Re: [zfs-discuss] STK 2540 and Ignore Cache Sync (ICS)

2009-10-26 Thread Albert Chin
90212335 > Email mertol.ozyo...@sun.com > > > > -Original Message- > From: zfs-discuss-boun...@opensolaris.org > [mailto:zfs-discuss-boun...@opensolaris.org] On Behalf Of Bob Friesenhahn > Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 10:59 PM > To: Nils Goroll > Cc: z

Re: [zfs-discuss] STK 2540 and Ignore Cache Sync (ICS)

2009-10-26 Thread Mertol Ozyoney
-Original Message- From: zfs-discuss-boun...@opensolaris.org [mailto:zfs-discuss-boun...@opensolaris.org] On Behalf Of Bob Friesenhahn Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 10:59 PM To: Nils Goroll Cc: zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org Subject: Re: [zfs-discuss] STK 2540 and Ignore Cache Sync (ICS) On Tue, 13

Re: [zfs-discuss] STK 2540 and Ignore Cache Sync (ICS)

2009-10-26 Thread Mertol Ozyoney
@opensolaris.org Subject: Re: [zfs-discuss] STK 2540 and Ignore Cache Sync (ICS) On Tue, 13 Oct 2009, Nils Goroll wrote: > I am trying to find out some definite answers on what needs to be done on an > STK 2540 to set the Ingnore Cache Sync Option. The best I could find is Bob's > "

Re: [zfs-discuss] STK 2540 and Ignore Cache Sync (ICS)

2009-10-14 Thread Nils Goroll
Hi Bob, Regarding my bonus question: I haven't found yet a definite answer if there is a way to read the currently active controller setting. I still assume that the nvsram settings which can be read with service -d -c read -q nvsram region=0xf2 host=0x00 do not necessarily reflect the

Re: [zfs-discuss] STK 2540 and Ignore Cache Sync (ICS)

2009-10-13 Thread Bob Friesenhahn
On Tue, 13 Oct 2009, Nils Goroll wrote: Regarding my bonus question: I haven't found yet a definite answer if there is a way to read the currently active controller setting. I still assume that the nvsram settings which can be read with service -d -c read -q nvsram region=0xf2 host=

Re: [zfs-discuss] STK 2540 and Ignore Cache Sync (ICS)

2009-10-13 Thread Nils Goroll
Hi Bob and all, So this sounds like we need to wait for someone to come with a definite answer. I've received some helpful information on this: > Byte 17 is for "Ignore Force Unit Access". > Byte 18 is for Ignore Disable Write Cache. > Byte 21 is for Ignore Cache Sync. > > Change ALL settings

Re: [zfs-discuss] STK 2540 and Ignore Cache Sync (ICS)

2009-10-13 Thread Nils Goroll
Hi Bob and all, I should update this paper since the performance is now radically different and the StorageTek 2540 CAM configurables have changed. That would be great, I think you'd do the community (and Sun, probably) a big favor. Is this information still current for F/W 07.35.44.10 ?

Re: [zfs-discuss] STK 2540 and Ignore Cache Sync (ICS)

2009-10-13 Thread Bob Friesenhahn
On Tue, 13 Oct 2009, Nils Goroll wrote: I am trying to find out some definite answers on what needs to be done on an STK 2540 to set the Ingnore Cache Sync Option. The best I could find is Bob's "Sun StorageTek 2540 / ZFS Performance Summary" (Dated Feb 28, 2008, thank you, Bob), in which he q

[zfs-discuss] STK 2540 and Ignore Cache Sync (ICS)

2009-10-13 Thread Nils Goroll
Hi, I am trying to find out some definite answers on what needs to be done on an STK 2540 to set the Ingnore Cache Sync Option. The best I could find is Bob's "Sun StorageTek 2540 / ZFS Performance Summary" (Dated Feb 28, 2008, thank you, Bob), in which he quotes a posting of Joel Miller: To