AACRAID cache problem

"Joakim Tjernlund" <[email protected]> Tue, 11 Nov 2003 11:59:14 +0100
Newsgroups gmane.linux.drivers.aacraid.devel
Message-ID <000c01c3a842$d8a4c210$0a01a8c0@LUMENTIS02>
Hi List

I noticed that my readahead cache in my PERC 3/Di RAID controller has
zero size, but the readahead cache is enabled. How is this possible and
how do I restore the readahead cache size? Can I mess with the cache settings
in a live RH 7.3 system?

 Jocke

Details from afacli:

Executing: container list
Num          Total  Oth Chunk          Scsi   Partition
Label Type   Size   Ctr Size   Usage   B:ID:L Offset:Size
----- ------ ------ --- ------ ------- ------ -------------
 0    RAID-5 84.7GB       32KB Open    0:00:0 64.0KB:16.9GB
 /dev/sda             Lumentis01       0:01:0 64.0KB:16.9GB
                                       0:02:0 64.0KB:16.9GB
                                       0:03:0 64.0KB:16.9GB
                                       0:04:0 64.0KB:16.9GB
                                       0:05:0 64.0KB:16.9GB


AFA0> container show cache 0
Executing: container show cache 0

Global Container Read Cache Size  : 0
Global Container Write Cache Size : 118259712

Read Cache Setting        : ENABLE
Write Cache Setting       : ENABLE WHEN PROTECTED
Write Cache Status        : Active, protected

AFA0>
AFA0> controller details
Executing: controller details
Controller Information
----------------------
         Remote Computer: .
             Device Name: AFA0
         Controller Type: PERC 3/Di
             Access Mode: READ-WRITE
Controller Serial Number: Last Six Digits = 0410D1
         Number of Buses: 1
         Devices per Bus: 15
          Controller CPU: i960 R series
    Controller CPU Speed: 100 Mhz
       Controller Memory: 128 Mbytes
           Battery State: Ok

Component Revisions
-------------------
                CLI: 3.0-0 (Build #4880)
                API: 3.0-0 (Build #4880)
    Miniport Driver: 2.7-1 (Build #3571)
Controller Software: 2.7-1 (Build #3571)
    Controller BIOS: 2.7-1 (Build #3571)
Controller Firmware: (Build #3571)
 

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