[Ocfs-users] OCFS and BCM5700

[Raj]

I've also seen issues with the BCM5700 drivers when they are teamed.
Use TTCP to test the speed of your private NIC interface. You'll be
surprised on waht you find.

Raj


On Fri, 1 Oct 2004 07:58:01 +0700, Jeram <jeram at jisedu.or.id> wrote:
> Hi all...
> 
> Thanks for your responses of my query. You all are correct, I have 2 NIC
> Broadcom and Intel made, the Broadcom one is giving problem.
> 
> I applied the latest driver of Broadcom and upgrade the Linux kernel to
> 2.4.9-e.41 Enterprise, after 2 days testing, it looks OK...
> 
> Thanks once again for your good response.
> 
> Rgds/Jeram
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeremy Schneider [mailto:jer1887 at asugroup.com]
> Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2004 10:49 PM
> To: jeram at jisedu.or.id; ocfs-users at oss.oracle.com;
> Matt.Daniels at priorityhealthcare.com
> Subject: RE: [Ocfs-users] OCFS and BCM5700
> 
> FWIW (to throw my 2 cents out there), our Netware guys advised us before
> we started to avoid the broadcom NIC's so we have used Intel's from the
> start.  Haven't had any problems yet with them.  Like Wim said, though,
> ocfs itself hardly touches the NIC's.  GSD hits them harder (if you're
> 9i or later, with Cache Fusion, and you're pulling data blocks over the
> interconnect).
> 
> Jeremy
> 
> >>> "Matt Daniels" <Matt.Daniels at priorityhealthcare.com> 09/29/2004
> 9:32:40 AM >>>
> Based on our experience with an identical config, we determined
> the cause to be the actual cards themselves.  While others seem to
> work ok with these, we had multiple issues.  Our solution was to
> replace the Broadcoms with Intel NICs.
> 
> HTH,
> Matt
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ocfs-users-bounces at oss.oracle.com
> [mailto:ocfs-users-bounces at oss.oracle.com]On Behalf Of Jeram
> Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 9:32 PM
> To: ocfs-users at oss.oracle.com
> Subject: [Ocfs-users] OCFS and BCM5700
> 
> Hi...
> 
> I have a strange problem with my Private NIC Channel, here is my
> environment
> details :
> 1. RHAS 2.1 with kernel 2.4.9-e.27 Enterprise
> 2. OCFS version : 2.4.9-e-enterprise-1.0.9-6
> 3. Oracle RDBMS : 9.2.0.4 RAC with 5 Nodes
> 4. Private NIC Channel: Broadcom BCM5700
> 
> My Private NIC channel is down intermittently, we just tracing the root
> of
> the problems by identify each product installed the server, including
> OCFS.
> But there is no problem with my Public NIC Channel, which is having
> deferent
> made.
> 
> My question is : From OCFS point of view is there any chance that OCFS
> is
> conflicting with the BCM5700 NIC?
> 
> Thanks
> Jeram
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