NFS Errors on Solaris 2.6 and 7 Systems running as a clear case client

Question

I read in a Rational Document that When Sun fixed defect #4271267 they introduced a problem that causes EAGAIN to be returned to fsync() andclose() system calls. The EAGAIN defect is being tracked by Sun as defect #4349744 and it is a problem for NFS clients running Solaris2.6, 7, and 8.
Sun has released a patch for this on Solaris 8(108727-06 or later). Does anyone know, What are the Patches(Patch ID Numbers)to be installed on Solaris 2.6 and Solaris 7 Systems for the Problem when ClearCase Views or Vobs are on NetAPP with Solaris servers.
I am getting NFS errors and I am not able to view the files, when I try accessing the Vobs from Solaris 2.6,7 systems. The Clear Case Server is on Solaris 8 and the VOBs are stored in Netapp Filer.
TIA
Regards
Saravanan.C.S

Answer 1

Hello:
I have the same problem with an only Adaptec AHA-2940, but it is bigger....i can't install Solaris with this problem.
I am sure that it isn't hardware problem becouse i have 3 IBM PC Servers 315 and i have the same problem with all them.
Some help would be very grateful.
Hello,
I have an intel box running Solaris 2.6 with Oracle
8.i.
There are 2 SCSI cards. The first one has the
following devices. [0 = Seagate 9.5gig drive] [4 =
Seagate tape drive] [6 = TEAC cdrom] [7 = adaptec 2940
SCSI card].
The Second has the following devices. [0 = Seagate
9.5gig drive] [1 = Seagate 9.5gig drive] [7 = Adaptec
2040 SCSI card].
Solaris is partitioned as followed. 1 root drive. 1
/opt drive. And 1 /backup drive.
My problem is periodically we get Transport errors.
Dec 2 08:15:45 HAFC unix: WARNING:
/pci@0,0/pci9004,7861@4 (adp1):
Dec 2 08:15:45 HAFC unix: timeout: abort
request, target=1 lun=0
Dec 2 08:15:45 HAFC unix: WARNING:
/pci@0,0/pci9004,7861@4 (adp1):
Dec 2 08:15:45 HAFC unix: timeout: abort device,
target=1 lun=0
Dec 2 08:15:45 HAFC unix: WARNING:
/pci@0,0/pci9004,7861@4 (adp1):
Dec 2 08:15:45 HAFC unix: timeout: reset target,
target=1 lun=0
Dec 2 08:15:45 HAFC unix: WARNING:
/pci@0,0/pci9004,7861@4 (adp1):
Dec 2 08:15:45 HAFC unix: timeout: early
timeout, target=1 lun=0
Dec 2 08:15:45 HAFC unix: WARNING:
/pci@0,0/pci9004,7861@4/cmdk@1,0 (Disk8):
Dec 2 08:15:45 HAFC unix: SCSI transport failed:
reason 'incomplete': retrying command
Like this. When they come it is by the thousands.
Sometimes locking up the system. Many times the errors
indicate a disk and give a block error or two. If I
replace the disk. The problem usually goes away.
Sometimes replacing the cable clears the problem.
Sometimes this happens when there is no real activity
on the server. I have applied patch 111031-01 witch
was supposed to fix this problem. But it hasnt. Unless
I have bad hardware. Is it possible?