Re: RH4, initiator errors

[Ming Zhang <mingz@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 2006-04-21 at 15:20 +0400, proftpd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > > The same behavior if separate target and initiator. I
> > > notice if disk slices are small (20M), no such
> > problems.
> > > Maybe it's really slow disk performance problem.
> > > 
> > 
> > mkfs on small partition will have much less disk io. but
> > i use a 10GB
> > partition on a sata drive most of the time and it is ok.
> 
> Yes, it was poor disk performance. I installed FC5 and try
> to use native initiator (open-iscsi) and problems still
> remained. Small slices (20M) worked well, wasn't any
> problems. But with 10G slices I received errors. So, with 2
> versions of initiator I was in troubles.

weired. 

> 
> So I installed IET target at Intel SR2200 with  SCSI disk
> and problem was solved. 
> 
> SR2200 has 2 processors, and I've booted smp kernel and
> received errors from both initiators
> 
> 1. From FC5
> iscsiadm: Login failed to authenticate with target
> iscsiadm: Connection to Discovery Address 192.168.212.194
> closed

this is not because of SMP. check u chap setting and ietd.conf. if need,
check the network traffic as well.


> 
> 2. From RHEL4
> Apr 21 14:22:23 initiator iscsid[3141]: Connected to
> Discovery Address 192.168.212.194
> Apr 21 14:22:23 initiator iscsid[3141]: Login negotiation
> failed, couldn't recognize text =NotUnderstood
> 
> with no changes in config I booted in normal kernel and no
> more mistakes.

u mean normal kernel and smp kernel? rhel4 include open-iscsi or u
install it.

if u want to check this, then use tcpdump to capture both traffic with 2
different kernels and send to us.


> 
> Thanks.
> 
> I still have one question. I can't share one iSCSI slice
> amoung 2 initiator - they see changes only if remount
> partition. I've read a list and acquired same problems. I
> can't share ext3,reiser and so on partitions, I need to use
> cluster fs like gfs, but it's too expernsive. Can I share
> partition without gfs?

gfs. replied in another email.


> 
> 
> 
> > > In a week Vtrack 15200 will arrive, so I can compare
> > > behaviour initiator on linux target and Vtrack.
> > 
> > some people have not so good experience on ip san from
> > promise. check
> > email archive if u have interest.
> > 
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