Disks go offline, reboot fixes it...

[stallione]

I am trying to figure out what is causing this behavior, two of my disks go offline (either one at a time) and a reboot fixes it. I reconnected the SATA cables, reseated them and the power supply cables etc. Looking for ideas to figure out if this is an issue with my hardware or a software glitch because a reboot fixes it every time.

Code:

kernel log messages:
> ahcich10: Timeout on slot 17 port 0
> ahcich10: is 00000002 cs 00000000 ss 00000000 rs 00020000 tfd 50 serr 00000000 cmd 00047117
> ahcich10: Timeout on slot 17 port 0
> ahcich10: is 00000002 cs 00000000 ss 00000000 rs 00020000 tfd 50 serr 00000000 cmd 00047117
> (aprobe0:ahcich10:0:0:0): ATA_IDENTIFY. ACB: ec 00 00 00 00 40 00 00 00 00 00 00
> (aprobe0:ahcich10:0:0:0): CAM status: Command timeout
> (aprobe0:ahcich10:0:0:0): Error 5, Retry was blocked
> ahcich10: Timeout on slot 24 port 0
> ahcich10: is 00000002 cs 00000000 ss 00000000 rs 01000000 tfd 50 serr 00000000 cmd 00047817
> ahcich10: Timeout on slot 24 port 0
> ahcich10: is 00000002 cs 00000000 ss 00000000 rs 01000000 tfd 50 serr 00000000 cmd 00047817
> (aprobe0:ahcich10:0:0:0): ATA_IDENTIFY. ACB: ec 00 00 00 00 40 00 00 00 00 00 00
> (aprobe0:ahcich10:0:0:0): CAM status: Command timeout
> (aprobe0:ahcich10:0:0:0): Error 5, Retry was blocked
 
-- End of security output --

Similarly,

Code:

kernel log messages:
> ahcich11: Timeout on slot 22 port 0
> ahcich11: is 00000002 cs 00000000 ss 00000000 rs 00400000 tfd 50 serr 00000000 cmd 00047617
> ahcich11: Timeout on slot 22 port 0
> ahcich11: is 00000002 cs 00000000 ss 00000000 rs 00400000 tfd 50 serr 00000000 cmd 00047617
> (aprobe0:ahcich11:0:0:0): ATA_IDENTIFY. ACB: ec 00 00 00 00 40 00 00 00 00 00 00
> (aprobe0:ahcich11:0:0:0): CAM status: Command timeout
> (aprobe0:ahcich11:0:0:0): Error 5, Retry was blocked
> ahcich11: Timeout on slot 22 port 0
> ahcich11: is 00000002 cs 00000000 ss 00000000 rs 00400000 tfd 50 serr 00000000 cmd 00047617
> (aprobe0:ahcich11:0:0:0): ATA_IDENTIFY. ACB: ec 00 00 00 00 40 00 00 00 00 00 00
> (aprobe0:ahcich11:0:0:0): CAM status: Command timeout
> (aprobe0:ahcich11:0:0:0): Error 5, Retry was blocked
> (ada7:ahcich11:0:0:0): lost device
 
-- End of security output --

and the result is this

Code:

 
pool: Vol1_Z2
state: DEGRADED
status: One or more devices has been removed by the administrator.
    Sufficient replicas exist for the pool to continue functioning in a
    degraded state.
action: Online the device using 'zpool online' or replace the device with
    'zpool replace'.
  scan: resilvered 52.4M in 0h0m with 0 errors on Wed Feb  5 08:28:36 2014
config:
 
    NAME                                            STATE    READ WRITE CKSUM
    Vol1_Z2                                        DEGRADED    0    0    0
      raidz2-0                                      DEGRADED    0    0    0
        gptid/1726809e-6fd3-11e3-82e4-6805ca036bbd  ONLINE      0    0    0
        6019324666217575707                        REMOVED      0    0    0  was /dev/gptid/1791a0bf-6fd3-11e3-82e4-6805ca036bbd
        gptid/17fb544b-6fd3-11e3-82e4-6805ca036bbd  ONLINE      0    0    0
        gptid/186595a7-6fd3-11e3-82e4-6805ca036bbd  ONLINE      0    0    0
        gptid/18d4b6c5-6fd3-11e3-82e4-6805ca036bbd  ONLINE      0    0    0
        gptid/1940235e-6fd3-11e3-82e4-6805ca036bbd  ONLINE      0    0    0
 
errors: No known data errors

Any help or guidance would be much appreciated!

 

[joeschmuck]

If you have any data you want to keep, back it up now! If you end up dropping three drives at the same time you data may all be lost. Once you have done that I'd run a short smart test first to see if there is something you find right away, then a long test. Also could you post the results of 'smartctl -a' results for the drives? Is it always the same two drives?

Good luck.

 

[stallione]

Thanks for the quick reply. Do you think that this could be a disk issue rather than a controller/software problem?
Here are the smartctl -a for the two drives in question.

Code:

 smartctl -a /dev/ada6
smartctl 6.2 2013-07-26 r3841 [FreeBSD 9.2-RELEASE amd64] (local build)
Copyright (C) 2002-13, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, www.smartmontools.org
 
=== START OF INFORMATION SECTION ===
Model Family:    Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C
Device Model:    Hitachi HDS721010CLA332
Serial Number:    JP9960HZ20DJJU
LU WWN Device Id: 5 000cca 375dc5e0e
Firmware Version: JP4OA3MA
User Capacity:    1,000,204,886,016 bytes [1.00 TB]
Sector Size:      512 bytes logical/physical
Rotation Rate:    7200 rpm
Device is:        In smartctl database [for details use: -P show]
ATA Version is:  ATA8-ACS T13/1699-D revision 4
SATA Version is:  SATA 2.6, 3.0 Gb/s
Local Time is:    Sat Feb  8 09:53:09 2014 CST
SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability.
SMART support is: Enabled
 
=== START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION ===
SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED
 
General SMART Values:
Offline data collection status:  (0x84) Offline data collection activity
                                        was suspended by an interrupting command from host.
                                        Auto Offline Data Collection: Enabled.
Self-test execution status:      (  0) The previous self-test routine completed
                                        without error or no self-test has ever
                                        been run.
Total time to complete Offline
data collection:                (10047) seconds.
Offline data collection
capabilities:                    (0x5b) SMART execute Offline immediate.
                                        Auto Offline data collection on/off support.
                                        Suspend Offline collection upon new
                                        command.
                                        Offline surface scan supported.
                                        Self-test supported.
                                        No Conveyance Self-test supported.
                                        Selective Self-test supported.
SMART capabilities:            (0x0003) Saves SMART data before entering
                                        power-saving mode.
                                        Supports SMART auto save timer.
Error logging capability:        (0x01) Error logging supported.
                                        General Purpose Logging supported.
Short self-test routine
recommended polling time:        (  1) minutes.
Extended self-test routine
recommended polling time:        ( 167) minutes.
SCT capabilities:              (0x003d) SCT Status supported.
                                        SCT Error Recovery Control supported.
                                        SCT Feature Control supported.
                                        SCT Data Table supported.
 
SMART Attributes Data Structure revision number: 16
Vendor Specific SMART Attributes with Thresholds:
ID# ATTRIBUTE_NAME          FLAG    VALUE WORST THRESH TYPE      UPDATED  WHEN_FAILED RAW_VALUE
  1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate    0x000b  100  100  016    Pre-fail  Always      -      1
  2 Throughput_Performance  0x0005  135  135  054    Pre-fail  Offline      -      96
  3 Spin_Up_Time            0x0007  119  119  024    Pre-fail  Always      -      320 (Average 315)
  4 Start_Stop_Count        0x0012  100  100  000    Old_age  Always      -      62
  5 Reallocated_Sector_Ct  0x0033  100  100  005    Pre-fail  Always      -      0
  7 Seek_Error_Rate        0x000b  100  100  067    Pre-fail  Always      -      0
  8 Seek_Time_Performance  0x0005  138  138  020    Pre-fail  Offline      -      31
  9 Power_On_Hours          0x0012  097  097  000    Old_age  Always      -      23858
10 Spin_Retry_Count        0x0013  100  100  060    Pre-fail  Always      -      0
12 Power_Cycle_Count      0x0032  100  100  000    Old_age  Always      -      61
192 Power-Off_Retract_Count 0x0032  100  100  000    Old_age  Always      -      90
193 Load_Cycle_Count        0x0012  100  100  000    Old_age  Always      -      90
194 Temperature_Celsius    0x0002  193  193  000    Old_age  Always      -      31 (Min/Max 18/37)
196 Reallocated_Event_Count 0x0032  100  100  000    Old_age  Always      -      0
197 Current_Pending_Sector  0x0022  100  100  000    Old_age  Always      -      0
198 Offline_Uncorrectable  0x0008  100  100  000    Old_age  Offline      -      0
199 UDMA_CRC_Error_Count    0x000a  200  200  000    Old_age  Always      -      1
 
SMART Error Log Version: 1
ATA Error Count: 1
        CR = Command Register [HEX]
        FR = Features Register [HEX]
        SC = Sector Count Register [HEX]
        SN = Sector Number Register [HEX]
        CL = Cylinder Low Register [HEX]
        CH = Cylinder High Register [HEX]
        DH = Device/Head Register [HEX]
        DC = Device Command Register [HEX]
        ER = Error register [HEX]
        ST = Status register [HEX]
Powered_Up_Time is measured from power on, and printed as
DDd+hh:mm:SS.sss where DD=days, hh=hours, mm=minutes,
SS=sec, and sss=millisec. It "wraps" after 49.710 days.
 
Error 1 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 22879 hours (953 days + 7 hours)
  When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or idle.
 
  After command completion occurred, registers were:
  ER ST SC SN CL CH DH
  -- -- -- -- -- -- --
  84 51 b0 60 be aa 00  Error: ICRC, ABRT at LBA = 0x00aabe60 = 11189856
 
  Commands leading to the command that caused the error were:
  CR FR SC SN CL CH DH DC  Powered_Up_Time  Command/Feature_Name
  -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --  ----------------  --------------------
  61 d0 b0 40 be aa 40 00  2d+09:14:18.207  WRITE FPDMA QUEUED
  61 00 b0 40 bd aa 40 00  2d+09:14:18.201  WRITE FPDMA QUEUED
  61 00 b0 40 bc aa 40 00  2d+09:14:18.194  WRITE FPDMA QUEUED
  61 00 b0 40 bb aa 40 00  2d+09:14:18.185  WRITE FPDMA QUEUED
  61 00 b0 40 ba aa 40 00  2d+09:14:18.177  WRITE FPDMA QUEUED
 
SMART Self-test log structure revision number 1
Num  Test_Description    Status                  Remaining  LifeTime(hours)  LBA_of_first_error
# 1  Short offline      Completed without error      00%    23692        -
# 2  Short offline      Completed without error      00%    23680        -
# 3  Extended offline    Completed without error      00%    23661        -
# 4  Short offline      Completed without error      00%    23524        -
# 5  Short offline      Completed without error      00%    23359        -
# 6  Short offline      Completed without error      00%    23347        -
# 7  Extended offline    Completed without error      00%    23304        -
# 8  Extended offline    Completed without error      00%    23194        -
# 9  Short offline      Completed without error      00%    23167        -
#10  Short offline      Completed without error      00%    23155        -
#11  Short offline      Completed without error      00%    23060        -
#12  Short offline      Completed without error      00%    22965        -
#13  Extended offline    Completed without error      00%    22944        -
 
SMART Selective self-test log data structure revision number 1
SPAN  MIN_LBA  MAX_LBA  CURRENT_TEST_STATUS
    1        0        0  Not_testing
    2        0        0  Not_testing
    3        0        0  Not_testing
    4        0        0  Not_testing
    5        0        0  Not_testing
Selective self-test flags (0x0):
  After scanning selected spans, do NOT read-scan remainder of disk.
If Selective self-test is pending on power-up, resume after 0 minute delay.
 

and

Code:

smartctl -a /dev/ada7
smartctl 6.2 2013-07-26 r3841 [FreeBSD 9.2-RELEASE amd64] (local build)
Copyright (C) 2002-13, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, www.smartmontools.org
 
=== START OF INFORMATION SECTION ===
Model Family:    Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C
Device Model:    Hitachi HDS721010CLA332
Serial Number:    JP2940HZ22P3BL
LU WWN Device Id: 5 000cca 375dd66fd
Firmware Version: JP4OA3MA
User Capacity:    1,000,204,886,016 bytes [1.00 TB]
Sector Size:      512 bytes logical/physical
Rotation Rate:    7200 rpm
Device is:        In smartctl database [for details use: -P show]
ATA Version is:  ATA8-ACS T13/1699-D revision 4
SATA Version is:  SATA 2.6, 3.0 Gb/s
Local Time is:    Sat Feb  8 09:54:54 2014 CST
SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability.
SMART support is: Enabled
 
=== START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION ===
SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED
 
General SMART Values:
Offline data collection status:  (0x82) Offline data collection activity
                                        was completed without error.
                                        Auto Offline Data Collection: Enabled.
Self-test execution status:      (  0) The previous self-test routine completed
                                        without error or no self-test has ever
                                        been run.
Total time to complete Offline
data collection:                ( 9278) seconds.
Offline data collection
capabilities:                    (0x5b) SMART execute Offline immediate.
                                        Auto Offline data collection on/off support.
                                        Suspend Offline collection upon new
                                        command.
                                        Offline surface scan supported.
                                        Self-test supported.
                                        No Conveyance Self-test supported.
                                        Selective Self-test supported.
SMART capabilities:            (0x0003) Saves SMART data before entering
                                        power-saving mode.
                                        Supports SMART auto save timer.
Error logging capability:        (0x01) Error logging supported.
                                        General Purpose Logging supported.
Short self-test routine
recommended polling time:        (  1) minutes.
Extended self-test routine
recommended polling time:        ( 155) minutes.
SCT capabilities:              (0x003d) SCT Status supported.
                                        SCT Error Recovery Control supported.
                                        SCT Feature Control supported.
                                        SCT Data Table supported.
 
SMART Attributes Data Structure revision number: 16
Vendor Specific SMART Attributes with Thresholds:
ID# ATTRIBUTE_NAME          FLAG    VALUE WORST THRESH TYPE      UPDATED  WHEN_FAILED RAW_VALUE
  1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate    0x000b  100  100  016    Pre-fail  Always      -      0
  2 Throughput_Performance  0x0005  136  136  054    Pre-fail  Offline      -      92
  3 Spin_Up_Time            0x0007  119  119  024    Pre-fail  Always      -      321 (Average 315)
  4 Start_Stop_Count        0x0012  100  100  000    Old_age  Always      -      62
  5 Reallocated_Sector_Ct  0x0033  100  100  005    Pre-fail  Always      -      0
  7 Seek_Error_Rate        0x000b  100  100  067    Pre-fail  Always      -      0
  8 Seek_Time_Performance  0x0005  140  140  020    Pre-fail  Offline      -      30
  9 Power_On_Hours          0x0012  097  097  000    Old_age  Always      -      23857
10 Spin_Retry_Count        0x0013  100  100  060    Pre-fail  Always      -      0
12 Power_Cycle_Count      0x0032  100  100  000    Old_age  Always      -      61
192 Power-Off_Retract_Count 0x0032  100  100  000    Old_age  Always      -      88
193 Load_Cycle_Count        0x0012  100  100  000    Old_age  Always      -      88
194 Temperature_Celsius    0x0002  181  181  000    Old_age  Always      -      33 (Min/Max 18/40)
196 Reallocated_Event_Count 0x0032  100  100  000    Old_age  Always      -      0
197 Current_Pending_Sector  0x0022  100  100  000    Old_age  Always      -      0
198 Offline_Uncorrectable  0x0008  100  100  000    Old_age  Offline      -      0
199 UDMA_CRC_Error_Count    0x000a  200  200  000    Old_age  Always      -      0
 
SMART Error Log Version: 0
No Errors Logged
 
SMART Self-test log structure revision number 1
Num  Test_Description    Status                  Remaining  LifeTime(hours)  LBA_of_first_error
# 1  Short offline      Completed without error      00%    23691        -
# 2  Short offline      Completed without error      00%    23679        -
# 3  Extended offline    Completed without error      00%    23660        -
# 4  Short offline      Completed without error      00%    23523        -
# 5  Short offline      Completed without error      00%    23358        -
# 6  Short offline      Completed without error      00%    23346        -
# 7  Extended offline    Completed without error      00%    23302        -
# 8  Short offline      Completed without error      00%    23166        -
# 9  Short offline      Completed without error      00%    23154        -
#10  Short offline      Completed without error      00%    23059        -
#11  Short offline      Completed without error      00%    22963        -
#12  Extended offline    Completed without error      00%    22943        -
 
SMART Selective self-test log data structure revision number 1
SPAN  MIN_LBA  MAX_LBA  CURRENT_TEST_STATUS
    1        0        0  Not_testing
    2        0        0  Not_testing
    3        0        0  Not_testing
    4        0        0  Not_testing
    5        0        0  Not_testing
Selective self-test flags (0x0):
  After scanning selected spans, do NOT read-scan remainder of disk.
If Selective self-test is pending on power-up, resume after 0 minute delay.
 

 

[joeschmuck]

The drives appear to be fine to me. Did this problem just start and can you correlate it to ether a software change or hardware change, moving the case, something? What FreeNAS version are you running?

 

[stallione]

This is a new build. I had been using Openfiler for over two years on this hardware. Recently changed over to FreeNAS. These errors started showing up two days into the install.

I am running FreeNAS 9.2.0 on a BIOSTAR A770E3 AM3 AMD 770 ATX mobo.
AMD Athlon II X2 250 Regor 3.0GHz Processor
8GB Kingston RAM.

 

[joeschmuck]

I'd start looking at hardware then. I'm not going to give you the ECC RAM speech, hopefully you have heard it before. First I'd replace the SATA cables for those 2 drives. If that doesn't fix it you can try to isolate it to the drives or the MB, shut down the system and take the two drives in question and swap the SATA connections on the MB to two other locations. Power up the system and see how it looks. If the fault follows the drives then I'd suspect the SATA cable or hard drives. If the failure moves to two different drives than it's the MB or software. You will have to take it slow and pay attention to what does or doesn't make a difference.

 

[Yatti420]

Sata cables.. Capacitors/Power supply?