Hi, I have a big problem with my SC1425 Dell Servers. I use Linux Software RAID on them and last days i make few tests on them to see the reaction of the server about different situations like : power failure, hard drive prower failure ... And the hard drive prower failure was the problem. When i unplug the electric alimentation (or the SATA port cable) of one of my two hard drives in RAID 1, the server stop responding and i get this messages : ata4.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x2 frozen ata4.00: cmd e7/00:00:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/a0 tag 0 cdb 0x0 data 0 res 40/00:00:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x4 (timeout) ata4: port is slow to respond, please be patient (Status 0xd0) ata4: port failed to respond (30sec, Status 0xd0) ata4: soft resetting port I have make the same test on a SC1435 (the next generation) with a broadcom chispset/driver and everything is fine when i unplug one hard drive. On SC1425 my bios is up-to-date from the dell website. You can contact me for more informations, or some tests. Thanks for your work My informations : # sh scripts/ver_linux Linux raid-test 2.6.21.5-grsec-ipvs #1 SMP Thu Jun 28 13:51:34 CEST 2007 x86_64 GNU/Linux Gnu C 4.1.2 Gnu make 3.81 binutils 2.17 util-linux 2.12r mount 2.12r module-init-tools 3.3-pre2 e2fsprogs 1.40-WIP Linux C Library 2.3.6 Dynamic linker (ldd) 2.3.6 Procps 3.2.7 Net-tools 1.60 Console-tools 0.2.3 Sh-utils 5.97 udev 105 # cat /proc/ioports 0000-001f : dma1 0020-0021 : pic1 0040-0043 : timer0 0050-0053 : timer1 0060-006f : keyboard 0070-0077 : rtc 0080-008f : dma page reg 00a0-00a1 : pic2 00c0-00df : dma2 00f0-00ff : fpu 0170-0177 : 0000:00:1f.1 0170-0177 : libata 01f0-01f7 : 0000:00:1f.1 01f0-01f7 : libata 0376-0376 : 0000:00:1f.1 0376-0376 : libata 03c0-03df : vga+ 03f6-03f6 : 0000:00:1f.1 03f6-03f6 : libata 03f8-03ff : serial 0800-087f : 0000:00:1f.0 0800-087f : pnp 00:07 0800-0803 : ACPI PM1a_EVT_BLK 0804-0805 : ACPI PM1a_CNT_BLK 0808-080b : ACPI PM_TMR 0828-082f : ACPI GPE0_BLK 0880-08bf : 0000:00:1f.0 0880-08bf : pnp 00:07 08c0-08df : pnp 00:07 08e0-08e3 : pnp 00:07 0c00-0c0f : pnp 00:07 0c10-0c1f : pnp 00:07 0ca0-0ca7 : pnp 00:07 0ca9-0cab : pnp 00:07 0cf8-0cff : PCI conf1 cc80-cc8f : 0000:00:1f.2 cc80-cc8f : libata cc98-cc9b : 0000:00:1f.2 cc98-cc9b : libata cca0-cca7 : 0000:00:1f.2 cca0-cca7 : libata ccb0-ccb3 : 0000:00:1f.2 ccb0-ccb3 : libata ccb8-ccbf : 0000:00:1f.2 ccb8-ccbf : libata ccc0-ccdf : 0000:00:1d.1 ccc0-ccdf : uhci_hcd cce0-ccff : 0000:00:1d.0 cce0-ccff : uhci_hcd d000-dfff : PCI Bus #04 d800-d8ff : 0000:04:0d.0 dcc0-dcff : 0000:04:03.0 dcc0-dcff : e1000 e000-efff : PCI Bus #01 e000-efff : PCI Bus #02 ecc0-ecff : 0000:02:04.0 ecc0-ecff : e1000 fc00-fc0f : 0000:00:1f.1 fc00-fc0f : libata # cat /proc/iomem 00000000-0009ffff : System RAM 00000000-00000000 : Crash kernel 00100000-1ffbffff : System RAM 00200000-004dcfb9 : Kernel code 004dcfba-0059c9ef : Kernel data 1ffc0000-1ffcfbff : ACPI Tables 1ffcfc00-1fffefff : reserved 20000000-200003ff : 0000:00:1f.1 e0000000-efffffff : PCI MMCONFIG 0 e0000000-efffffff : reserved f0000000-f7ffffff : PCI Bus #04 f0000000-f7ffffff : 0000:04:0d.0 fe500000-fe6fffff : PCI Bus #04 fe500000-fe51ffff : 0000:04:0d.0 fe5d0000-fe5dffff : 0000:04:0d.0 fe5e0000-fe5fffff : 0000:04:03.0 fe5e0000-fe5fffff : e1000 fe700000-feafffff : PCI Bus #01 fe900000-feafffff : PCI Bus #02 fe9e0000-fe9fffff : 0000:02:04.0 fe9e0000-fe9fffff : e1000 feb00000-feb003ff : 0000:00:1d.7 feb00000-feb003ff : ehci_hcd fec00000-fec8ffff : reserved fec00000-fec00fff : IOAPIC 0 fec80000-fec80fff : IOAPIC 1 fed00000-fed003ff : HPET 0 fee00000-fee00fff : Local APIC ffb00000-ffffffff : reserved # lspci -vvv 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation E7520 Memory Controller Hub (rev 09) Subsystem: Dell PowerEdge SC1425 Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr+ Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- Latency: 0 Capabilities: [40] Vendor Specific Information 00:02.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation E7525/E7520/E7320 PCI Express Port A (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode]) Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr+ Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=03, sec-latency=0 I/O behind bridge: 0000e000-0000efff Memory behind bridge: fe700000-feafffff Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000fff00000-00000000000fffff Secondary status: 66MHz- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- <SERR- <PERR- BridgeCtl: Parity+ SERR+ NoISA+ VGA- MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B- Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2 Flags: PMEClk- DSI+ D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+) Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- Capabilities: [58] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit- Queue=0/1 Enable- Address: fee00000 Data: 0000 Capabilities: [64] Express Root Port (Slot-) IRQ 0 Device: Supported: MaxPayload 256 bytes, PhantFunc 0, ExtTag- Device: Latency L0s <64ns, L1 <1us Device: Errors: Correctable+ Non-Fatal+ Fatal+ Unsupported+ Device: RlxdOrd- ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop- Device: MaxPayload 256 bytes, MaxReadReq 128 bytes Link: Supported Speed 2.5Gb/s, Width x8, ASPM L0s, Port 2 Link: Latency L0s <4us, L1 unlimited Link: ASPM Disabled RCB 64 bytes CommClk- ExtSynch- Link: Speed 2.5Gb/s, Width x8 Root: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- PME- Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting 00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [UHCI]) Subsystem: Dell PowerEdge SC1425 Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium
TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 0 Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 16 Region 4: I/O ports at cce0 [size=32] 00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [UHCI]) Subsystem: Dell PowerEdge SC1425 Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium
TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 0 Interrupt: pin B routed to IRQ 19 Region 4: I/O ports at ccc0 [size=32] 00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 02) (prog-if 20 [EHCI]) Subsystem: Dell PowerEdge SC1425 Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium
TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 0 Interrupt: pin D routed to IRQ 23 Region 0: Memory at feb00000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K] Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2 Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=375mA PME(D0+,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+) Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- Capabilities: [58] Debug port 00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev c2) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode]) Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr+ Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- Latency: 0 Bus: primary=00, secondary=04, subordinate=04, sec-latency=32 I/O behind bridge: 0000d000-0000dfff Memory behind bridge: fe500000-fe6fffff Prefetchable memory behind bridge: f0000000-f7ffffff Secondary status: 66MHz- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium
TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort+ <SERR- <PERR-
BridgeCtl: Parity+ SERR+ NoISA- VGA+ MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B- 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 02) Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle+ MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr+ Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium
TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 0 00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) IDE Controller (rev 02) (prog-if 8a [Master SecP PriP]) Subsystem: Dell PowerEdge SC1425 Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium
TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 0 Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 18 Region 0: I/O ports at 01f0 [size=8] Region 1: I/O ports at 03f4 [size=1] Region 2: I/O ports at 0170 [size=8] Region 3: I/O ports at 0374 [size=1] Region 4: I/O ports at fc00 [size=16] Region 5: Memory at 20000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K] 00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801EB (ICH5) SATA Controller (rev 02) (prog-if 8f [Master SecP SecO PriP PriO]) Subsystem: Dell PowerEdge SC1425 Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap- 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium
TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 0 Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 18 Region 0: I/O ports at ccb8 [size=8] Region 1: I/O ports at ccb0 [size=4] Region 2: I/O ports at cca0 [size=8] Region 3: I/O ports at cc98 [size=4] Region 4: I/O ports at cc80 [size=16] 01:00.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6700PXH PCI Express-to-PCI Bridge A (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode]) Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr+ Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes Bus: primary=01, secondary=02, subordinate=02, sec-latency=32 I/O behind bridge: 0000e000-0000efff Memory behind bridge: fe900000-feafffff Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000fff00000-00000000000fffff Secondary status: 66MHz+ FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium
TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- <SERR- <PERR-
BridgeCtl: Parity+ SERR+ NoISA+ VGA- MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B- Capabilities: [44] Express PCI/PCI-X Bridge IRQ 0 Device: Supported: MaxPayload 256 bytes, PhantFunc 0, ExtTag- Device: Latency L0s <64ns, L1 <1us Device: AtnBtn- AtnInd- PwrInd- Device: Errors: Correctable+ Non-Fatal+ Fatal+ Unsupported- Device: RlxdOrd- ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop- Device: MaxPayload 256 bytes, MaxReadReq 512 bytes Link: Supported Speed 2.5Gb/s, Width x8, ASPM L0s, Port 0 Link: Latency L0s unlimited, L1 unlimited Link: ASPM Disabled CommClk- ExtSynch- Link: Speed 2.5Gb/s, Width x8 Capabilities: [5c] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable- Address: 0000000000000000 Data: 0000 Capabilities: [6c] Power Management version 2 Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+) Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- Capabilities: [d8] PCI-X bridge device Secondary Status: 64bit+ 133MHz+ SCD- USC- SCO- SRD- Freq=conv Status: Dev=01:00.0 64bit- 133MHz- SCD- USC- SCO- SRD- Upstream: Capacity=65535 CommitmentLimit=65535 Downstream: Capacity=65535 CommitmentLimit=65535 Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting Capabilities: [300] Power Budgeting 01:00.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6700PXH PCI Express-to-PCI Bridge B (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode]) Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr+ Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes Bus: primary=01, secondary=03, subordinate=03, sec-latency=64 I/O behind bridge: 0000f000-00000fff Memory behind bridge: fff00000-000fffff Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000fff00000-00000000000fffff Secondary status: 66MHz+ FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium
TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort+ <SERR- <PERR-
BridgeCtl: Parity+ SERR+ NoISA+ VGA- MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B- Capabilities: [44] Express PCI/PCI-X Bridge IRQ 0 Device: Supported: MaxPayload 256 bytes, PhantFunc 0, ExtTag- Device: Latency L0s <64ns, L1 <1us Device: AtnBtn- AtnInd- PwrInd- Device: Errors: Correctable+ Non-Fatal+ Fatal+ Unsupported- Device: RlxdOrd- ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop- Device: MaxPayload 256 bytes, MaxReadReq 512 bytes Link: Supported Speed 2.5Gb/s, Width x8, ASPM L0s, Port 0 Link: Latency L0s unlimited, L1 unlimited Link: ASPM Disabled CommClk- ExtSynch- Link: Speed 2.5Gb/s, Width x8 Capabilities: [5c] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable- Address: 0000000000000000 Data: 0000 Capabilities: [6c] Power Management version 2 Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+) Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- Capabilities: [d8] PCI-X bridge device Secondary Status: 64bit+ 133MHz+ SCD- USC- SCO- SRD- Freq=133MHz Status: Dev=01:00.2 64bit- 133MHz- SCD- USC- SCO- SRD- Upstream: Capacity=65535 CommitmentLimit=65535 Downstream: Capacity=65535 CommitmentLimit=65535 Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting Capabilities: [300] Power Budgeting 02:04.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82541GI Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 05) Subsystem: Dell PowerEdge SC1425 Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium
TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 32 (63750ns min), Cache Line Size: 64 bytes Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 32 Region 0: Memory at fe9e0000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128K] Region 2: I/O ports at ecc0 [size=64] Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2 Flags: PMEClk- DSI+ D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+) Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=1 PME- Capabilities: [e4] PCI-X non-bridge device Command: DPERE- ERO+ RBC=512 OST=1 Status: Dev=00:00.0 64bit- 133MHz- SCD- USC- DC=simple DMMRBC=2048 DMOST=1 DMCRS=8 RSCEM- 266MHz- 533MHz- 04:03.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82541GI Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 05) Subsystem: Dell PowerEdge SC1425 Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium
TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 32 (63750ns min), Cache Line Size: 64 bytes Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 20 Region 0: Memory at fe5e0000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128K] Region 2: I/O ports at dcc0 [size=64] Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2 Flags: PMEClk- DSI+ D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+) Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=1 PME- Capabilities: [e4] PCI-X non-bridge device Command: DPERE- ERO+ RBC=512 OST=1 Status: Dev=00:00.0 64bit- 133MHz- SCD- USC- DC=simple DMMRBC=2048 DMOST=1 DMCRS=8 RSCEM- 266MHz- 533MHz- 04:0d.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon RV100 QY [Radeon 7000/VE] (prog-if 00 [VGA]) Subsystem: Dell PowerEdge SC1425 Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop+ ParErr- Stepping+ SERR+ FastB2B- Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium
TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 32 (2000ns min), Cache Line Size: 64 bytes Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 5 Region 0: Memory at f0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M] Region 1: I/O ports at d800 [size=256] Region 2: Memory at fe5d0000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K] [virtual] Expansion ROM at fe500000 [disabled] [size=128K] Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2 Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-) Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- # cat /proc/scsi/scsi Attached devices: Host: scsi2 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00 Vendor: ATA Model: WDC WD800JD-75LS Rev: 09.0 Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 05 Host: scsi3 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00 Vendor: ATA Model: WDC WD800JD-75LS Rev: 09.0 Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 05 - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-ide" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html