Cache Drive seems to have gone Read-Only

[DieFalse]

Began receiving docker errors and was unable to correct them, so I rebooted my server,  now I am receiving "Cache" is read-only.

 

There is plenty of space on the cache drive, and data is readable but it is read-only.   I can't seem to figure out why it went read-only or how to correct.  Scrub/Balance cancels due to the RO status.

 

 

arcanine-diagnostics-20200731-1336.zip

[JorgeB]

Cache filesystem is corrupt, you'll need to backup and reformat, corruption could be the result of an unclean shutdown or some controller/device write cache issue, also good idea to update the LSI firmware.

[DieFalse]

Hi Johnnie,

 

You recommended updating the LSI firmware once before,   I do not have access to a windows desktop for the flashing, and have not been able to find a Linux / Unraid way to flash them.   If you have any insight on that, or can point me in the direction, I would love to update them.    Booting to Live CD versions failed also.

 

Is everything on the cache dead or can I safely copy whats on it off?

 

[JorgeB]

13 hours ago, fmp4m said:

I do not have access to a windows desktop for the flashing, and have not been able to find a Linux / Unraid way to flash them. 

You can boot and flash it with a DOS flash drive.

 

13 hours ago, fmp4m said:

Is everything on the cache dead or can I safely copy whats on it off?

You won't known until you try, any corrupt data will generate an i/o error during normal copy, everything copied without error you can assume it's good.

[DieFalse]

The drive was corrupted beyond recovery for 90% of the data. I have now formatted the drive, checked it with pre-zero and the drive is healthy.  I have reused it as my cache drive now. 

 

I am looking for the LSI flash files again and will make a DOS 6.22 / FreeDOS boot drive and try to update the cards.  

 

Do I need to update the expanders or just the two PCIe Cards.

[DieFalse]

I was able to find the linux bash files - I stopped my array and was able to flash both 9300-8i cards to  Firmware Version 16.00.10.00.

 

I have not touched the expanders - I am not sure how.

 

 

root@Arcanine:/mnt/user/isos/SAS3# sas3flash -list -c 0
Avago Technologies SAS3 Flash Utility
Version 17.00.00.00 (2018.04.02)
Copyright 2008-2018 Avago Technologies. All rights reserved.

        Adapter Selected is a Avago SAS: SAS3008(C0)

        Controller Number              : 0
        Controller                     : SAS3008(C0)
        PCI Address                    : 00:0a:00:00
        SAS Address                    : 500605b-0-092f-6310
        NVDATA Version (Default)       : 0e.01.00.07
        NVDATA Version (Persistent)    : 0e.01.00.07
        Firmware Product ID            : 0x2221 (IT)
        Firmware Version               : 16.00.10.00
        NVDATA Vendor                  : LSI
        NVDATA Product ID              : SAS9300-8i
        BIOS Version                   : 08.37.00.00
        UEFI BSD Version               : 18.00.00.00
        FCODE Version                  : N/A
        Board Name                     : SAS9300-8i
        Board Assembly                 : H3-25573-00G
        Board Tracer Number            : SV43226242

        Finished Processing Commands Successfully.
        Exiting SAS3Flash.
root@Arcanine:/mnt/user/isos/SAS3# sas3flash -list -c 1
Avago Technologies SAS3 Flash Utility
Version 17.00.00.00 (2018.04.02)
Copyright 2008-2018 Avago Technologies. All rights reserved.

        Adapter Selected is a Avago SAS: SAS3008(C0)

        Controller Number              : 1
        Controller                     : SAS3008(C0)
        PCI Address                    : 00:41:00:00
        SAS Address                    : 500605b-0-0914-f930
        NVDATA Version (Default)       : 0e.01.00.07
        NVDATA Version (Persistent)    : 0e.01.00.07
        Firmware Product ID            : 0x2221 (IT)
        Firmware Version               : 16.00.10.00
        NVDATA Vendor                  : LSI
        NVDATA Product ID              : SAS9300-8i
        BIOS Version                   : 08.37.00.00
        UEFI BSD Version               : 18.00.00.00
        FCODE Version                  : N/A
        Board Name                     : SAS9300-8i
        Board Assembly                 : H3-25573-00G
        Board Tracer Number            : SV42826505

        Finished Processing Commands Successfully.
        Exiting SAS3Flash.

 

Edited August 4, 2020 by fmp4m

[JorgeB]

10 hours ago, fmp4m said:

I have not touched the expanders - I am not sure how.

There's also an update but probably best to leave them alone for now.