SUMMARY:Re: Sun 4.1.3m machine crashes when asynch i/o is done
This is the summary and resolution to my problem with s Sun 670 server running
Sun0S 4.1.3m crashes when asynch i/o is done. I took Chuck's advice (email #2)
and installed DBE 1.3 with the same results, the system still crashed. Next, I
followed the advice of Hal that patch 100726 might resolve this problem. I then
searched for the patch #100726 through all my old sun-mangers email that I save
and came up with the patch #100726-05 as being the latest release. I requested
the patch from Sun. Once installed and kernel was reconfigured my problem was
resolved. Thanks Hal for the lead!! and thanks to all who responded!
- Tim
The following were some of the email I received from the subscribes of the
sun-managers alias who regarding my problem:
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>From amick@erim.org Thu Jun 10 07:34:51 1993
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 93 10:34:21 EDT
To: tims@sybase.com
Subject: Sun 4.1.3m machine crashes when asynch i/o is done
We have a user who reports the same problem with asynch i/o on a 630 (sun4m).
I would be interested in any solutions you discover.
Richard Amick (amick@erim.org)
E.R.I.M
Ann Arbor, Michigan
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>From seeger@reef.cis.ufl.edu Thu Jun 10 07:41:06 1993
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1993 10:40:23 -0400
To: tims@sybase.com (Tim Swilling)
Subject: Re: Sun 4.1.3m machine crashes when asynch i/o is done
Tim, we saw some anych i/o problems when running Sybase 8-) on a
670-140 with a nearly "GENERIC" kernel. Our probelms were fixed
by the installation of Database Excellerator (DBE-1.3). Otherwise,
I don't have any particular expertise to offer. Good luck.
Best Regards,
Chuck
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>From miker@il.us.swissbank.com Thu Jun 10 09:55:41 1993
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 93 10:58:15 CDT
X-Organization: Swiss Bank Corporation
To: tims@sybase.com
Subject: Re: Sun 4.1.3m machine crashes when asynch i/o is done
Known problem, I believe; there's a Sun patch available. If no one
volunteers it, tell me and I'll look it up.
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>From sun!stern Thu Jun 10 10:22:52 1993
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 93 11:53:38 EDT
To: tims@sybase.com
Subject: Re: Sun 4.1.3m machine crashes when asynch i/o is done
there are a few patches for async i/o on 4.1.3; probably 100726 (i think)
is the most likely candidate.
--hal
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> From sun-managers-relay@ra.mcs.anl.gov Thu Jun 10 00:09:02 1993
> Date: Wed, 9 Jun 93 13:01:23 PDT
> From: tims@sybase.com (Tim Swilling)
> To: sun-managers@eecs.nwu.edu
> Subject: Sun 4.1.3m machine crashes when asynch i/o is done
>
> Hi all,
>
> I just installed a new server and it keeps crashing when a particular program
> tries to run. It does not log any error message. The engineer briefly describes
> the problem in the attached e-mail below. Could anybody let me know if they
> know if there is a patch for 4.1.3m that is for async i/o?? Or any suggestions
> on how to resolve this issue. Also we've run this same program on other 4.1.3m
> systems and they too crash as well.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> - Tim
>
> ---------------------------------------------------
> - Tim Swilling - CS - Systems Administrator
> Sybase, Inc. Emeryville, CA. PH# (510) 596-3834
> email - Tim.Swilling@sybase.com
> ---------------------------------------------------
> The system is configured as follows:
>
> HOSTNAME: le0 = ben
> IP ADDRESS: le0 = 130.214.100.53
> MODEL: SUNW,SPARCsystem-600 (Sun_670)
> CPU: Cypress,CY605
> CPU: Cypress,CY605
> CPU: Cypress,CY605
> CPU: Cypress,CY605
> FRAME BUFFER(S): unknown
> SunOS RELEASE: 4.1.3
> KERNEL ID: GEN_SERVER_413_SM64 (shared memory kernel)
> TYPE: standalone
> MEMORY: 255.598MB
> SWAP: 746.4MB total, 55.1MB used, 691.3MB available
> LOAD AVERAGE: 3.29, 3.07, 3.02
> NIS DOMAINNAME: .sybase.com
> DEFAULT PRINTER: CS
> ETHERNET ADDRESS: 8:0:20:13:3c:5b
> HOSTID: 71404f12
> DISK: sd0 "SUN1.3G" (1368MB formatted)
> PARTITION: sd0a mounted on / (16MB, 35% full)
> PARTITION: sd0g mounted on /usr (83MB, 87% full)
> PARTITION: sd0h mounted on /var (67MB, 15% full)
> PARTITION: sd0e mounted on /export/exec/sun4/local (619MB, 35% full)
> DISK: sd2 "SUN1.3G" (1368MB formatted)
> PARTITION: no mounted partitions
> DISK: sd5 unknown (1885MB formatted)
> PARTITION: sd5a mounted on /ben1 (986MB, 1% full)
> DISK: sd6 unknown (1885MB formatted)
> PARTITION: sd6d mounted on /ben2 (1519MB, 0% full)
> DISK: sd7 unknown (1885MB formatted)
> PARTITION: sd7d mounted on /ben3 (1519MB, 0% full)
> DISK: sd9 unknown (1885MB formatted)
> PARTITION: sd9a mounted on /ben4 (1251MB, 0% full)
> DISK: sd10 unknown (1885MB formatted)
> PARTITION: sd10a mounted on /ben5 (987MB, 0% full)
> DISK: sd11 unknown (1885MB formatted)
> PARTITION: sd11d mounted on /ben6 (1519MB, 16% full)
> TAPE: rst1 - unknown (no tape loaded)
>
> ----- Begin Included Message -----
>
> >From cs Wed Jun 9 09:34:10 1993
> Date: Wed, 9 Jun 93 09:33:29 PDT
> To: tims
> Subject: Re: 0609-109 P3 | Sun 4.1.3 machine crashes when asynch i/o is done
> Cc: sachin
>
>
> ----- Begin Included Message -----
>
> >From sachin Wed Jun 9 09:03:28 1993
> Date: Wed, 9 Jun 93 09:01:31 PDT
> From: sachin (Sachin Chawla)
> To: cs
> Subject: Re: 0609-109 P3 | Sun 4.1.3 machine crashes when asynch i/o is done
> Content-Length: 870
>
> drew,
>
> The machine is ben.
>
> -Sachin
>
> >
> >sachin,
> >
> >what is the name of the machine that is crashing...?
> >
> >thanks
> >drew.cs
> >
> >----- Begin Included Message -----
> >
> >>From sachin Tue Jun 8 15:16:36 1993
> >Date: Tue, 8 Jun 93 15:17:03 PDT
> >From: sachin (Sachin Chawla)
> >To: cs
> >Subject: 0609-109 P3 | Sun 4.1.3 machine crashes when asynch i/o is done
> >Content-Length: 440
> >
> >
> >I spoke to Shel this morning to get a contact in CS who will either
> >identify a patch we are missing, or will report the problem to Sun.
> >
> >I am waiting for the contact.
> >
> >The problem is that the machine gets a panic and required a reset when
> >the follwowing sequnce is executed:
> > open() - open file.
> > aiowrite() - do the write.
> > aiowait(0) - wait until the io finishes.
> >
> >I have a short program that demonstrates the failure.
> >
> >-Thanks, Sachin
> >
> >
> >----- End Included Message -----
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