From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Drew Subject: Re: Compatible Hardware Controllers (Smartctl, 8 port, SFF-8087) Date: Tue, 4 May 2010 12:09:41 -0700 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Return-path: In-Reply-To: Sender: linux-raid-owner@vger.kernel.org To: Andrew Dunn Cc: linux-raid@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-raid.ids > The problem with this controller is that if you try to use smartctl or > smartd to monitor your drives, the controller will become unresponsive > and offline an arbitrary amount of drives. This causes a huge problem > in raid because then the drives get marked as failed and I have to > force add them back into the array. This is a known issue with the 1068 series which AFAIK there are some patches floating around that resolve this issue. Refer to https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14831 for particulars. -- Drew "Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood." --Marie Curie