Re: bin/53956: raidframe fails to create raid set

[christos%zoulas.com@localhost (Christos Zoulas)]

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From: christos%zoulas.com@localhost (Christos Zoulas)
To: Greg Oster <oster%netbsd.org@localhost>, he%NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost, gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost, netbsd-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Subject: Re: bin/53956: raidframe fails to create raid set
Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2019 12:28:44 -0500

 On Feb 7,  8:53am, oster%netbsd.org@localhost (Greg Oster) wrote:
 -- Subject: Re: bin/53956: raidframe fails to create raid set
 
 | On Thu,  7 Feb 2019 13:40:00 +0000 (UTC)
 | he%NetBSD.org@localhost wrote:
 | 
 | > >Number:         53956
 | > >Category:       bin
 | > >Synopsis:       raidframe fails to create raid set
 | > >Confidential:   no
 | > >Severity:       serious
 | > >Priority:       medium
 | > >Responsible:    bin-bug-people
 | > >State:          open
 | > >Class:          sw-bug
 | > >Submitter-Id:   net
 | > >Arrival-Date:   Thu Feb 07 13:40:00 +0000 2019
 | > >Originator:     he%NetBSD.org@localhost
 | > >Release:        NetBSD 8.0
 | > >Organization:  
 | > 	I try...
 | > >Environment:  
 | > System: NetBSD  8.0 NetBSD 8.0 (GENERIC) #0: Tue Jul 17 14:59:51 UTC
 | > 2018
 | > mkrepro%mkrepro.NetBSD.org@localhost:/usr/src/sys/arch/amd64/compile/GENERIC
 | > amd64 Architecture: x86_64 Machine: amd64
 | > >Description:  
 | > 	I'm trying to configure raidframe on a "new" system, having
 | > 	booted from the USB image.  I've labeled the disks using
 | > 	disklabel:
 | > 
 | > # disklabel wd0
 | > # /dev/rwd0:
 | > type: ESDI
 | > disk: MB2000EBZQC     
 | > label: fictitious
 | > flags:
 | > bytes/sector: 512
 | > sectors/track: 63
 | > tracks/cylinder: 16
 | > sectors/cylinder: 1008
 | > cylinders: 3876021
 | > total sectors: 3907029168
 | > rpm: 3600
 | > interleave: 1
 | > trackskew: 0
 | > cylinderskew: 0
 | > headswitch: 0           # microseconds
 | > track-to-track seek: 0  # microseconds
 | > drivedata: 0 
 | > 
 | > 8 partitions:
 | > #        size    offset     fstype [fsize bsize cpg/sgs]
 | >  a:   2098176         0     4.2BSD   1024  8192  2000  # (Cyl.      0
 | > -   2081*) d: 3907029168         0     unused      0     0        #
 | > (Cyl.      0 - 3876020) e: 3904930992   2098176
 | > RAID                     # (Cyl.   2081*- 3876020) # disklabel wd1
 | > # /dev/rwd1:
 | > type: ESDI
 | > disk: MB2000EBZQC     
 | > label: fictitious
 | > flags:
 | > bytes/sector: 512
 | > sectors/track: 63
 | > tracks/cylinder: 16
 | > sectors/cylinder: 1008
 | > cylinders: 3876021
 | > total sectors: 3907029168
 | > rpm: 3600
 | > interleave: 1
 | > trackskew: 0
 | > cylinderskew: 0
 | > headswitch: 0           # microseconds
 | > track-to-track seek: 0  # microseconds
 | > drivedata: 0 
 | > 
 | > 8 partitions:
 | > #        size    offset     fstype [fsize bsize cpg/sgs]
 | >  a:   2098176         0     4.2BSD   1024  8192  2000  # (Cyl.      0
 | > -   2081*) d: 3907029168         0     unused      0     0        #
 | > (Cyl.      0 - 3876020) e: 3904930992   2098176
 | > RAID                     # (Cyl.   2081*- 3876020)
 | > 
 | > 	and I've prepared a raid config file:
 | > 
 | > # ed /tmp/raid0.conf
 | > /tmp/raid0.conf: No such file or directory
 | > a
 | > START array
 | > 1 2 0
 | > 
 | > START disks
 | > /dev/wd0e
 | > /dev/wd1e
 | > 
 | > START layout
 | > 32 1 1 0
 | > 
 | > START queue
 | > fifo 100
 | > .
 | > w
 | > 96
 | > q
 | > #
 | > 
 | > 	However, when using this with raidctl, it fails, and attempts
 | > 	at initializing the raid also fails:
 | > 
 | > # raidctl -C /tmp/raid0.conf raid0
 | > Hosed component: /dev/wd1e
 | > Hosed component: /dev/wd0e
 | > raid0: Ignoring /dev/wd0e
 | [snip]
 | > raid0: Components: /dev/wd0e[**FAILED**] /dev/wd1e[**FAILED**]
 
 Can you dd some zeros in wd0e and wd1e and see if that changes the
 situation?
 
 christos