omreport showing a degraded array after bios update

[BJ Dierkes]

Scratch that folks.  I found that it can be a combination of either  
the RAID Controller Firmware or the Linux Kernel Driver being 'out of  
date'..  I've documented my trouble here:

http://www.5dollarwhitebox.org/drupal/node/81


I was under the impression that 'omreport storage controller' was  
giving worse information than I thought.  The info I was actually  
concerned about was the state of the array.. 'omreport storage vdisk'.

Thanks



On Apr 17, 2009, at 5:30 PM, BJ Dierkes wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> My apologies if this is not directly related to firmware-tools (as I'm
> not using it in this case) however I am using the dell .BIN update
> files for 2950, 2970, and R900.  In a number of cases we are seeing
> that the RAID array is showing as degraded.  Seems similar to this:
>
> http://lists.us.dell.com/pipermail/linux-poweredge/2005-October/023236.html
>
>
> This is taken from a 2950:
>
> ~]# omreport system summary
>
> <snip>
> ---------------------
> Main System Chassis
> ---------------------
> Chassis Information
> Chassis Model              : PowerEdge 2950
> System Revision            : III
> Chassis Service Tag        : 1TCH9G1
> Chassis Lock               : Present
> Chassis Asset Tag          :
> </snip>
>
>
> ~]# omreport storage controller
>
>  Controller  PERC 6/i Integrated (Embedded)
>
> Controllers
> ID                                            : 0
> Status                                        : Non-Critical
> Name                                          : PERC 6/i Integrated
> Slot ID                                       : Embedded
> State                                         : Degraded
> Firmware Version                              : 6.1.1-0047
> Minimum Required Firmware Version             : Not Applicable
> Driver Version                                : 00.00.03.13
> <snip>
>
>
> However, looking at the box physically... there is nothing wrong.  I
> can find references all over google related to this type of 'false
> negative' but have yet to find a resolution.
>
> Hoping you all might have some ideas.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
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