SOLVED: Fedora Core 2 on Compaq (HP) Proliant DL360 G2

Joel Moxey joelmoxey at yahoo.co.uk
Thu Sep 30 22:41:43 UTC 2004


Absolutely!!!! One worth remembering I guess!!!


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Yang Xiao" <yxiao2004 at gmail.com>
To: "For users of Fedora Core releases" <fedora-list at redhat.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2004 9:10 PM
Subject: Re: SOLVED: Fedora Core 2 on Compaq (HP) Proliant DL360 G2


> On Thu, 30 Sep 2004 20:37:14 +0100, Joel Moxey <joelmoxey at yahoo.co.uk>
wrote:
> > No it was configured. Itr was configured as two logical drives
(resembling
> > the 2 physical drives) such that both disks turned up, such that I could
> > perform the software RAID - otherwise, the disks wouldn't have be
detected
> > at all!!!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Yang Xiao" <yxiao2004 at gmail.com>
> > To: "For users of Fedora Core releases" <fedora-list at redhat.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2004 7:58 PM
> > Subject: Re: SOLVED: Fedora Core 2 on Compaq (HP) Proliant DL360 G2
> >
> > > So the Smart Array Controller was not configured when you tried the
> > > install? duh.
> > >
> > > Yang
> > >
> > >
> > > On Thu, 30 Sep 2004 19:44:10 +0100, Joel Moxey <joelmoxey at yahoo.co.uk>
> > wrote:
> > > > Thanks for you help guys.
> > > >
> > > > I decided to try somethings else this morning. Possibly a bit of
detail
> > I
> > > > neglected to state below...
> > > >
> > > > When it was failing I was attempting to use sofware RAID (RAID 1)
> > between
> > > > the 2 disks in the DL360 G2 (The same as I did for the G4)..., just
for
> > > > interest sake, I decided to give the hardware RAID a go (RAID1+0)
...
> > then
> > > > everything worked straight away out of the box...
> > > >
> > > > Seems to me that the software RAID and SmartArray don't like each
other!
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Yang Xiao" <yxiao2004 at gmail.com>
> > > > To: "For users of Fedora Core releases" <fedora-list at redhat.com>
> > > > Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2004 3:17 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: Fedora Core 2 on Compaq (HP) Proliant DL360 G2
> > > >
> > > > > On Thu, 30 Sep 2004 07:26:54 +0100, Joel Moxey
<joelmoxey at yahoo.co.uk>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > > Hi!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > After reading the below a bit more carefully, I have two
questions:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > 1)    In
> > > > > >
> > http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-list/2004-August/msg02509.html, it
> > > > > > would appear that this could be the same thing as I'm seeing.
> > However,
> > > > it
> > > > > > seems that Chris built his own kernel to get the install
working -
> > then
> > > > made
> > > > > > some changes to get the first boot to work. Could someone point
me
> > in
> > > > the
> > > > > > direction of how to make the kernel that will get me through the
> > > > install?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > 2)    To avoid doing 1), I suggested removing the controller
(and
> > then
> > > > maybe
> > > > > > add it after making the changes described to /etc/modprobe.conf
> > after
> > > > the
> > > > > > install and first boot is done). However, I think Chris says
below
> > that
> > > > his
> > > > > > description of the controller does not apply to the G2. Has
anyone
> > > > disabled
> > > > > > the controller on a G2?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Joel
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > From: "Yang Xiao" <yxiao2004 at gmail.com>
> > > > > > To: "For users of Fedora Core releases" <fedora-list at redhat.com>
> > > > > > Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2004 12:56 AM
> > > > > > Subject: Re: Fedora Core 2 on Compaq (HP) Proliant DL360 G2
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 19:51:38 -0400, Yang Xiao
> > <yxiao2004 at gmail.com>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 19:36:34 -0400, Yang Xiao
> > <yxiao2004 at gmail.com>
> > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 19:09:22 -0400, Christopher K. Johnson
> > > > > > > > > <ckjohnson at gwi.net> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > Joel Moxey wrote:
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > >Thanks for the quick replies.
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > >I'm still not really sure of what I should be doing....
> > Should
> > > > I
> > > > > > remove the
> > > > > > > > > > >controller (apparently it'll work without it!!!), and
then
> > try
> > > > the
> > > > > > install
> > > > > > > > > > >again?
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Yes.  On a DL360 (not G2) it is a card approximately
1.25 by
> > > > 2.25
> > > > > > that
> > > > > > > > > > mounts in an angled socket like a memory dimm on the
board
> > > > behind
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > floppy/cd drive bay. With the system unplugged open the
> > case,
> > > > remove
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > card, close the case, and apply power and try the
install
> > again.
> > > > Be
> > > > > > > > > > sure to observe static precautions when doing so, and to
> > place
> > > > the
> > > > > > card
> > > > > > > > > > in an anti-static bag so it and the system remain usable
in
> > the
> > > > > > future.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Chris
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > > >
> -----------------------------------------------------------
> > > > > > > > > >   "Spend less!  Do more!  Go Open Source..." -- 
Dirigo.net
> > > > > > > > > >   Chris Johnson, RHCE #807000448202021
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >
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> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Or you can re-make the installation CD with the driver
> > included
> > > > and
> > > > > > > > > loaded by anaconda. I'm have to confess that I myself is
not
> > clear
> > > > on
> > > > > > > > > how to go about it without looking up on it. :)
> > > > > > > > > Yang
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > OK, I just had to find out how to do it, here it is, in this
> > list's
> > > > > > archive :P
> > > > > > > >
> > http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-list/2004-August/msg02509.html
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Yang
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > and it's by Christopher =)
> > > > > > >
> > > > > You don't need to rebuild it yourself, I think it will work with
2.6.6
> > > > > or later kernels which have it built in already, so all you need
to do
> > > > > is replace the kernel on the install disk with one of those newer
> > > > > kernels.
> > > > >
> > > > > Yang
> > > > >
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> I see, so trying to RAID using software RAID on top of the Smart Array
> controller was the problem?
> Yang
>
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