XSERVE RAID - copying to array causes "error -50"

I am a n00b when it comes to administering an XSERVE RAID, so this may be something you can easily answer...
I have a brand new XServe with XSERVE RAID attached using a fibre channel card. The upper controller is connected to the left-side of the array, array 1, while the right-side of the controller is connected to the lower controller, array 2. Each array is 4.08 TB, the entire array is stocked with 750GB HDDs.
Array 1 has no problems copying, deleting, etc. Array 2 times out after I try to copy files, either across the network or using an external FW800 drive (2TB) from LaCie. I am trying to dump a lot of video data, and it blows up giving me an error -50. After that, I can't delete or do anything. Initially I thought this was due to ownership/file permissions but that doesn't make a difference. The external drive copies to Array 1 with no issues either. Any advice?

Any updates on this? I think I am experiencing something similar.
We have a Xserve RAID that has 1 array for our file server and we have just added 5 750GB drives to the right side of the RAID for a 2nd array. I spent most of the Thanksgiving break dealing with crashes and corrupt drives in Array 2 trying to migrate the files from the original array to the new array.
Array 1 works just fine, but if I try to copy large files to the 2nd array things go haywire and the server usually "crashes". If I use Carbon Copy Cloner to copy Array 1 to our Wiebetech RAID box things are fine, however if I use the same process to copy Array 1 to Array 2 and even the Wiebetch box to Array 2, then the server "crashes". I say crashes since I don't really know what is going on. When I come back to check on things the server has locked up and isn't responding to anything or has restarted and I am back at the login screen. Array 2 will have been "corrupted" and won't mount unless I reformat via disk utility.
In the RAID Admin events the only thing I get is that both controller 1 and 2 have gone down and are back up. The system log on the sever looks fine.
Just trying to see if it was a cable or some other hardware issue.
Thanks
Carl

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    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    05/18/10 03:52:01 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    01/05/10 07:28:30 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Upper Controller
    01/05/10 07:28:30 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    01/05/10 07:28:12 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    01/05/10 07:28:10 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    01/05/10 07:22:29 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Lower Controller
    01/05/10 07:22:29 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    01/05/10 07:22:10 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    01/05/10 07:22:08 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    12/18/09 05:58:08 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Upper Controller
    12/18/09 05:58:08 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    12/18/09 05:57:49 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    12/18/09 05:57:47 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    12/18/09 05:52:36 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Lower Controller
    12/18/09 05:52:36 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    12/18/09 05:52:17 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    12/18/09 05:52:15 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    12/03/09 07:28:01 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Upper Controller
    12/03/09 07:28:01 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    12/03/09 07:27:42 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    12/03/09 07:27:41 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    12/03/09 07:22:52 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Lower Controller
    12/03/09 07:22:52 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    12/03/09 07:22:34 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    12/03/09 07:22:32 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    11/05/09 06:52:35 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Upper Controller
    11/05/09 06:52:35 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    11/05/09 06:52:16 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    11/05/09 06:52:14 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    11/05/09 06:48:11 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Lower Controller
    11/05/09 06:48:11 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    11/05/09 06:47:52 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    11/05/09 06:47:50 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    10/19/09 11:07:54 AM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Upper Controller
    10/19/09 11:07:54 AM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    10/19/09 11:03:57 AM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Lower Controller
    10/19/09 11:03:57 AM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    10/17/09 03:16:47 AM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    10/17/09 03:12:54 AM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    10/08/09 06:25:37 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Upper Controller
    10/08/09 06:25:37 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    10/08/09 06:25:17 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    10/08/09 06:25:15 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    10/08/09 06:21:56 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Lower Controller
    10/08/09 06:21:56 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    10/08/09 06:21:37 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    10/08/09 06:21:35 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    08/20/09 06:09:41 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Upper Controller
    08/20/09 06:09:41 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    08/20/09 06:09:06 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    08/20/09 06:09:04 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    08/20/09 06:07:58 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Upper Controller
    08/20/09 06:07:58 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    08/20/09 06:07:39 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    08/20/09 06:07:37 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    08/20/09 06:07:17 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Lower Controller
    08/20/09 06:07:17 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    08/20/09 06:06:42 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    08/20/09 06:06:40 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    08/20/09 06:05:35 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Lower Controller
    08/20/09 06:05:35 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    08/20/09 06:05:15 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    08/20/09 06:05:13 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    05/22/09 06:08:32 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Upper Controller
    05/22/09 06:08:32 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    05/22/09 06:08:31 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Lower Controller
    05/22/09 06:08:31 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    05/22/09 06:08:01 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    05/22/09 06:07:59 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    04/23/09 04:33:57 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Lower Controller
    04/23/09 04:33:57 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    04/23/09 04:33:28 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    04/23/09 04:33:26 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    04/23/09 04:33:12 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Upper Controller
    04/23/09 04:33:12 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    04/23/09 04:32:43 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    04/23/09 04:32:41 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    04/23/09 04:32:32 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Lower Controller
    04/23/09 04:32:32 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    04/23/09 04:32:12 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    04/23/09 04:32:10 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    04/23/09 04:31:47 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Upper Controller
    04/23/09 04:31:47 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    04/23/09 04:31:27 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    04/23/09 04:31:25 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    04/08/09 01:05:56 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Lower Controller
    04/08/09 01:05:56 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    04/08/09 01:05:29 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    04/08/09 01:04:47 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Upper Controller
    04/08/09 01:04:47 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    04/08/09 01:04:20 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    01/09/09 10:16:41 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Lower Controller
    01/09/09 10:16:41 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    01/09/09 10:16:22 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    01/09/09 10:16:20 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    01/09/09 10:13:10 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Upper Controller
    01/09/09 10:13:10 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    01/09/09 10:12:51 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    01/09/09 10:12:49 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    12/22/08 02:59:03 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Lower Controller
    12/22/08 02:59:03 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    12/22/08 02:58:36 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    12/22/08 02:55:02 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Upper Controller
    12/22/08 02:55:02 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    12/22/08 02:54:35 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    08/14/08 05:09:32 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Lower Controller
    08/14/08 05:09:32 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    08/14/08 05:09:13 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    08/14/08 05:09:11 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    08/14/08 05:02:01 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Upper Controller
    08/14/08 05:02:01 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    08/14/08 05:01:41 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    08/14/08 05:01:39 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Upper Controller
    07/08/08 01:13:28 PM
    Error Status Cleared Using Service ID Button
    Upper Controller
    07/08/08 01:12:49 PM
    Power Supply 1 Failed
    Upper Controller
    07/08/08 01:06:59 PM
    Disk 5 Online
    Upper Controller
    07/08/08 01:06:52 PM
    Error Status Cleared Using Service ID Button
    Upper Controller
    07/08/08 01:06:15 PM
    Disk 6 Online
    Lower Controller
    07/08/08 09:06:57 AM
    Error Status Cleared Using Service ID Button
    Lower Controller
    07/08/08 09:06:19 AM
    Power Supply 1 Failed
    Lower Controller
    07/08/08 09:00:21 AM
    Error Status Cleared Using Service ID Button
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    06/22/08 02:35:46 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Upper Controller
    06/22/08 02:35:46 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    06/22/08 02:34:32 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    06/22/08 10:29:38 AM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Lower Controller
    06/22/08 10:29:38 AM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    06/22/08 10:28:24 AM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    06/18/08 01:07:37 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Lower Controller
    06/18/08 01:07:37 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    06/18/08 01:07:37 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    06/18/08 01:07:30 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    06/18/08 01:07:29 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    06/18/08 12:59:35 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    06/18/08 12:59:34 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Lower Controller
    06/18/08 12:59:34 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    06/18/08 12:59:28 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    06/18/08 12:59:26 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    06/18/08 12:58:35 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    06/18/08 12:58:34 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Upper Controller
    06/18/08 12:58:34 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    06/18/08 12:58:26 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    06/18/08 12:58:24 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    06/18/08 12:50:32 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Upper Controller
    06/18/08 12:50:32 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    06/18/08 12:50:32 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    06/18/08 12:50:23 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    06/18/08 12:50:21 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    06/09/08 12:43:50 AM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Lower Controller
    06/09/08 12:43:50 AM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    06/09/08 12:43:31 AM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    06/09/08 12:43:30 AM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    06/09/08 12:37:20 AM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Lower Controller
    06/09/08 12:37:20 AM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    06/09/08 12:36:52 AM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    06/09/08 12:36:50 AM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    06/09/08 12:35:51 AM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Lower Controller
    06/09/08 12:35:51 AM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    06/09/08 12:35:31 AM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    06/09/08 12:35:30 AM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    06/09/08 12:34:30 AM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Upper Controller
    06/09/08 12:34:30 AM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    06/09/08 12:34:11 AM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    06/09/08 12:34:09 AM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    06/09/08 12:27:59 AM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Upper Controller
    06/09/08 12:27:59 AM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    06/09/08 12:27:32 AM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    06/09/08 12:27:30 AM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    06/09/08 12:26:30 AM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Upper Controller
    06/09/08 12:26:30 AM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    06/08/08 09:01:38 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Lower Controller
    06/08/08 09:01:38 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    06/08/08 09:01:19 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    06/08/08 09:01:17 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    06/08/08 08:24:35 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Lower Controller
    06/08/08 08:24:35 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    06/08/08 08:24:14 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    06/08/08 08:24:13 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    06/08/08 08:17:06 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Lower Controller
    06/08/08 08:17:06 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    06/08/08 08:16:42 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    06/08/08 08:16:40 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    06/08/08 08:14:13 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Lower Controller
    06/08/08 08:14:13 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    06/08/08 08:13:52 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    06/08/08 08:13:50 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    06/08/08 08:05:42 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Lower Controller
    06/08/08 08:05:42 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    06/08/08 08:05:23 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    06/08/08 08:05:21 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Low

    Here I am, at the precipice. Would you click Merge?

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    Port topology: Arbitrated loop
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    Port topology: Arbitrated loop
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    Drive cache: on
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    Yes, you should be able to do this.
    BE SURE YOU HAVE A BACKUP FIRST.

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    I cleanly shut down an Xserve G5 with an Xserve RAID attached and then powered off the Xserve RAID this morning. I replaced a failing memory module in the Xserve and moved the rack 6". I then powered on the Xserve RAID, waited for a couple minutes until it was fully booted, and then booted the Xserve. When it came up, my RAID 50 volume failed to mount. Upon further investigation, it appears that the RAID 5 array on the right hand disks is "gone". In RAID Admin (Disks and Drives tab), the left side array is visible, but all disks on the right side list status as "OK" and Type: as "Spare".
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    Not sure why you swapped the controllers back and forth
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    =Tod

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