I'll check to make sure the card is not loading any firmware and if so, I
normally update to the latest firmware packages provided by kernel.org.
The server that is working only seems to be working on the 100G interface and
not on a 1G on a different network.? So something is still not right.? It
almost seems like it's voodoo right now when it does work.? :)
??? Chris
On 8/18/21 6:45 AM, L.P.H. van Belle via samba wrote:> Hai Chris,
>
>> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
>> Van: samba [mailto:samba-bounces at lists.samba.org] Namens
>> Chris Dos via samba
>> Verzonden: woensdag 18 augustus 2021 14:17
>> Aan: samba at lists.samba.org
>> Onderwerp: Re: [Samba] Multichannel and RSS Not Detected
>>
>> I was digging into the difference between the servers again
>> and I noticed some other difference.?
>>
>> I had upgraded the firmware a couple of months ago on the
>> Supermicro Mellanox card (had to get the firmware from Supermicro) that
is in the
>> server that is not working.? I'm also running the Mellanox driver
itself on
>> the server that is not working.?
> Well, after you did this, did you check for new firmware packages for
debian also.
> These might be out of sync.
>
> dpkg -l |grep firmware
> I dont know if linux is also loading firmware, but check that, should be
somewhere in the bootlog/dmesg output.
> If thats the case, i would look in : packages.debian.org if the current
firmware is available in newer packages.
>
>> Both of these servers are multi-homed and are connected to three
different
>> networks.? I discovered this morning that when looking at the server
that is
>> working on the storage interface, that multichannel is not working on
the
>> internal interface which is using a different NIC.? So there is another
piece
>> added to this puzzle.? You gave an example to disable offloading of the
NICs.?
>> Is that required for multichannel/RSS to work?
> I dont think its required.
>
> I would start here with newer kernel and linux firmwares.
>
https://packages.debian.org/search?suite=buster-backports§ion=all&arch=any&searchon=names&keywords=linux-image-5.10
>
>
https://packages.debian.org/search?suite=buster§ion=all&arch=any&searchon=names&keywords=firmware-linux
> And possible the "specific firmwares"
> ( like i use : firmware-bnx2 )
>
> Cant help much beside above, i hope i gave you some ideas where to look at.
>
>
> Greetz,
>
> Louis
>
>
>> ??? Chris
>>
>> On 8/17/21 8:28 AM, L.P.H. van Belle via samba wrote:
>>> On the virtual hosts and possible guest..
>>> Did you check if there not any problem with drivers and
>> possible offloading of the nics..
>>> I use XenServer, so thats the example i can give.
>>>
>>>
>> https://github.com/cloudnull/XenServer-Offloading-Off/blob/mas
> ter/offloadingoff.sh
>>>
>>> But which one does work now?
>>> You didnt tell that. :-(
>>>
>>> Greetz,
>>>
>>> Louis
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