Re: [Aoetools-discuss] Trouble with vblade
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From: Sam H. <sa...@co...> - 2006-11-21 20:02:10
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Hello Adi, > After getting aoe via loopback working, I noticed that vblade via network does > not work. (actually I never tested it before; my first attempt was to test > via loopback). > I have complete data loss via ethernet; one example test session (after a > clean reboot): > SERVER A: > vblade 0 0 eth0 /dev/md1 # tried with files and disk devices as well Just for sanity, what version of vblade are you using? I didn't think I broke anything with the latest release ... > SERVER B: > mkfs.ext3 /dev/etherd/e0.0 > [skip the usual messages] > mount /dev/etherd/e0.0 /mnt > mount: you must specify the filesystem type > (with -t ext3 I get "wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock > on /dev/etherd/e0.0" and so on...) > > This is reproduceable in both directions. The funny thing is that it works > like a charm via loopback on the same server. The output of aoe-stat would be helpful to ensure you can actually see what you think you can see. Also, if you cat /dev/etherd/err you might get an idea of whether communication is having to retransmit a lot. It could be a cabling issue. > My hardware configuration: > both server are dual Intel PIII 1400MHz with 3GB RAM > Network adapter is Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82557/8/9 [Ethernet > Pro 100] (rev 0c) used with e100 driver. (yes, the network is 100MBit) > Networking using several different protocols works like a charm with the > performance one can expect from a 100MBit Network. You're not perchance connecting the servers directly to each other without an intervening switch, are you? I've never seen 100MbE that did auto MDIX. Cheers, Sam |