From: Jamie Clark <jamie@zeroth.org>
To: linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org
Subject: qla2xxx driver/firmware versions & thermal stability
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 16:07:53 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <41206B59.5070703@zeroth.org> (raw)
In the recent past we ran qla2300 driver version 6.04.00 with qla2300F
cards. The driver/card often died with the following messages (kernel
2.4.19-pre10aa4):
Jan 12 12:54:56 prodapp4 kernel: qla2x00: Status Entry invalid handle.
Jan 12 12:54:56 prodapp4 kernel: qla2x00: Performing ISP error recovery
- ha= c493c07c.
...
Jan 12 12:55:22 prodapp4 kernel: qla2x00(2): ISP error recovery failed -
board disabled
These failures seem to be temperature related. A slight upward shift in
the computer room temperature (from very cold to not-quite-as-cold)
*always* precipitated these errors. After upgrading all the machines to
qla2340 boards we still have the same problem.
Now, I'm quite aware that this could be caused by poor cooling
circulation (2U Intel Server chassis / STL2 board) but my basic tests
with temperature probes indicate nothing excessive - in fact everything
seems chilly. The room is kept at 18degC, the server cases are cold to
touch, internal case temperature around the cards of about 22degC. I
have detailed 5-minute temperature data going back for a year - all of
it well inside the Qlogic operating specs.
My question is: has anyone else seen anything like this? Does the older
Qlogic firmware tend to run hotter? Is the newer any better? At the
moment we're on 6.04.00 as this is the release that is supposedly
certified by Hitachi (storage vendor). I'd be happy to upgrade to later
version if I knew it would cure the thermal sensitivity.
boot probe with 2340 and 6.04 driver:
qla2x00_set_info starts at address = c3ac0060
qla2x00: Found VID=1077 DID=2312 SSVID=1077 SSDID=100
scsi(2): Found a QLA2312 @ bus 1, device 0xa, irq 20, iobase 0x6400
scsi(2): Allocated 4096 SRB(s).
scsi(2): Configure NVRAM parameters...
scsi(2): 32 Bit PCI Addressing Enabled.
scsi(2): Verifying loaded RISC code...
scsi(2): Verifying chip...
scsi(2): Waiting for LIP to complete...
scsi(2): LOOP UP detected.
scsi(2): Topology - (F_Port), Host Loop address 0xffff
scsi2 : QLogic QLA2312 PCI to Fibre Channel Host Adapter: bus 1 device
10 irq 20
Firmware version: 3.01.18, Driver version 6.04.00
Vendor: HITACHI Model: DF600F Rev: 0000
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 03
next reply other threads:[~2004-08-16 8:08 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-08-16 8:07 Jamie Clark [this message]
2004-08-16 21:19 ` qla2xxx driver/firmware versions & thermal stability Andrew Vasquez
2004-08-16 23:41 ` Jamie Clark
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