topic Re: How to install Redhat ES 3 on Proliant DL360 G6 ? in Operating System - Linux

How to install Redhat ES 3 on Proliant DL360 G6 ?

Keynes Lee — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:02:56 GMT

For some purpose , we can't upgrade the OS and need to install RHEL 3 on the latest proliant server dl360 G6.

At the begining of installation, a big issue occurred, the the linux installation programs can't recognize Smart Array and the iternal disks.

I tried to down driver from www.hp.com , but can't see any software for DL360 G6 to install RHEL 3.

Can anyone please tell me how to resolv this issue?

Re: How to install Redhat ES 3 on Proliant DL360 G6 ?

Michal Kapalka (mikap) — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:01:02 GMT

hi,

this is a normal situation if you like to install unsupported OS version on the proliant.

currently only RHEL 4/5 are supported on this machine :

http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/servers/linux/dl360g6-drivers-cert.html#b

mikap

Re: How to install Redhat ES 3 on Proliant DL360 G6 ?

Keynes Lee — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:07:17 GMT

Sorry, this does not answered my question.

I'm installing this server remotely by iLO. I had download the p410i driver and make it as a virtual floppy image file.

when I tried to install OS with Redhat Disc 1 and virtual floppy image by iLO, Redhat installation program can never read the driver image, but just ask the driver from the physical path ONLY ..

Is any other way to resolve this issue ?

Re: How to install Redhat ES 3 on Proliant DL360 G6 ?

Vipulinux — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:57:36 GMT

Hi

Have you tried installing the latets Redhat EL 3 release i.e. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Update 9

Cheers
Vipui

Re: How to install Redhat ES 3 on Proliant DL360 G6 ?

Steven E. Protter — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:14:35 GMT

Shalom,

You do not install RHEL 3 on that hardware.

Though RH still supports the OS, the hardware maker does not support RHEL 3.

SEP

Re: How to install Redhat ES 3 on Proliant DL360 G6 ?

Keynes Lee — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:39:41 GMT

Hi Vipulinux

I'm using RHEL 3 Update 9 discs ..
But it still can't recognize the smart array P410i

Re: How to install Redhat ES 3 on Proliant DL360 G6 ?

Keynes Lee — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:44:36 GMT

Hi Steven

I do understand what you mentioning ...

But, the client told us, their old application can only runs on RHEL3 ,

And what the only box we have is DL360 G6 ...

Re: How to install Redhat ES 3 on Proliant DL360 G6 ?

Michal Kapalka (mikap) — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:34:07 GMT

hi,

you could use virtualisation for this.

xen / vmware / kvm

mikap

Re: How to install Redhat ES 3 on Proliant DL360 G6 ?

Tim Nelson — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:46:20 GMT

Looks like you have two choices..

Look into mikap's suggestion or buy different hardware.. DL360 G5 is supported with RHEL3

https://hardware.redhat.com/list.cgi?product=Red+Hat+Hardware+Certification&quicksearch=DL360

Re: How to install Redhat ES 3 on Proliant DL360 G6 ?

Keynes Lee — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:21:40 GMT

Hi Michal

We tried VMware Server ,but the customer complained about the poor performance and ask us to run the application on a physical server.

We think it's not make sense to buy an OLD server for this case. So we try to install RHEL3 on G6

Re: How to install Redhat ES 3 on Proliant DL360 G6 ?

Keynes Lee — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:24:40 GMT

I tried all the night ...
I dicided to ... Give up ...

I'll ask my boss to buy a G5 server or ask the customer to upgrade their APPs if possible ...

Thank you all for the kindly help

Re: How to install Redhat ES 3 on Proliant DL360 G6 ?

Keynes Lee — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:25:00 GMT

Give up ...

Re: How to install Redhat ES 3 on Proliant DL360 G6 ?

Alan_152 — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:05:56 GMT

If I may ask, what application is this that is this hardcoded to a specific kernel and libraries? Have you tried running this on updated RHEL versions?

Re: How to install Redhat ES 3 on Proliant DL360 G6 ?

Keynes Lee — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:20:18 GMT

It called "Webmethod" , the version should be "wm65".

Actually, I'm not familiar with the application.

But, as the customers said, they ever got errors on RHEL4 which caused by glibc.