Re: chunks down
Assuming you are patched to the latest Solaris level then the errors/warnings are for real and I'd change the disk(s) Ljubica Cica wrote: > > Hello, > > I am using Solaris 7 (sun4u sparc SUNW,Ultra-4) and running Informix Dynamic > Server 2000 Version 9.21.UC1. > [cutting] > which suggests a hardware error. > > On the same day when it started I got the messages in /var/adm/messages > about > > Sep 22 17:13:48 dbsmuk1 Cmd (0x723f090) dump for Target 11 Lun 0: > Sep 22 17:13:48 dbsmuk1 unix: /pci@1f,4000/scsi@4 (glm8): > Sep 22 17:13:48 dbsmuk1 cdb=[ 0x2a 0x0 0x0 0x40 0x10 0x80 > 0x0 0x > 0 0x4 0x0 ] > Sep 22 17:13:48 dbsmuk1 unix: /pci@1f,4000/scsi@4 (glm8): > Sep 22 17:13:48 dbsmuk1 pkt_flags=0x4000 pkt_statistics=0x61 > pkt_state=0 > x7 > > Sep 22 17:13:48 dbsmuk1 unix: WARNING: /pci@1f,4000/scsi@4 (glm8): > Sep 22 17:13:48 dbsmuk1 Disconnected tagged cmd(s) (1) timeout for > Targe > t 11.0 > Sep 22 17:13:48 dbsmuk1 unix: WARNING: ID[SUNWpd.glm.cmd_timeout.6018] > Sep 22 17:13:48 dbsmuk1 unix: WARNING: /pci@1f,4000/scsi@4/sd@b,0 (sd130): > Sep 22 17:13:48 dbsmuk1 SCSI transport failed: reason 'timeout': > retryin > g command > > Also SCSI transport failed: reason 'incomplete' > > but it only brought down the chunk a couple of hours later... All raw > devices (chunks) on that disk on target 11 went down but not at the same > time... Also 2 other chunks on the other disk went down... Since 3rd of > October the instance is running with mirrored chunks online and there was no > other problems... > > prtvtoc on the raw devices that are down give Unable to read the disk > geometry. (Offset for the chunks was 2 pages, 4 kB) > > I will try to "recover mirrored chunks" tomorrow. I would greatly appreciate > your opinions - would it succeed - that is, are those hardware errors > temporary or fatal and should I consider the whole disk now (actually 2 > disks) flaky and try something else (and what). > > Many thanks for any advice > > Ljubica Cica - Informix DBA > _____ > > This email has been scanned for viruses. > > sending to informix-list -- Paul Watson # Oninit Ltd # Growing old is mandatory Tel: +44 1436 672201 # Growing up is optional Fax: +44 1436 678693 # Mob: +44 7818 003457 # www.oninit.com #