-d 3ware,0 not working with 3ware 9550(sx)

[Sean Bruno]

Christian Hiris wrote:
> On Saturday 30 August 2008, Sean Bruno wrote:
>   
>> Christian Hiris wrote:
>>     
>>> On Thursday 28 August 2008, Sean Bruno wrote:
>>>       
>>>> I sent this over to the smartmontools mailing list, but thought I would
>>>> post it here in case anyone else has run into this:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Using smartmontools 5.38 under FreeBSD 6/7 doesn't seem to work with the
>>>> following card:
>>>> twa0 at pci4:12:0: class=0x010400 card=0x100313c1 chip=0x100313c1 rev=0x00
>>>> hdr=0x00
>>>>     vendor     = '3ware
>>>> Inc.'
>>>>     device     = '9550SX/9590SE Series SATA2 Raid
>>>> Controller'
>>>>     class      = mass
>>>> storage
>>>>     subclass   = RAID
>>>>
>>>> smartctl command output:
>>>> Source # smartctl -d3ware,0
>>>> /dev/da0
>>>> smartctl version 5.36 [i386-portbld-freebsd6.3] Copyright (C) 2002-6
>>>> Bruce Allen
>>>> Home page is
>>>> http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Unrecognized escalade_type 4 in freebsd_3ware_command_interface(disk
>>>> 0)
>>>> Please contact
>>>> smartmontools-support at lists.sourceforge.net
>>>> Unrecognized escalade_type 4 in freebsd_3ware_command_interface(disk
>>>> 0)
>>>> Please contact
>>>> smartmontools-support at lists.sourceforge.net
>>>> Smartctl: Device Read Identity Failed (not an ATA/ATAPI
>>>> device)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> A mandatory SMART command failed: exiting. To continue, add one or more
>>>> '-T per.
>>>> Source #
>>>>         
>>> Try # smartctl -d3ware,0 /dev/twa0
>>>                               ^^^^
>>> Works here with a 9500S-8 card on FreeBSD 7.0-STABLE.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> ch
>>>       
>> Hmmm ... that didn't seem to work for me:
>>
>> Source # smartctl -d3ware,0 /dev/twa0
>> smartctl version 5.36 [i386-portbld-freebsd6.3] Copyright (C) 2002-6
>> Bruce Allen
>> Home page is http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/
>>
>> Command failed, ata.status=(0x00), ata.command=(0xec), ata.flags=(0x01)
>> WARNING - NO DEVICE FOUND ON 3WARE CONTROLLER (disk 0)
>> Smartctl: Device Read Identity Failed (not an ATA/ATAPI device)
>>
>> A mandatory SMART command failed: exiting. To continue, add one or more
>> '-T permissive' options.
>> Source # uname -a
>> FreeBSD  6.4-PRERELEASE FreeBSD 6.4-PRERELEASE #0 r5811:5829: Thu Aug 28
>> 11:01:38 PDT 2008
>> sbruno at desdemona.office.miralink.com:/home/sbruno/work/src/ankeny/src/FreeB
>> SD_RELENG6/sys/i386/compile/MIRALINK i386
>>     
>
> Is there a HDD connected to port 0? I get something similar if I check on a 
> port w/o any disk attached to:
>
> # smartctl -d3ware,7 /dev/twa0
> smartctl version 5.38 [i386-portbld-freebsd7.0] Copyright (C) 2002-8 Bruce 
> Allen
> Home page is http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/
>
> Command failed, ata.status=(0x03), ata.command=(0xec), ata.flags=(0x01)
> WARNING - NO DEVICE FOUND ON 3WARE CONTROLLER (disk 7)
> Smartctl: Device Read Identity Failed (not an ATA/ATAPI device)
>
> A mandatory SMART command failed: exiting. To continue, add one or more '-T 
> permissive' options.
> #                          
>
> Btw, I run version 5.38. 
> Cheers,
> ch
>
>   
Ah ... thank you.  My drives are 12, 13,14 and 15.  By probing:
smartctl -d3ware,12 /dev/twa0
I now get good status from the drives.  Thanks!

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