4 removable, self powered pcib16: at device 30.0 on pci0 pci16: on pcib16 pci16: at device 13.0 (no driver attached) isab0: at device 31.0 on pci0 isa0: on isab0 atapci0: port 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6,0x170-0x177,0x376,0xfc00-0xfc0f at device 31.1 on pci0 ata0: on atapci0 ata1: on atapci0 fdc0: port 0x3f0-0x3f5,0x3f7 irq 6 drq 2 on acpi0 fdc0: does not respond device_attach: fdc0 attach returned 6 sio0: <16550A-compatible COM port> port 0x3f8-0x3ff irq 4 flags 0x10 on acpi0 sio0: type 16550A, console sio1: <16550A-compatible COM port> port 0x2f8-0x2ff irq 3 on acpi0 sio1: type 16550A fdc0: port 0x3f0-0x3f5,0x3f7 irq 6 drq 2 on acpi0 fdc0: does not respond device_attach: fdc0 attach returned 6 pmtimer0 on isa0 orm0: at iomem 0xc0000-0xc8fff,0xc9000-0xc9fff,0xca000-0xcb7ff,0xec000-0xeffff on isa0 atkbdc0: at port 0x60,0x64 on isa0 atkbd0: irq 1 on atkbdc0 kbd0 at atkbd0 atkbd0: [GIANT-LOCKED] ppc0: parallel port not found. sc0: at flags 0x100 on isa0 sc0: VGA <16 virtual consoles, flags=0x100> vga0: at port 0x3c0-0x3df iomem 0xa0000-0xbffff on isa0 Timecounter "TSC" frequency 2992510746 Hz quality 800 Timecounters tick every 1.000 msec acd0: CDRW at ata0-master UDMA33 mfi0: 1525 (242772398s/0x0008/0) - Battery temperature is normal mfi0: 1526 (242772398s/0x0008/0) - Current capacity of the battery is above threshold mfid0: on mfi0 mfid0: 237824MB (487063552 sectors) RAID volume '' is optimal cd0 at umass-sim0 bus 0 target 0 lun 0 cd0: Removable CD-ROM SCSI-0 device cd0: 40.000MB/s transfers cd0: Attempt to query device size failed: NOT READY, Medium not present da0 at umass-sim1 bus 1 target 0 lun 0 da0: Removable Direct Access SCSI-0 device da0: 40.000MB/s transfers da0: Attempt to query device size failed: NOT READY, Medium not present (da0:umass-sim1:1:0:0): READ CAPACITY. CDB: 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (da0:umass-sim1:1:0:0): CAM Status: SCSI Status Error (da0:umass-sim1:1:0:0): SCSI Status: Check Condition (da0:umass-sim1:1:0:0): NOT READY asc:3a,0 (da0:umass-sim1:1:0:0): Medium not present (da0:umass-sim1:1:0:0): Unretryable error Opened disk da0 -> 6 (da0:umass-sim1:1:0:0): READ CAPACITY. CDB: 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (da0:umass-sim1:1:0:0): CAM Status: SCSI Status Error (da0:umass-sim1:1:0:0): SCSI Status: Check Condition (da0:umass-sim1:1:0:0): NOT READY asc:3a,0 (da0:umass-sim1:1:0:0): Medium not present (da0:umass-sim1:1:0:0): Unretryable error Opened disk da0 -> 6 (da0:umass-sim1:1:0:0): READ CAPACITY. CDB: 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (da0:umass-sim1:1:0:0): CAM Status: SCSI Status Error (da0:umass-sim1:1:0:0): SCSI Status: Check Condition (da0:umass-sim1:1:0:0): NOT READY asc:3a,0 (da0:umass-sim1:1:0:0): Medium not present (da0:umass-sim1:1:0:0): Unretryable error Opened disk da0 -> 6 Trying to mount root from ufs:/dev/mfid0s1a ipfw2 (+ipv6) initialized, divert loadable, rule-based forwarding disabled, default to deny, logging disabled