Re: [cobalt-users] Raq550 - resynchronizing continuosly

["John D. Gorena" <Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Richard Sidlin wrote:
> 
> >
> >
> > Rebooted my Raq550 today for the first time in along while,
> > and i've got a really weird problem.  Seems as if it is
> > continously resynchronizing the harddrives that are mirrored.
> >  I haven't noticed if it rebooting itself, but i'll check to
> > see how far it is on resyncing and when i come back it will
> > either still be going or have gotten lower like it started
> > over.  All of this started this afternoon.  Is there any
> > reason for this.  Do I have a hardware problem, and if so
> > what is dying on me?
> >
> > Bobby Brown, Jr.
> > Owner & SysAdmin
> > www.superiorsites.net
> >
> 
> You obviously haven't seen my cries of help of about a week ago. After
> installing the kernel update patch that appears to have been pulled from
> the site now, my RaQ550 (with 80GB HDD's)is in a constant loop of
> synchronising, rebooted, synchronising, rebooting. No-one on the list
> could help so I looked on the Sun Support Forum and found one or two
> others with the same problem. I posted a support request to Sun and
> yesterday a techie from the Netherlands looked at the box and stated
> that they have a problem with that patch and the 80GB version of the
> RaQ. He said he would get back to me but hasn't as yet. I'll check the
> status of the support request soon and contact them again. I think he
> was muttering something about the drive controllers.
> 
> I'll let you know the outcome.
> 
> Richard Sidlin
> 

Hmmmm, I did not seem to have a problem on my Raqs with 80 GBs.  But I am glad they pulled it before
I put it on my last one that is the important one.

THanks for posting this answer.  Please let us know what the outcome is.

John