Re: fc-al and A5000

Re: fc-al and A5000

[Ben Collins]

Yep, I've been given access to an e4500 with a T3 array. So far, I've only
been able to try the drivers that are currently available. I've gone back
to 2.2.4 where socal first appeared, and still can't get things working. I
can only get the socal driver to recognize the live port. Proc shows that
the device (this T3) failed to respond, usually with a RJT.

Haven't gotten beyond that yet. I'm in the middle of buying a new house,
so I wont have time to work on this for another week or two. I do intend
to get it working though.

If anyone has information they want to dump on me about their experience
in this driver and trying to get this working, please do so. I'm going
into it blind, without any docs, and no reference point for a working
system.

On Mon, Mar 14, 2005 at 10:17:57PM -0800, David S. Miller wrote:
> On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 01:00:40 -0500
> Morten Pedersen <camaro468@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > does anyone know where to find some information or know how to make my
> > E4500 talk to my A5000?
> 
> Unfortunately, you are currently out of luck.  The SBUS
> fc drivers are in a very poor state and don't work for
> most people.
> 
> Ben Collins is trying to get the SOC/SOCAL driver working
> with his array on his E4500.  He'll certainly post results
> if he makes any progress.

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Re: fc-al and A5000

[Dennis Jenkins]

--- Ben Collins <bcollins@debian.org> wrote:
> If anyone has information they want to dump on me
> about their experience
> in this driver and trying to get this working,
> please do so. I'm going
> into it blind, without any docs, and no reference
> point for a working
> system.

You will become my new hero. :)

I don't really have anything to offer you directly,
but I will help you test, if I can.

I have an 8 processor e3500 with 8 18.2G disks in the
built in fiber array.  It is definately a SOCAL and
not a SOC.  I am unable to access the array using any
version of Linux.  I am clueless on Solaris and can't
figure out how to download the formware to flash the
FC-AL.  I do have Solaris 10 installed on the first
fiber drive (/dev/dsk/c3t0s0d0 for me).

I run Gentoo Linux, kernel 2.4.29 (but I'll try
anything that I can get to compile), and I have GCC
3.3.5 (which can't compile a 2.2 or 2.6 kernel...). 
ps- I run Linux of a SCSI drive connected to the
non-fiber scsi chain that also has the CDROM drive on
it.

So, if you need any sort of testing or just general
info from my box let me know.  I can give you openprom
settings, part #s, diagnostics info, an account on the
box with root.  Unfortunately, I am clueless about sun
hardware.  I wish I knew how to fix the driver myself.

Good Luck!  I'll keep my figers crossed for you.


Dennis Jenkins

Re: fc-al and A5000

[Patrick Finnegan]

On Tuesday 15 March 2005 07:34, you wrote:
> Yep, I've been given access to an e4500 with a T3 array. So far, I've
> only been able to try the drivers that are currently available. I've
> gone back to 2.2.4 where socal first appeared, and still can't get
> things working. I can only get the socal driver to recognize the live
> port. Proc shows that the device (this T3) failed to respond, usually
> with a RJT.
>
> Haven't gotten beyond that yet. I'm in the middle of buying a new
> house, so I wont have time to work on this for another week or two. I
> do intend to get it working though.

Hey, Ben, have you made any progress on this?  If it'd help, I could set 
up an E4000 with a FC-AL JBOD on it for you to have access to.

Pat
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