Hello Managers,
I'm trying to do a low-level format (using scu) of a 23 GB
Seagate disk drive model number ST423451W on an
AlphaStation 255/300 system running DU V4.0D (Rev. 878).
The SCI controller is a KZPDA-AA PCI. There is one additional
23 GB drive on this SCSI bus.
scu has timed out on me twice at the 4 hour mark.
How can I prevent this timeout from occuring?
Here is the output of the scu command (two attempts):
****************First try:
scu> time format density other
Formatting device /dev/rrz10c (ST423451W), please be patient...
Working ... Mon Apr 13 10:25:36 1998
Working ... Mon Apr 13 10:27:36 1998
etc. etc. etc.
Working ... Mon Apr 13 14:17:36 1998
Working ... Mon Apr 13 14:19:36 1998
Working ... Mon Apr 13 14:21:36 1998
Working ... Mon Apr 13 14:23:36 1998
Working ... Mon Apr 13 14:25:36 1998
scu: [1/2/0] CAM CCB function 'XPT_SCSI_IO' failed,
CAM status = CAM_CMD_TIMEOUT (0xb) - Command timed out
scu: 'format unit' failed, EIO (5) - I/O error
Elapsed time: 4h00m01.60s, System time: 00m00.01s, User time: 00m00.00s
scu>
****************Second try:
scu> time format density other
Formatting device /dev/rrz10c (ST423451W), please be patient...
Working ... Mon Apr 13 16:02:08 1998
Working ... Mon Apr 13 16:04:08 1998
Working ... Mon Apr 13 16:06:08 1998
etc. etc. etc.
Working ... Mon Apr 13 19:58:13 1998
Working ... Mon Apr 13 20:00:13 1998
scu: [1/2/0] CAM CCB function 'XPT_SCSI_IO' failed,
CAM status = CAM_CMD_TIMEOUT (0xb) - Command timed out
scu: 'format unit' failed, EIO (5) - I/O error
Elapsed time: 4h00m02.83s, System time: 00m00.01s, User time: 00m00.01s
Here is the /etc/disktab entry for the drive:
ST423451W:\
:ty=winchester:dt=SCSI:ns#235:nt#28:nc#6876:\
:oa#0:pa#0:ba#8192:fa#1024:\
:ob#0:pb#0:bb#8192:fb#1024:\
:oc#0:pc#45250660:bc#8192:fc#1024:\
:od#0:pd#0:bd#8192:fd#1024:\
:oe#0:pe#0:be#8192:fe#1024:\
:of#0:pf#0:bf#8192:ff#1024:\
:og#0:pg#0:bg#8192:fg#1024:\
:oh#0:ph#0:bh#8192:fh#1024:
Does anyone have any ideas? Why is scu timing out after 4 hours?
I will summarize the responses. Thanks in advance,
--
Karl Amrhein UCO/Lick Observatory
ksa_at_ucolick.org University of California Santa Cruz
Received on Tue Apr 14 1998 - 06:42:09 NZST