Asset ID:	1-72-1008898.1
Update Date:	2009-12-04
Keywords:

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Solution Type  Problem Resolution Sure

Solution  1008898.1 :   Sun Blade[TM] 1000 / 2000 OFFLINE ONLINE NOTICE  


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Symptoms
NOTICE: Qlogic qlc(0): Loop OFFLINE

NOTICE: Qlogic qlc(0): Loop ONLINE


Sun Blade[TM] 1000 or Sun Blade[TM] 2000 gets Loop OFFLINE ONLINE notices periodically.

The systems seems to hang for about 10 to 20 seconds before being able to access it after idle periods.


Resolution
What is happening is powerd is spinning down the disks. The time that it seems to hang is when the disks are spinning back up.
There are two ways to fix this problem.

1. To disable power management (powerd) altogether, perform the following:

#cd /etc/rc2.d

#mv S85power s85power

#init 6

 

or

2. Start the Power Manager GUI (dtpower)

Select the "More" option

Select the "Disks" option and change the setting to "Always On"

Change "Device Idle Time" to "Always On"

Click "OK", The new settings should not spin down the disks.

Product
Sun Blade 2000 Workstation
Sun Blade 1000 Workstation

Internal Comments
Audited/updated 12/03/09 Silvana.Villamil@SUN.com, Entry Level SPARC Content Team Member

The following is strictly for the use of Sun employees: hank.danico@sun.com

OFFLINE, ONLINE, qlogic, loop
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Change History
Date: 2005-02-02
User Name: 7058
Action: Approved
Comment: changes OK.
Added keywords.
Review date updated.
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Version: 3
Date: 2005-02-02
User Name: 7058
Action: Accept

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