freebsd stable - May 2003 - SMP Proliants and Smart2 Array controllers. (Was: Proliant on a 6500)

I've included all posts till now.

Can I ask anyone with older proliant multi-cpu hardware using the smart2
controllers to get in touch with me?  I am curious to know if this works for
anyone...

-D

Quoting Danny Carroll <fbsd@dannysplace.net>:
> Still more info...
> It does not work on 5_0-RELEASE either.
>
> -D
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Danny Carroll" <fbsd@dannysplace.net>
> To: <freebsd-smp@freebsd.org>; <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org>;
> <freebsd-questions@freeBSD.org>
> Cc: "Poul-Henning Kamp" <phk@phk.freebsd.dk>
> Sent: Monday, May 12, 2003 11:13 PM
> Subject: Re: Proliant on a 6500
>
>
> > More info...
> > I freshly installed to a drive on the internal SCSI bus...
> >
> > Then I copied the smp kernel over and booted off the new drive (with
the
> > array card still inserted).
> > The machine detected the array card and started up just fine...
> > As soon as I tried to mount a logical drive the command froze.    I
was
> able
> > to CTRL-C but it would not talk to the ida logical drives.
> >
> > This proves to me that it's an IDA thing...
> >
> > Now I'll cvsup to -STABLE and see if that makes a difference.
> > After that I will try -CURRENT.
> >
> > Does anyone on the SMP lists (or Poul) want anything out of this
machine
> > (traces or whatever?)
> >
> > -D
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Danny Carroll" <fbsd@dannysplace.net>
> > To: <freebsd-smp@freebsd.org>;
<freebsd-stable@freebsd.org>;
> > <freebsd-questions@freeBSD.org>
> > Sent: Monday, May 12, 2003 9:24 PM
> > Subject: Re: Proliant on a 6500
> >
> >
> > > Sorry to reply to myself, but I wanted to expand this to -stable
and add
> > > some more info...
> > > See the original post at the bottom of this msg.
> > >
> > > I just took the Smart 2/P and put it in slot1 (one of the shared
> Eisa/PCI
> > > slots.)
> > >
> > > Now the Dmesg output shows the "SMP: AP CPU" lines in a
different
> order...
> > >
> > > They were:
> > > SMP: AP CPU# 3 Launched!
> > > SMP: AP CPU# 1 Launched!
> > > SMP: AP CPU# 2 Launched!
> > >
> > > now they are:
> > > SMP: AP CPU# 1 Launched!
> > > SMP: AP CPU# 2 Launched!
> > > SMP: AP CPU# 3 Launched!
> > >
> > > I don't think this is a SMP problem, but rather a SMP/Smart2
combined
> > > problem...
> > >
> > > Has anyone got FreeBSD 4.8-RELEASE working on a Compaq Proliant
6500
> with
> > a
> > > Smart2/p?
> > > -D
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Danny Carroll" <fbsd@dannysplace.net>
> > > To: <freebsd-smp@freebsd.org>
> > > Sent: Monday, May 12, 2003 6:29 PM
> > > Subject: Proliant on a 6500
> > >
> > >
> > > > Hiya all...
> > > >
> > > > I have a compaq proliant 6500 with 4 cpu's
> > > > I am trying to install 4.8 on it (I got it installed but
it's SMP that
> > > does
> > > > not work).
> > > >
> > > > The kernel seems to hang after the SMP: AP CPU #3 Launched.
> > > > Actually it gets two lines extra (mounting root off the ida
> controller).
> > > >
> > > > Now, scrolllock and caps and everything still work, (I can
even sroll
> > back
> > > > and read the text) but nothing else happens.
> > > >
> > > > I am about to wipe and choose UNIXWare 7 (I chose solaris
last time)
> and
> > > > we'll see what happens, but I was wondering if you have
seen this
> > problem
> > > > before.
> > > >
> > > > One more thing...  I only had the first two SMP settings in
the kernel
> I
> > > had
> > > > none of that NCPU etc stuff,...  Do I need it for 4.8?  If
so, how do
> I
> > > find
> > > > out how many interupts to set??
> > > >
> > > > Any more tips??
> > > >
> > > > Thanks...
> > > > -D
> > > >
> > >
> > > _______________________________________________
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> > > I freshly installed to a drive on the internal SCSI bus...
> > >
> > > Then I copied the smp kernel over and booted off the new drive
(with
the
> > > array card still inserted).
> > > The machine detected the array card and started up just fine...
> > > As soon as I tried to mount a logical drive the command froze.   
I
was
> > able
> > > to CTRL-C but it would not talk to the ida logical drives.
> > >
> > > This proves to me that it's an IDA thing...
> > >
> > > Now I'll cvsup to -STABLE and see if that makes a difference.
> > > After that I will try -CURRENT.
> > >
> > > Does anyone on the SMP lists (or Poul) want anything out of this
machine
> > > (traces or whatever?)
I remember similar behavior with 4-STABLE around 4.6 time.
Proliant 3000 dual PIII + SmartArray:
1. runs fine on properly installed non SMP kernel
2. runs fine on properly installed SMP kernel
3. freezes during boot on mounting ida0 on non SMP kernel with SMP modules
and vice versa

It happend after installing SMP kernel that didn't boot. I booted
kernel.GENERIC and wasn't able to mount my ida volumes. Fortunately I had
system installed on regular SCSI disk, and restoring modules proper for
kernel I had booted helped.

Przemek Wieclawek

I must humbly give thanks to those that have offered suggestions...  I found
the solution...
Of course it was teh "Full Table - Mapped" setting.

My only excuse is that I discounted this as I heard of (a PR) someone with
the same issue on almost identical hardware saying that these settings made
no difference.

For list completeness, make sure that the following settings are in bios.

OS - Win2k  (Others work too).
APIC - "Full Table-Mapped"

Also, in the ACU I found that the logical drive max boot partition needed to
be set so that the drive geometry was within BSD's limits...  8Gb boot
partition was the one I needed.  The symptiom was not being able to label
the whole drive...

-D
Time to see how fast this baby compiles world :)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Danny Carroll" <fbsd@dannysplace.net>
To: <freebsd-smp@freebsd.org>; <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org>;
<freebsd-questions@freeBSD.org>; "Poul-Henning Kamp"
<phk@phk.freebsd.dk>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2003 9:43 AM
Subject: SMP Proliants and Smart2 Array controllers. (Was: Proliant on
a6500)

> I've included all posts till now.
>
> Can I ask anyone with older proliant multi-cpu hardware using the smart2
> controllers to get in touch with me?  I am curious to know if this works
for
> anyone...
>
> -D
>
> Quoting Danny Carroll <fbsd@dannysplace.net>:
>
> > Still more info...
> > It does not work on 5_0-RELEASE either.
> >
> > -D
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Danny Carroll" <fbsd@dannysplace.net>
> > To: <freebsd-smp@freebsd.org>;
<freebsd-stable@freebsd.org>;
> > <freebsd-questions@freeBSD.org>
> > Cc: "Poul-Henning Kamp" <phk@phk.freebsd.dk>
> > Sent: Monday, May 12, 2003 11:13 PM
> > Subject: Re: Proliant on a 6500
> >
> >
> > > More info...
> > > I freshly installed to a drive on the internal SCSI bus...
> > >
> > > Then I copied the smp kernel over and booted off the new drive
(with
the
> > > array card still inserted).
> > > The machine detected the array card and started up just fine...
> > > As soon as I tried to mount a logical drive the command froze.   
I
was
> > able
> > > to CTRL-C but it would not talk to the ida logical drives.
> > >
> > > This proves to me that it's an IDA thing...
> > >
> > > Now I'll cvsup to -STABLE and see if that makes a difference.
> > > After that I will try -CURRENT.
> > >
> > > Does anyone on the SMP lists (or Poul) want anything out of this
machine
> > > (traces or whatever?)
> > >
> > > -D
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Danny Carroll" <fbsd@dannysplace.net>
> > > To: <freebsd-smp@freebsd.org>;
<freebsd-stable@freebsd.org>;
> > > <freebsd-questions@freeBSD.org>
> > > Sent: Monday, May 12, 2003 9:24 PM
> > > Subject: Re: Proliant on a 6500
> > >
> > >
> > > > Sorry to reply to myself, but I wanted to expand this to
-stable and
add
> > > > some more info...
> > > > See the original post at the bottom of this msg.
> > > >
> > > > I just took the Smart 2/P and put it in slot1 (one of the
shared
> > Eisa/PCI
> > > > slots.)
> > > >
> > > > Now the Dmesg output shows the "SMP: AP CPU" lines
in a different
> > order...
> > > >
> > > > They were:
> > > > SMP: AP CPU# 3 Launched!
> > > > SMP: AP CPU# 1 Launched!
> > > > SMP: AP CPU# 2 Launched!
> > > >
> > > > now they are:
> > > > SMP: AP CPU# 1 Launched!
> > > > SMP: AP CPU# 2 Launched!
> > > > SMP: AP CPU# 3 Launched!
> > > >
> > > > I don't think this is a SMP problem, but rather a
SMP/Smart2
combined
> > > > problem...
> > > >
> > > > Has anyone got FreeBSD 4.8-RELEASE working on a Compaq
Proliant 6500
> > with
> > > a
> > > > Smart2/p?
> > > > -D
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Danny Carroll" <fbsd@dannysplace.net>
> > > > To: <freebsd-smp@freebsd.org>
> > > > Sent: Monday, May 12, 2003 6:29 PM
> > > > Subject: Proliant on a 6500
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Hiya all...
> > > > >
> > > > > I have a compaq proliant 6500 with 4 cpu's
> > > > > I am trying to install 4.8 on it (I got it installed
but it's SMP
that
> > > > does
> > > > > not work).
> > > > >
> > > > > The kernel seems to hang after the SMP: AP CPU #3
Launched.
> > > > > Actually it gets two lines extra (mounting root off the
ida
> > controller).
> > > > >
> > > > > Now, scrolllock and caps and everything still work, (I
can even
sroll
> > > back
> > > > > and read the text) but nothing else happens.
> > > > >
> > > > > I am about to wipe and choose UNIXWare 7 (I chose
solaris last
time)
> > and
> > > > > we'll see what happens, but I was wondering if you
have seen this
> > > problem
> > > > > before.
> > > > >
> > > > > One more thing...  I only had the first two SMP
settings in the
kernel
> > I
> > > > had
> > > > > none of that NCPU etc stuff,...  Do I need it for 4.8? 
If so, how
do
> > I
> > > > find
> > > > > out how many interupts to set??
> > > > >
> > > > > Any more tips??
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks...
> > > > > -D
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > _______________________________________________
> > > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list
> > > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions
> > > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to
> > > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > _______________________________________________
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> > >
> > >
> >
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