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[2001:1c04:1337:b400:b001:3f19:b5e4:2ffd]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id a640c23a62f3a-aa50b28dd59sm588385866b.7.2024.11.26.04.31.08 for (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 bits=128/128); Tue, 26 Nov 2024 04:31:08 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <9f572320-bc01-41c2-9820-74844b6ec9f1@gmail.com> Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2024 13:31:07 +0100 List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Archive: https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-current List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org MIME-Version: 1.0 User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Subject: Re: IBM ServeRAID M5110e and other mfi/mrsas users - call for testing / request for information To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org References: Content-Language: en-US From: Johan Hendriks In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-3.86 / 15.00]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-1.00)[-1.000]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-1.00)[-1.000]; NEURAL_HAM_SHORT(-0.87)[-0.868]; DMARC_POLICY_ALLOW(-0.50)[gmail.com,none]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+ip6:2a00:1450:4000::/36]; R_DKIM_ALLOW(-0.20)[gmail.com:s=20230601]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[text/plain]; XM_UA_NO_VERSION(0.01)[]; RCVD_TLS_LAST(0.00)[]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+]; FREEMAIL_ENVFROM(0.00)[gmail.com]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_ALL(0.00)[]; FREEMAIL_FROM(0.00)[gmail.com]; RCPT_COUNT_ONE(0.00)[1]; TAGGED_FROM(0.00)[]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; DWL_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[gmail.com:dkim]; TO_DN_NONE(0.00)[]; RCVD_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; DKIM_TRACE(0.00)[gmail.com:+]; PREVIOUSLY_DELIVERED(0.00)[freebsd-current@freebsd.org]; MID_RHS_MATCH_FROM(0.00)[]; MLMMJ_DEST(0.00)[freebsd-current@freebsd.org]; ASN(0.00)[asn:15169, ipnet:2a00:1450::/32, country:US]; RCVD_VIA_SMTP_AUTH(0.00)[]; RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[2a00:1450:4864:20::52f:from] X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4XyMPX0g6yz455j X-Spamd-Bar: --- On 25/11/2024 21:24, Ed Maste wrote: > I have a review open to switch to mrsas(4) by default, for devices > supported by both it and mfi(4). mrsas(4) should be better supported > and more functional. The review: > > https://reviews.freebsd.org/D45476 mfi: default to using mrsas(4) for > newer cards > > However, we have a report of volume corruption with the IBM ServeRAID > M5110e when used with the mrsas driver: > > PR196820 IBM x3650, ServeRAID M5110e, volumes corrupted after boot > with mrsas driver > > Clearly we do not want to corrupt users' RAID volumes, so I would like > to request feedback from mfi/mrsas users in general, and M5110e users > in particular. > > Note that there may be a possibility of data corruption, so please > investigate only on test systems. > > To test, set the loader tunable hw.mfi.mrsas_enable=1 in > /boot/loader.conf. Confirm that mrsas is being used, and that the > system functions properly. > I use Dell servers and i set the loader tuneable hw.mfi.mrsasa_enable=1 on these machines. I use ZFS, so no raid functionality off the card itself. This works fine for me. I have not have any issues. I use this setting as mrsas give me way nicer device names, i do remember having boot issues with the mfi default. But that is a long time ago.