RE: [cobalt-users] Raq550 - resynchronizing continuosly

["Jeff Edwards" <Jeff@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have a Raq550 that is stuck in this resync, reboot loop.  It's a dual 40gb
Drive model.
Any Idea if SUN has resolved this issue yet and released a fix?
I don't find one on the SUN Cobalt website.

Thanks,

Jeff


-----Original Message-----
From: cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Bobby Brown
Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 11:23 AM
To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Raq550 - resynchronizing continuosly


Sorry but i didn't subscribe to this list until a few days ago.  I also had
the same reboot at 80%, so i spent my $95.00 and had sun get me online with
a tech.  Was up way too late last night, but did get it resolved.

Solution:

Roll back the kernel. The tech went in and manually rolled back the kernel
to the previous version before the patch.  The machine was rebooted after
that, and of course the harddrives had to resynchronize.  Afterwards it
showed that one of the drives was dead, so i completely shutdown the machine
and let it sit for about 5 minutes before bringing back up.  After a final
resynchronizing the raq is back to normal.

Origin of Problem:

I'm just repeating what the tech mumbled off to me while on the phone
because he wasn't too happy at seeing this.  Turns out this is really close
to the same problem they had awhile back with a kernel patch for the RaqXTR
machines, and alot of heads rolled for it.  Basically it looks like the
patch they gave us for the 550 contained the exact same code that someone
messed up a bunch of XTR's with.  And to answer the question on where the
kernel patch is, after last night i'm not surprised its been pulled.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Sidlin" <richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 12:22 AM
Subject: RE: [cobalt-users] Raq550 - resynchronizing continuosly


> >
> >
> > 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
>
>
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