F740 cluster - toasters

5 Apr 1999


      Anybody out there have an F740 cluster w/ 18GB drives running in
    production?  If so, I have a couple of questions I'm hoping you can
    answer:
1) Have any problems loosing routes over a virtual interface?
           If you physically disconect all the links in a trunk it
           drops all routes which use that interface, even static
           routes w/ routed off.
2) Have you been able to takeover/giveback a virtual interface?
           Treating it like a "normal" interface doesn't seem to work
           and I haven't been able to find any special instructions
       for this.
3) Any unexplained panics?  We had one running 5.2.1 in
           takeover mode -- didn't even drop core.  Another attributed
           to a bad disk while we were running 5.2.1P1.  We're now at
           5.2.1P2 after several ndmpd hangs (didn't bring down the
           filer), seems to be stable.
4) How many disk failures did you see within the first 6 months
           of getting the filer?  (looks like we're on 2 of 24 in 3
           months and we haven't even used them all yet).
5) Do you have the name and address of the person in charge of
           the hold muzac for the support line?  The 5 minute loop of
           garbage is really ramping up my aggression level and I'd
           prefer to take it out on the person responsible.
I have a couple of open calls with support I'm waiting for status
    on, but I'm not calling them because if I have to listen to that
    damned muzac tape loop around one more time I'm going to kill
    someone.  Since my office-mate is closest it would probably be
    him...  and that would just leave me more work to do.  (Moving
    bodies, digging holes, and handling all his projects...)
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
jason
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