Document fins/I0503-1
FIN #: I0503-1
SYNOPSIS: Disk firmware rev. 17xx for A5000(s) with Seagate ST19171 9GB FC-AL
disk drives.
DATE: FIN #: I0503-1 Jul/30/99
KEYWORDS: Disk firmware rev. 17xx for A5000(s) with Seagate ST19171 9GB FC-AL
disk drives.
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FIELD INFORMATION NOTICE
(For Authorized Distribution by SunService)
SYNOPSIS: Disk firmware rev. 17xx for A5000(s) with Seagate ST19171
9GB FC-AL disk drives.
TOP FIN/FCO REPORT: Yes
PRODUCT_REFERENCE: 9GB FC-AL Disk Firmware
PRODUCT CATEGORY: Storage / / Disk / A5000
PRODUCTS AFFECTED:
Mkt_ID Platform Model Description Serial Number
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Systems Affected
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- A14 - Ultra Enterprise 2 -
- E450 - Ultra Enterprise 450 -
- E3000 - Ultra Enterprise 3000 -
- E3500 - Ultra Enterprise 3500 -
- E4000 - Ultra Enterprise 4000 -
- E4500 - Ultra Enterprise 4500 -
- E5000 - Ultra Enterprise 5000 -
- E5500 - Ultra Enterprise 5500 -
- E6000 - Ultra Enterprise 6000 -
- E6500 - Ultra Enterprise 6500 -
- E10000 - Ultra Enterprise 10000 -
X-Options Affected
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6709A - - FCTY,FCAL 1.6 9GB DISK DRIVE -
SG-XARY510A-45G - - 45GB 1X5X9.1GB Drive TableTop -
SG-XARY510A-127G - - 127GB 1X14X9.1GB Drive TableTop -
SG-XARY511A-127G - - 127GB 1X14X9.1GB Drives Exp Cabinet -
SG-XARY512A-127G - - 127GB 1X14X9.1GB Sys Cabinet -
SG-XARY513A-254G - - 254GB 2X14X9.1GB Drive 72" Exp Rack -
SG-XARY513A-764G - - 764GB 4X14X9.1GB Drive 72" Exp Rack -
Part Number Description Model
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370-3602-01 DRV,9GB 1.6FC-AL 7200 SEAGATE ST19171
370-3602-02 DRV,9GB 1.6FC-AL 7200 SEAGATE ST19171
370-3602-03 DRV,9GB 1.6FC-AL 7200 SEAGATE ST19171
540-3852-01 ASSY,9GB FC-AL W/SPUD BRKT ST19171
540-3249-02 ASSY,9GB FC-AL W/SPUD BRKT ST19171
(SCSI Devices)
Type Vendor Model Serial Number(Min) Serial Number(Max) Firmware
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Disk SEAGATE ST19171FCSUN9.0G - - <17xx
REFERENCES:
BugId: 4187073
PatchId: 
106129
ECO: WO_15362
ESC: 517481, 517904, 518164, 519084, 519107, 519253, 520056
URL: http://storageweb.eng/techmark_site/photon/main/index.html
> Service > Patch and Firmware (Service) Matrix
PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
Various applications running on Sun StorEdge A5000 units with 9GB
ST19171FC drives may report SCSI transport, SCSI reset or read errors.
The problem has only been reported thus far with database programs,
which may report Assertion Failed errors as documented in BugId# 4187073
and as described below:
Sample Sybase 694 Error: The actual error encountered will vary slightly.
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Oct 26 11:13:44 brazil unix: sf4: Target 0x33 Reset successful
Oct 26 11:13:44 brazil unix: WARNING:
/sbus@48,0/SUNW,socal@1,0/sf@0,0/ssd@w2100002037078097,0 (ssd28):
Oct 26 11:13:44 brazil unix: SCSI transport failed: reason 'timeout':
retrying command
/sbus@48,0/SUNW,socal@1,0/sf@0,0/ssd@w2100002037078097,0 (ssd28):
Oct 26 11:13:44 brazil unix: SCSI transport failed: reason 'reset': retrying
command
00:98/10/26 11:13:45.13 server Starting diagnostics for read failure:
00:98/10/26 11:13:45.13 server Device Information:
00:98/10/26 11:13:45.13 server Buffer Information:
00:98/10/26 11:13:45.13 server Page Information from first read attempt:
00:98/10/26 11:13:45.13 server Page Information from second read attempt:
00:98/10/26 11:13:45.15 server SDES Information:
00:98/10/26 11:13:45.15 server PSS Information:
00:98/10/26 11:13:45.15 server End diagnostics for read failure:
00:98/10/26 11:13:45.15 server Suspect a Device or OS problem, Second IO
successfull
00:98/10/26 11:13:45.17 server Error: 694, Severity: 24, State: 1
00:98/10/26 11:13:45.17 server An attempt was made to read logical page
'1115947', virtpage '50399017' from virtual device '3' for object '1104006964'
in database '32'. The page was not read successfully. You may have a device
problem or an operating system problem.
Sample Sybase 697 Error: The actual error encountered will vary slightly.
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00:1998/11/23 10:17:55.46 server Starting diagnostics for read failure:
00:1998/11/23 10:17:55.47 server Device Information:
Device number = 12
Phyname = /dev/vx/rdsk/brdg/data07
00:1998/11/23 10:17:55.47 server Buffer Information:
Buf addr = 0xeeb5d920, Mass addr = 0xeeb5d920
Buf pageno = 1315238, Mass pageno = 1315238,
dbid = 11
00:1998/11/23 10:17:55.47 server Buf virtpg = 202129830, Mass virtpg =
202129830
Buf stat = 0x1, Mass stat = 0x4001008
Mass keep = 1, Mass awaited = 0
00:1998/11/23 10:17:55.47 server Page Information from first read attempt:
Page read from cache
ppageno = 1315239, pobjid = 1477736467,
pindid
= 0
00:1998/11/23 10:17:55.47 server SDES Information:
dbid = 11, objid = 1477736467, scur.pageid =
1315238
sstat = 0x111, sstat2 = 0x0
suid = 1, cacheid = 0
00:1998/11/23 10:17:55.47 server PSS Information:
pstat = 0x10100, pcurdb = 11, pspid = 18
p2stat = 0x1000, p3stat = 0x0
plasterror = 0, preverror = 0, pattention = 0
00:1998/11/23 10:17:55.47 server End diagnostics for read failure:
00:1998/11/23 10:17:55.47 server Error: 697, Severity: 21, State: 1
00:1998/11/23 10:17:55.47 server An attempt was made to fetch logical page
'1315238' for object
'1477736467' in database '11' from cache
'default
data cache'. Wrong logical page '1315239' was
found in cache.
Sample Informix Asertion Error: The actual error encountered will vary
slightly.
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19:35:30 Assert Failed: Page Check Error in rsread:bad data page
19:35:30 Who: Session(5766, sapr3@mchsr311, 284, 1908667828)
Thread(5967, sqlexec, 71c269d8, 4)
19:35:30 Results: Possible inconsistencies in 'mdp:"sapr3".pbed'
19:35:30 Action: Run 'oncheck -cD 9438014'
19:35:30 See Also: /tmp/af.174ff23d, shmem.174ff23d.1
19:38:39 Error writing '/tmp/shmem.174ff23d.1' errno = 22
Im af. File
19:28:13 bfcheck: bad page: pg_addr e70540 != bp->bf_pagenum e7053c
buffer header
15249804: 1524986c 1524979c 00000000 00000029 .$.l.$.. .......)
15249814: 0000068b 00000000 00000000 001b3470 ........ ......4p
In the rare cases where this problem was reported, the cause was related
to timing at low levels within the disk control of the 9GB disk firmware.
As a result, the updated firmware in Patch-ID# 106129 corrects the
wrong data being returned during quasi-sequential data operations,
where the time between successive I/O's is greater than 500 msec. and
internal disk drive logging activity is pending.
NOTE: FIELD FAILURE RATE: Very low (0.03% based on 286,000 drives in the
field).
IMPLEMENTATION:
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| | MANDATORY (Fully Pro-Active)
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| X | CONTROLLED PRO-ACTIVE (per Sun Geo Plan)
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| | REACTIVE (As Required)
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CORRECTIVE ACTION:
To correct or avoid the above mentioned problem specific to the errors on
StorEdge A5000 units as detailed above, the ST19171FC Firmware should be
upgraded from rev. 14xx to 17xx. Firmware Revision 17xx may be obtained
by installing:
Patch-ID# 106129
Keywords: ST19171FC 9GB 0417 0414 0413 0411 0410 disk firmware
Synopsis: Hardware, 9GB Disks: Download program and ST19171FC 0417 firmware
Date: Jun/07/99
Solaris Release: 2.5.1 2.6 7
SunOS Release: 5.5.1 5.6 5.7
Unbundled Product: Hardware/Disk
Unbundled Release: Seagate ST19171FC 9GB disks
Relevant Architectures: sparc
BugId's fixed with this patch: 4187073 4103081 4121334 4124372 4129552
4132049 4154018 4160175
Changes incorporated in this version: 4187073
Patches which conflict with this patch:
Patches required with this patch:
Solaris 2.5.1 105310 or higher
2.6 105356 or higher
105357 or higher
105375 or higher
Obsoleted by:
Files included with this patch: README, download, download32,
download64, .download, and ST19171F.177.fw
COMMENTS:
Make sure to read and follow the Patch Installation Instructions
accompanying this patch.
NOTE: The Seagate 9GB FCAL disk drive Model #ST19171 is now EOL at
the supplier, thus any 9GB 1.6FC-AL 7200 Seagate drive that is
replaced in the field must be upgraded or verified to have the
the current fw revision as described in patchId# 106129.
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