Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:51:40 -0300 From: Danilo Baio <danilobaio@gmail.com> To: Ian FREISLICH <ianf@clue.co.za> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: mfi and Dell PERC 6/i Message-ID: <AANLkTim0W8CwVrGuGStKPJM1Tp_X5o96i3yVcUdh3fq6@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <E1OoFxb-0004sM-Vf@clue.co.za> References: <AANLkTikxhEubxbVqqs3bhiuZJN0Y1EMScaVpE1v9qnAu@mail.gmail.com> <34E50FDC-C866-4E13-8391-55503B94EB8B@samsco.org> <AANLkTimky_g2OORxJ8ye=kbL-Z3i8Stg5415qd%2B8PjRz@mail.gmail.com> <E1OoFxb-0004sM-Vf@clue.co.za>
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On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 10:24 AM, Ian FREISLICH <ianf@clue.co.za> wrote: > Danilo Baio wrote: > > > Scott Long wrote: > > > The firmware on the controller crashed. The best I can suggest is to > look > > > for newer firmware (mfiutil can flash firmware) and to call LSI or De= ll > > > tech-support and report the problem. In the past, there have been bu= gs > with > > > patrol reads causing crashes under heavy load, so you might also look > at > > > disabling that option. > > Dell will not be interested unless the adapter is running the most > recent firmware. > > > Intersting, patrol read is automatic and before crash show on the logs > that > > patrol read has started. > > > > I disabled this feature, rebooted the server and didn't show that > firmware > > error... > > > > I will test for some days. > > Dell, (maybe) Scott and I recomend that you ensure you're on the > latest firmware: > > [firewall2] ~ # mfiutil -u0 show adapter > mfi0 Adapter: > Product Name: PERC 6/i Adapter > Serial Number: 1122334455667788 > Firmware: 6.2.0-0013 > RAID Levels: JBOD, RAID0, RAID1, RAID5, RAID6, RAID10, RAID50 > Battery Backup: present > NVRAM: 32K > Onboard Memory: 256M > Minimum Stripe: 8K > Maximum Stripe: 1M > > I'm sure there are bugs on this firmware too, but reading the fixes > that were made between the version that came on the adapter and > this version were Truely Frightening. > > It's trivial to update the firmware with the mfiutl program. > > Ian > > -- > Ian Freislich > Hi Ian, It=B4s already running the last one. bazinga# mfiutil -u0 show adapter mfi0 Adapter: Product Name: PERC 6/i Integrated Serial Number: 1122334455667788 Firmware: 6.2.0-0013 RAID Levels: JBOD, RAID0, RAID1, RAID5, RAID6, RAID10, RAID50 Battery Backup: present NVRAM: 32K Onboard Memory: 256M Minimum Stripe: 8K Maximum Stripe: 1M bazinga# mfiutil -u0 show firmware mfi0 Firmware Package Version: 6.2.0-0013 mfi0 Firmware Images: Name Version Date Time Status APP 1.22.02-0612 Mar 30 2009 14:41:22 active BIOS 2.04.00 active BCON 1.1-46-e_15-Rel Mar 2 2008 14:06:08 active CTLR 1.02-015B Jan 27 2009 12:02:58 active PCLI 01.00-023:#%00006 Nov 25 2008 17:21:50 active BTBL 1.00.00.01-0011 Nov 27 2007 18:29:20 active bazinga# It is the last one that i've found on dell website: http://ftp.us.dell.com/SAS-RAID/R216023.txt This is a firmware release for the Dell PERC 6/i Adapter. Component Current Version Previous Version Package 6.2.0-0013 6.1.1-0047 Firmware 1.22.02-0612 1.21.02-0528 Bootblock 1.00.00.01-0011 1.00.00.01-0011 Ctrl-R 1.02.015B 1.02.014B Thank you... --=20 Danilo Gon=E7alves Baio (dbaio) danilobaio (*) gmail . com +55 (44) 8801 1257
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