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problem with LSI Logic

I have HP server 160 G5 with LSI card HP SC40Ge controller (SAS1064ET)
I have installed Novell SLES-10-i386-SP3 ( 2.6.16.60-0.66.1-bigsmp kernel)

I keeps freezing when I try to transfer a file. I did notice error FAILED in /var/log/mess as given below . I did update driver and firmare from hp site for LSI card HP SC40Ge controller (SAS1064ET)
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/DriverDownload.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodNameId=3716251&taskId=135&prodTypeId=329290&prodSeriesId=3716250&submit.y=0&submit.x=0&lang=en&cc=us

Please helpme to determine if it is DISK problem or DRIVER problem or LSI Contoller problem

Feb 25 12:49:51 server-mars kernel: command: Inquiry: 12 01 80 00 24 00
Feb 25 12:49:51 server-mars kernel: mptscsih: ioc0: task abort: FAILED (sc=f5a90d40)
Feb 25 12:49:51 server-mars kernel: mptscsih: ioc0: attempting target reset! (sc=f5a90d40)
Feb 25 12:49:51 server-mars kernel: 2:0:0:0:
Feb 25 12:49:51 server-mars kernel: command: Inquiry: 12 01 80 00 24 00
Feb 25 12:49:51 server-mars kernel: mptscsih: ioc0: target reset: FAILED (sc=f5a90d40)
Feb 25 12:49:51 server-mars kernel: mptscsih: ioc0: attempting bus reset! (sc=f5a90d40)

server-mars:~ # cat /proc/mpt/ioc0/info
ioc0:
ProductID = 0x2704 (LSISAS1064E B3)
FWVersion = 0x01172b00
MsgVersion = 0x0105
FirstWhoInit = 0x00
EventState = 0x00
CurrentHostMfaHighAddr = 0x00000000
CurrentSenseBufferHighAddr = 0x00000000
MaxChainDepth = 0x22 frames
MinBlockSize = 0x20 bytes
RequestFrames @ 0xf7882800 (Dma @ 0x37882800)
{CurReqSz=128} x {CurReqDepth=163} = 20864 bytes ^= 0x6000
{MaxReqSz=128} {MaxReqDepth=163}
Frames @ 0xf7880000 (Dma @ 0x37880000)
{CurRepSz=80} x {CurRepDepth=128} = 10240 bytes ^= 0x2880
{MaxRepSz=0} {MaxRepDepth=511}
MaxDevices = 112
MaxBuses = 1
PortNumber = 1 (of 1)
server-mars:~ # cat /proc/mpt/ioc0/summary
ioc0: LSISAS1064E B3, FwRev=01172b00h, Ports=1, MaxQ=163, IRQ=169
server-mars:~ # cat /proc/mpt/summary
ioc0: LSISAS1064E B3, FwRev=01172b00h, Ports=1, MaxQ=163, IRQ=169
server-mars:~ # cat /proc/mpt/version
mptlinux-4.00.13.07
Fusion MPT base driver
Fusion MPT SAS host driver
Fusion MPT SPI host driver
Fusion MPT ioctl driver

server-mars:~ # chkconfig --list | grep smart
smartd 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:off 4:off 5:off 6:off
server-mars:~ # rpm -qa | grep mpt
mptlinux-4.00.13.07-5

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pgm554

>attempting bus reset! .

Sound like a hardware issue.
Could be cabling,disks or controller.

HP should have a standalone diag you can run to see where the issue may lie.

Who's drives are these in the server.
You aren't using a 3rd party desktop drive are you?

solarmitra

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I don't see any error when I run this command except couple of time "task abort" and "target reset " FAILED in /var/log/messages. I only noticed it during first command on disk sdb

# dd if=/dev/sdb of=/dev/null bs=64k
6866448+0 records in
6866448+0 records out
449999536128 bytes (450 GB) copied, 3313.21 seconds, 136 MB/s

# dd if=/dev/sda of=/dev/null bs=64k
2227776+0 records in
2227776+0 records out
145999527936 bytes (146 GB) copied, 1076.3 seconds, 136 MB/s

---# tail -f /var/log/messages
kernel: mptscsih: ioc0: task abort: FAILED (sc=dfc781c0)
kernel: mptscsih: ioc0: target reset: FAILED (sc=dfc781c0)

Let me run HP diag util overnight and will update you
No, I don't use any 3rd party desktop drive. It is all HP

Thanks
SM

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pgm554

Cabled or hot swap disks?

solarmitra

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I tried to replace new card and machine didn't boot. It asked me to activate raid parition and wait for 1 minute, so I did so and it still didn't boot. So I put old card back and it asked me the same thing. This time I was able to see boot parition in LSI menu, but before it wasn't there. I think as "dlethe" said "zero reason for concern. " I will leave old card as it is, but was curious how new card didn't detect boot parition

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