Re: [zfs-discuss] Solaris Based Systems "Lock Up" - Possibly ZFS/memory related?

2011-11-08 Thread Lachlan Mulcahy
Hi All, On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 5:24 PM, Lachlan Mulcahy wrote: > Now trying another suggestion sent to me by a direct poster: >> >> * Recommendation from Sun (Oracle) to work around a bug: >> * 6958068 - Nehalem deeper C-states cause erratic scheduling >> behavior >> set idle_cpu_pre

Re: [zfs-discuss] Solaris Based Systems "Lock Up" - Possibly ZFS/memory related?

2011-11-03 Thread Lachlan Mulcahy
Hi Edward, Thanks for your input. Please see > http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/zfs-discuss/2010-November/046189.html > > But I'll need to expand upon this a little more here: When we bought that > system, solaris was a supported os on the R710. We paid for oracle gold > support (or whate

Re: [zfs-discuss] Solaris Based Systems "Lock Up" - Possibly ZFS/memory related?

2011-11-03 Thread Edward Ned Harvey
> From: zfs-discuss-boun...@opensolaris.org [mailto:zfs-discuss- > boun...@opensolaris.org] On Behalf Of Lachlan Mulcahy > > *       Recommendation from Sun (Oracle) to work around a bug: > *       6958068 - Nehalem deeper C-states cause erratic scheduling behavior > set idle_cpu_prefer_mwait = 0

Re: [zfs-discuss] Solaris Based Systems "Lock Up" - Possibly ZFS/memory related?

2011-11-03 Thread Edward Ned Harvey
> From: zfs-discuss-boun...@opensolaris.org [mailto:zfs-discuss- > boun...@opensolaris.org] On Behalf Of Lachlan Mulcahy > > I have been having issues with Solaris kernel based systems "locking up" and > am wondering if anyone else has observed a similar symptom before. > > ... > > Dell R710 / 80

Re: [zfs-discuss] Solaris Based Systems "Lock Up" - Possibly ZFS/memory related?

2011-11-02 Thread Lachlan Mulcahy
Hi All, No joy.. the system seized up again within a few hours of coming back up. > > Now trying another suggestion sent to me by a direct poster: > > * Recommendation from Sun (Oracle) to work around a bug: > * 6958068 - Nehalem deeper C-states cause erratic scheduling behavior > set

Re: [zfs-discuss] Solaris Based Systems "Lock Up" - Possibly ZFS/memory related?

2011-10-31 Thread Richard Elling
FWIW, we recommend disabling C-states in the BIOS for NexentaStor systems. C-states are evil. -- richard On Oct 31, 2011, at 9:46 PM, Lachlan Mulcahy wrote: > Hi All, > > > We did not have the latest firmware on the HBA - through a lot of pain I > managed to boot into an MS-DOS disk and run t

Re: [zfs-discuss] Solaris Based Systems "Lock Up" - Possibly ZFS/memory related?

2011-10-31 Thread Lachlan Mulcahy
Hi All, We did not have the latest firmware on the HBA - through a lot of pain I > managed to boot into an MS-DOS disk and run the firmware update. We're now > running the latest on this card from the LSI.com website. (both HBA BIOS > and Firmware) > No joy.. the system seized up again within a

Re: [zfs-discuss] Solaris Based Systems "Lock Up" - Possibly ZFS/memory related?

2011-10-31 Thread Lachlan Mulcahy
Hi All/Marion, A small update... known to have lockups/timeouts when used with SAS expanders (disk >> enclosures) >> with incompatible firmware revisions, and/or with older mpt drivers. >> > > I'll need to check that out -- I'm 90% sure that these are fresh out of > box HBAs. > > Will try an upg

Re: [zfs-discuss] Solaris Based Systems "Lock Up" - Possibly ZFS/memory related?

2011-10-31 Thread Lachlan Mulcahy
Hi Marion, Thanks for your swifty reply! Have you got the latest firmware on your LSI 1068E HBA's? These have been > known to have lockups/timeouts when used with SAS expanders (disk > enclosures) > with incompatible firmware revisions, and/or with older mpt drivers. > I'll need to check that o

Re: [zfs-discuss] Solaris Based Systems "Lock Up" - Possibly ZFS/memory related?

2011-10-31 Thread Marion Hakanson
lmulc...@marinsoftware.com said: > . . . > The MySQL server is: > Dell R710 / 80G Memory with two daisy chained MD1220 disk arrays - 22 Disks > each - 600GB 10k RPM SAS Drives Storage Controller: LSI, Inc. 1068E (JBOD) > > I have also seen similar symptoms on systems with MD1000 disk arrays > cont

[zfs-discuss] Solaris Based Systems "Lock Up" - Possibly ZFS/memory related?

2011-10-31 Thread Lachlan Mulcahy
Hi Folks, I have been having issues with Solaris kernel based systems "locking up" and am wondering if anyone else has observed a similar symptom before. Some information/background... Systems the symptom has presented on: NFS server (Nexenta Core 3.01) and a MySQL Server (Sol 11 Express). The