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RN316 running drives at 3Gb/s
I have all 6Gb/s capable drives installed but they are all operating at the slower speed. Any clues what could be going on? Latest FW with three Seagate 16TB Ironwolf NAS drives and three WDC 8TB Red...
Thanks for the reply Sandshark. No, these are all the internal drives. No drives USB or eSATA connected externally at all.
And the method you used to determine they are only at 3Gb/sec? Spinning platter drives are not capable of maintaing that rate, so timing a transfer won't tell you.
This will return the negotiated SATA link speed:
root@RNxxxX:~# smartctl -a /dev/sda | grep "^SATA"
SATA Version is: SATA 3.0, 6.0 Gb/s (current: 6.0 Gb/s)
root@RNxxxX:~# smartctl -a /dev/sdb | grep "^SATA"
SATA Version is: SATA 3.0, 6.0 Gb/s (current: 6.0 Gb/s)
root@RNxxxX:~# smartctl -a /dev/sdc | grep "^SATA"
SATA Version is: SATA 3.0, 6.0 Gb/s (current: 6.0 Gb/s)
root@RNxxxX:~# smartctl -a /dev/sdd | grep "^SATA"
SATA Version is: SATA 3.0, 6.0 Gb/s (current: 6.0 Gb/s)
...Schumaku/Sandshark,
I should have posted more information. I had looked at a lot of the common information so here is a dump of some of the SATA relevant information.
$ sudo smartctl -a /dev/sdb | grep ATA
ATA Version is: ACS-4 (minor revision not indicated)
SATA Version is: SATA 3.3, 6.0 Gb/s (current: 3.0 Gb/s)$ sudo smartctl -a /dev/sdb | grep ATA
ATA Version is: ACS-4 (minor revision not indicated)
SATA Version is: SATA 3.3, 6.0 Gb/s (current: 3.0 Gb/s)
$ sudo smartctl -a /dev/sdc | grep ATA
ATA Version is: ACS-4 (minor revision not indicated)
SATA Version is: SATA 3.3, 6.0 Gb/s (current: 3.0 Gb/s)
$ sudo smartctl -a /dev/sdd | grep ATA
ATA Version is: ACS-2, ATA8-ACS T13/1699-D revision 4
SATA Version is: SATA 3.1, 6.0 Gb/s (current: 3.0 Gb/s)
$ sudo smartctl -a /dev/sde | grep ATA
ATA Version is: ACS-2, ATA8-ACS T13/1699-D revision 4
SATA Version is: SATA 3.1, 6.0 Gb/s (current: 3.0 Gb/s)
$ sudo smartctl -a /dev/sdf | grep ATA
ATA Version is: ACS-2, ATA8-ACS T13/1699-D revision 4
SATA Version is: SATA 3.1, 6.0 Gb/s (current: 3.0 Gb/s)From boot dmesg log:
[ 2.989286] ahci 0000:00:1f.2: AHCI 0001.0200 32 slots 6 ports 3 Gbps 0x3f impl SATA mode
[ 3.485033] ata1: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300)
[ 3.526611] ata1.00: ATA-11: ST16000NM001G-2KK103, SN03, max UDMA/133
[ 3.560335] scsi 0:0:0:0: Direct-Access ATA ST16000NM001G-2K SN03 PQ: 0 ANSI: 5
[ 4.021003] ata2: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300)
[ 4.066459] ata2.00: ATA-11: ST16000NM001G-2KK103, SN03, max UDMA/133
[ 4.100159] scsi 1:0:0:0: Direct-Access ATA ST16000NM001G-2K SN03 PQ: 0 ANSI: 5
[ 4.560971] ata3: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300)
[ 4.601178] ata3.00: ATA-11: ST16000NM001G-2KK103, SN03, max UDMA/133
[ 4.634898] scsi 2:0:0:0: Direct-Access ATA ST16000NM001G-2K SN03 PQ: 0 ANSI: 5
[ 5.048934] ata7: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl 0)
[ 5.095918] ata4: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300)
[ 5.098506] ata4.00: ATA-9: WDC WD80EFZX-68UW8N0, 83.H0A83, max UDMA/133
[ 5.103753] scsi 3:0:0:0: Direct-Access ATA WDC WD80EFZX-68U 0A83 PQ: 0 ANSI: 5
[ 5.564898] ata5: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300)
[ 5.567473] ata5.00: ATA-9: WDC WD80EFZX-68UW8N0, 83.H0A83, max UDMA/133
[ 5.572739] scsi 4:0:0:0: Direct-Access ATA WDC WD80EFZX-68U 0A83 PQ: 0 ANSI: 5
[ 6.033872] ata6: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300)
[ 6.036477] ata6.00: ATA-9: WDC WD80EFZX-68UW8N0, 83.H0A83, max UDMA/133
[ 6.041693] scsi 5:0:0:0: Direct-Access ATA WDC WD80EFZX-68U 0A83 PQ: 0 ANSI: 5
[ 8.062757] ata8: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl 0)I find that dmesg log item @2.989286 particularly since it suggests the AHCI controller is limiting itself to 3Gb/s. I don't know why it would have done this. As an additional note this unit has been factory reset within the last few weeks.
I have a second ReadyNAS (an RN104). The dmesg boot log from this illustrates the difference. What I obviously don't know is why they are different. The newer RN316 operates at a slower SATA interface speed than the old RN104. You can see the first line indicates the AHCI is 4 ports at 6 Gbps. And the four drives come up at 6 Gbps link speeds just fine.
[ 3.830251] ahci 0000:02:00.0: AHCI 0001.0000 32 slots 4 ports 6 Gbps 0xf impl SATA mode
[ 3.837724] ata1: SATA max UDMA/133 abar m2048@0xf8110000 port 0xf8110100 irq 109
[ 3.837736] ata2: SATA max UDMA/133 abar m2048@0xf8110000 port 0xf8110180 irq 109
[ 3.837747] ata3: SATA max UDMA/133 abar m2048@0xf8110000 port 0xf8110200 irq 109
[ 3.837757] ata4: SATA max UDMA/133 abar m2048@0xf8110000 port 0xf8110280 irq 109
[ 3.841026] ata5: SATA max UDMA/133 irq 28
[ 4.190115] ata5: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl F300)
[ 4.380092] ata2: SATA link up 6.0 Gbps (SStatus 133 SControl 300)
[ 4.380143] ata1: SATA link up 6.0 Gbps (SStatus 133 SControl 300)
[ 4.388702] ata1.00: ATA-9: WDC WD4001F9YZ-09GHXL0, 01.01A01, max UDMA/133
[ 4.388754] ata2.00: ATA-9: WDC WD4001F9YZ-09GHXL0, 01.01A01, max UDMA/133
[ 4.401747] scsi 0:0:0:0: Direct-Access ATA WDC WD4001F9YZ-0 1A01 PQ: 0 ANSI: 5
[ 4.405921] scsi 1:0:0:0: Direct-Access ATA WDC WD4001F9YZ-0 1A01 PQ: 0 ANSI: 5
[ 6.910096] ata3: SATA link up 6.0 Gbps (SStatus 133 SControl 300)
[ 6.969469] ata3.00: ATA-9: WDC WD4001F9YZ-09GHXL0, 01.01A01, max UDMA/133
[ 6.982440] scsi 2:0:0:0: Direct-Access ATA WDC WD4001F9YZ-0 1A01 PQ: 0 ANSI: 5
[ 8.050122] ata4: SATA link up 6.0 Gbps (SStatus 133 SControl 300)
[ 8.124776] ata4.00: ATA-9: WDC WD4001F9YZ-09GHXL0, 01.01A01, max UDMA/133
[ 8.137641] scsi 3:0:0:0: Direct-Access ATA WDC WD4001F9YZ-0 1A01 PQ: 0 ANSI: 5Thanks!
I don't know if these posts are making it or not. This is my third time replying and sending this information. I didn't get any errors but the message seems to disappear later. I'm not sure what is happening. Here is some information from my system logs, first the boot information I think is relevant to the drive speeds:
[ 2.989286] ahci 0000:00:1f.2: AHCI 0001.0200 32 slots 6 ports 3 Gbps 0x3f impl SATA mode
[ 3.025644] ata1: SATA max UDMA/133 abar m2048@0xfeb04000 port 0xfeb04100 irq 85
[ 3.025654] ata2: SATA max UDMA/133 abar m2048@0xfeb04000 port 0xfeb04180 irq 85
[ 3.025663] ata3: SATA max UDMA/133 abar m2048@0xfeb04000 port 0xfeb04200 irq 85
[ 3.025670] ata4: SATA max UDMA/133 abar m2048@0xfeb04000 port 0xfeb04280 irq 85
[ 3.025678] ata5: SATA max UDMA/133 abar m2048@0xfeb04000 port 0xfeb04300 irq 85
[ 3.025686] ata6: SATA max UDMA/133 abar m2048@0xfeb04000 port 0xfeb04380 irq 85
[ 3.029124] ata7: SATA max UDMA/100 host m128@0xfe884000 port 0xfe880000 irq 18
[ 3.029138] ata8: SATA max UDMA/100 host m128@0xfe884000 port 0xfe882000 irq 18
[ 3.485033] ata1: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300)
[ 3.526611] ata1.00: ATA-11: ST16000NM001G-2KK103, SN03, max UDMA/133
[ 3.560335] scsi 0:0:0:0: Direct-Access ATA ST16000NM001G-2K SN03 PQ: 0 ANSI: 5
[ 4.021003] ata2: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300)
[ 4.066459] ata2.00: ATA-11: ST16000NM001G-2KK103, SN03, max UDMA/133
[ 4.100159] scsi 1:0:0:0: Direct-Access ATA ST16000NM001G-2K SN03 PQ: 0 ANSI: 5
[ 4.560971] ata3: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300)
[ 4.601178] ata3.00: ATA-11: ST16000NM001G-2KK103, SN03, max UDMA/133
[ 4.634898] scsi 2:0:0:0: Direct-Access ATA ST16000NM001G-2K SN03 PQ: 0 ANSI: 5
[ 5.048934] ata7: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl 0)
[ 5.095918] ata4: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300)
[ 5.098506] ata4.00: ATA-9: WDC WD80EFZX-68UW8N0, 83.H0A83, max UDMA/133
[ 5.103753] scsi 3:0:0:0: Direct-Access ATA WDC WD80EFZX-68U 0A83 PQ: 0 ANSI: 5
[ 5.564898] ata5: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300)
[ 5.567473] ata5.00: ATA-9: WDC WD80EFZX-68UW8N0, 83.H0A83, max UDMA/133
[ 5.572739] scsi 4:0:0:0: Direct-Access ATA WDC WD80EFZX-68U 0A83 PQ: 0 ANSI: 5
[ 6.033872] ata6: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300)
[ 6.036477] ata6.00: ATA-9: WDC WD80EFZX-68UW8N0, 83.H0A83, max UDMA/133
[ 6.041693] scsi 5:0:0:0: Direct-Access ATA WDC WD80EFZX-68U 0A83 PQ: 0 ANSI: 5
[ 8.062757] ata8: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl 0)Data from smartctl on all six drives:
SATA Version is: SATA 3.3, 6.0 Gb/s (current: 3.0 Gb/s)
SATA Version is: SATA 3.3, 6.0 Gb/s (current: 3.0 Gb/s)
SATA Version is: SATA 3.3, 6.0 Gb/s (current: 3.0 Gb/s)
SATA Version is: SATA 3.1, 6.0 Gb/s (current: 3.0 Gb/s)
SATA Version is: SATA 3.1, 6.0 Gb/s (current: 3.0 Gb/s)
SATA Version is: SATA 3.1, 6.0 Gb/s (current: 3.0 Gb/s)The most interesting to me is the first line of the boot information from dmesg. It indicates the controller is operating at 3Gbps instead of 6. That seems to be the root of the problem but I have no idea why that is the case.
Probably some were caught by the automatic spam filter. If it happens again, you can PM me, as I can release them.
JHRR wrote:
The most interesting to me is the first line of the boot information from dmesg. It indicates the controller is operating at 3Gbps instead of 6.
Looks that way. Maybe a poor connection from the controller to the backplane? Sandshark might have some troubleshooting advice.
But I think SATA 2 speeds are fast enough (the drives are probably the limitation).
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