Absolutely!!!! One worth remembering I guess!!!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Yang Xiao" <yxiao2004(a)gmail.com>
To: "For users of Fedora Core releases" <fedora-list(a)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(a)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(a)gmail.com>
> To: "For users of Fedora Core releases" <fedora-list(a)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(a)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(a)gmail.com>
> > > To: "For users of Fedora Core releases"
<fedora-list(a)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(a)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(a)gmail.com>
> > > > > To: "For users of Fedora Core releases"
<fedora-list(a)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(a)gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 19:36:34 -0400, Yang Xiao
> <yxiao2004(a)gmail.com>
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 19:09:22 -0400, Christopher
K. Johnson
> > > > > > > > <ckjohnson(a)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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