Note: "permalinks" may not be as permanent as we would like,
direct links of old sources may well be a few messages off.
Hi Sam, Ref: Broadcom Ethernet NIC NetXtreme II locking drbd and terrible throughput. These keys are on the DELL version. If like me you have the HP version, no such luck :) I believe they are on the RHS and look a little like an RJ45 plug... I believe the TOE is used by the onboard iSUSE system, which might be the cause of the problem. Maybe it's always running and can't cope with DRBD loading so reduces the NIC ability??? Something like that... Problem Update ============== I have made some more progress on the subject. Although upgrading the firmware has helped a lot, it's not the entire story. I found that my kernels (2.6.18.2) had an old version of the bnx2 driver, version 1.4.14. I upgraded to 1.6.7b from here: http://www.broadcom.com/support/ethernet_nic/netxtremeii.php With the latest firmware *and* the latest driver, this has made a significant difference. The load on the server is reduced to almost nothing and my throughput from MySql has increased dramatically. Regards, Ben Art Age Software wrote: > On Dec 17, 2007 3:11 AM, Mark Watts <m.watts at eris.qinetiq.com> wrote: >> On Friday 14 December 2007 21:30:03 Art Age Software wrote: >>> This thread has me a bit concerned, as I'm using Dell PowerEdge >>> servers which use on-board versions of these NICs: >>> >>> Broadcom NetXtreme II Gigabit Ethernet Driver bnx2 v1.5.11-rh (June 4, >>> 2007) eth0: Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5708 1000Base-T (B2) PCI-X 64-bit >>> 133MHz found at mem da000000, IRQ 169, node addr 0019b9b993a7 >>> >>> Would they be subject to this issue as well? >> Why take the risk - pop the lid and pull out the little blue TOE keys on the >> left hand side of the server. > > Could you be a bit more specific about how to locate these "keys?" > What do they look like exactly and how do I remove them? Any special > tools needed? > > Also, my understanding is that TOE is not even enabled under Linux. > What OS were you running when you experienced these problems? > > Thanks, > > Sam > _______________________________________________ > drbd-user mailing list > drbd-user at lists.linbit.com > http://lists.linbit.com/mailman/listinfo/drbd-user > ************************************************************************* This e-mail is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the use of the individual(s) to whom it is addressed. Any content in this message is not necessarily a view or statement from Road Tech Computer Systems Limited but is that of the individual sender. If you are not the intended recipient, be advised that you have received this e-mail in error and that any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. We use reasonable endeavours to virus scan all e-mails leaving the company but no warranty is given that this e-mail and any attachments are virus free. You should undertake your own virus checking. The right to monitor e-mail communications through our networks is reserved by us Road Tech Computer Systems Ltd. Shenley Hall, Rectory Lane, Shenley, Radlett, Hertfordshire, WD7 9AN. - VAT Registration No GB 449 3582 17 Registered in England No: 02017435, Registered Address: Charter Court, Midland Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP2 5GE. *************************************************************************