[samoir]

The network interfaces error has been fixed now. Both show as “UP”.

Well at least after applying the software update. My system is running the following at both ethernet interfaces show as up:
OS X Server 10.5.7, XServer LOM Firmware Update 1.2, and using Server Admins Tools 10.5.7

[samoir]

@tlarkin – LOM is working. THe post is about the Network Status being incorrect, (the error is being viewed by Server Admin Tools interfaces – and everything else is working as it should, apart form the network interfaces error.)

[samoir]

hi
Our setup is not via a Cisco router.
However we are using dual ethernet ports, one for network connectivity (en0), one for LOM (en1)
The 1st IP, the actual IP of the machine (en0) is on 210.XXX.111.XXX, subnet 255.255.255.224, etc.
The 2nd IP, for LOM (en1), on a different subnet and IP range, as 192.168.XXX.XXX, under 255.255.255.0

You might find the above useful, i dont know.
this was what i understood to be the best configuration for LOM, as there would be conflicts if done any other way.

[samoir]

no relief yet, i still have the same issue, even after upgrading to 10.5.4 : Link Status: Down

Seems really weird as using Server Admin its polling the Network throughput, but Server Monitor seems like everything else is correct except for this on the Network Tab.

Frustrating.

[samoir]

yes, it left me perplexed for while, but the server now has three 1TB drives, all performing well in a RAID 5 array. And id rather not be tethered to the overpriced Apple Drives. So the outcome of starting this post has had a rewarding result, and was definitely worth the effort.

[samoir]

s_jobs , thanks for you post the other day. now have the 3x1TB drive in a RAID 5 array. thanks heaps, using the drive jumpers limiting the data rate worked a treat
cheers
samoir

[samoir]

brilliant –  thanks for your help. I’ve had the Xserve on my desk for a few weeks, thrashing around the idea of purchasing replacement Genuine Apple drives, at the larger size and cost.
I’ll get some jumpers and look into the configuration you mentioned. I appreciate your post, and there might be a use for the 1TB drives after all.

cheers again

[samoir]

thanks. did you also have the hardware RAID card installed?

[samoir]

using your script:

1 Drive: Saturday Jan 12, 2008
2 Drive: Sunday Jan 13, 2008

And yes, i agree that, the time now has far outweighed the expense in buying the genuine 1TB ADM

[samoir]

yeah i already found out what 1TB drive they use and got exactly the same brand and model number.
they don’t work – why i don’t know.

[samoir]

Standard Server installation gives you a simple control panel and the option to convert the Standard Server setup to the Advanced setup using a built in feature/utility (after install). The Standard Server panel is similar in appearance to the System Prefs panel. My skill level with OS X Server 10.5.1 is beginner-intermediate, but in saying that i found the Standard Server setup basis and too simple. I actually reinstalled the OS rather than converting to Advanced Server (to avoid any conversion issues that may or may not have happened). I had FTP, MySQL, Web, Wiki, Screen Sharing etc setup – in under 5 mins using the Advanced Interface and found it gave good usability for my current skill level. I hope this is some help to you.

[samoir]

All works perfectly until restart. Initialised RAID set last night, 6.5 hours. All green lights. Took IO registry dump (from Apple Sys Profile logs)
and screen shots of it working. When restarted, disk doesn’t show on desktop, doesn’t show in RAID set at all, no Volume information and red lights from RAID utility.

If the firmware is not on the drives themselves, does anyone know if the circuit board in the sleds are programmed with firmware that could be causing this issue.

I think Apple must have done something sneaky to make you buy their 1TB drive and sled!

Gagggh and painful

[samoir]

have totally removed drives 2 & 3 from the Xserve
restarted without them
shut down and started up with new 1TB drives in place.
Am building the RAID volume now. Will let you know how this works out.

Was taking your IO concept and making sure the drive configs have been removed etc.
Thought this might help overcome any confusion to the IO in the start up process.

Will post result later (tommorrow morn when complete)
Sam

[samoir]

Yeah i definately agree with you, and think it’s ridiculous as well.
Have replaced 8 Core Mac Pro drives with these exact ones and had no issue (under sotware RAID though). I find it extremely tedious that it takes 6 hours to build a RAID 1 volume, and they don’t mount on restart.

I don;t know anything about DMA, or mismatched DMA modes.
Will look some further looking on that (or if you have a starting point that’d be great 🙂 …).

To answer your previous post, the drives showed up under:
Apple System Profiler [b]>[/b] Hardware RAID [b]>[/b] after restart but not in RAID Utility.
The IORegistry thing is unknown territory for me. However im reading some stuff on the Apple Developer Connnection about IORegistry Explorer.

FYI:
These drives im using are the same ones Apple are shipping as there main 1TB drive, just after market.
The drives generally reappear in RAID Utility later, with the RAID set degraded, but their “State” has changed from “Assigned” to “Roaming”

I will do some looking on what you mentioned.

[samoir]

have noted above that it took 6 hours to build this RAID set… but that is not the issue here.
The RAID set builds correctly but get blown out/ corrupted on restarting the machine.

Im begginning to think there is embeded Apple Hardware on the drives that is required.

cheers

samoir

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