Disk storage on Redhat & Win2000 client

[Ed Greshko]

Anže Vidmar wrote:
> Hello!
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> Here is the scenario:
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> OS Is Redhat, kernel 2.6.11 with HP MSA20 storage (Raid5 configured)
> and connected thrue SCSI adapter.

Not to be picky....but how could the OS be Red Hat when the latest
kernel shipped in RHELv4 is kernel-2.6.9-5.0.5 and the kernel is the
heart and soul of the OS.

> 
> The Storage works fine, the only client that is accessing it is
> win2000 server. It's used to copy a large amount of data (100, 200Gb)
> to the storage.
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> The problem is, on every month or so, the server (win) looses the
> conectivity with the storage (lit's like the storage wouldn't exist)
> and there is no other way to reconnect it again, but to restart the
> Linux server. SCSI cable was replaced with the new one and Firmware
> was upgraded but it's still happening. (There is no logs on this
> subject on the Win* machine, whatsoever).
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> I don't know where to look for source of the problem anymore.
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> Anyone have any ideas?
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