Turns out to be a double problem...On top of the hardware problem with the
disk, there is a mega-patch for DiskSuite 4.1 (2.6+) The patch is 104172-13
released on 18 March 1999..
Sun/Access Graphics tech support found the answer...
If you do not have this patch GET IT!!!
> Date: Mon, 29 Mar 1999 21:31:29 -0700 (MST)
> From: Jerry Litteer <gll@inel.gov>
> Subject: wierd 'warning messages' from disk-suite
> To: sun-managers@sunmanagers.ececs.uc.edu
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> I'm running 2.6 + recommended patches on an Enterprise/5000.
> I've just recently been getting the following messages in /var/messages
> regarding a 50G striped meta-device composed of 5 9G drives.
>
> Mar 29 21:24:18 medusa unix: WARNING: md: d0: write error on /dev/dsk/c2t3d0s0
> Mar 29 21:30:53 medusa last message repeated 2337 times
> Mar 29 21:30:58 medusa unix: WARNING: md: d0: write error on /dev/dsk/c2t3d0s0
> Mar 29 21:32:18 medusa last message repeated 518 times
>
> I just replaced the disk today, and the messages have re-occured.
> Any clues???? I don;t think it is the disk any more...
>
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> Jerry Litteer
> Scientific Technical Support e-mail: gll@inel.gov
> Lockheed-Martin Idaho Technologies Company
> POB 1625 M.S. 3640 Phone: (208) 526-9117
> Idaho Falls, Id. 83415-3640 FAX: (208) 526-2641
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> "I'm not gonna be Y2K compliant and work 1 Jan 2000...
> It's a holiday and a Saturday to boot!!!"
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Jerry Litteer
Scientific Technical Support e-mail: gll@inel.gov
Lockheed-Martin Idaho Technologies Company
POB 1625 M.S. 3640 Phone: (208) 526-9117
Idaho Falls, Id. 83415-3640 FAX: (208) 526-2641
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"I'm not gonna be Y2K compliant and work 1 Jan 2000...
It's a holiday and a Saturday to boot!!!"
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