topic Linux ES 2.1 and ML370 in Operating System - Linux

Linux ES 2.1 and ML370

Daniel Ubeda — Tue, 18 Nov 2003 11:09:08 GMT

I need install a RH ES 2.1 in one ML370 with smart array 641 controller.
When I boot from RH CD, it not recognize the smart array and show this legend: no valid device were found on which to create new filesystems ...
The server has two disks and they are mirrored in RAID1, and is created the logical volume.
Any idea ??

Re: Linux ES 2.1 and ML370

Huc_1 — Tue, 18 Nov 2003 12:03:01 GMT

Not sure but,
review the following link this may, help you

http://en.tldp.org/HOWTO/Software-RAID-HOWTO.html#toc4

Also did you try passing parameters to the boot ?
you should find all the parameters options on your install cd / documentation

or have a look at these are for RH 9.0, but I think they should be same for your version

http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-9-Manual/install-guide/ch-bootopts.html

Hope this help you

J-P

Re: Linux ES 2.1 and ML370

Steven E. Protter — Tue, 18 Nov 2003 15:43:00 GMT

If you choose to use the disk druid has a nice point and click way of setting up RAID 1. If you choose to use Disk Druid or its replacement in the install, it will all be point and click.

I've done it a few times with RH 7 and 9.

The documents in the prior post are excellent.

You need to make sure you have the CD around for the smart array, so you can configure it the way you want. You can probably do the RAID 1 on the array. That would be hardware raid and that outperforms software raid in most instances.

SEP

Re: Linux ES 2.1 and ML370

Daniel Ubeda — Tue, 18 Nov 2003 15:51:36 GMT

but if I do the RAID 1 with druid, the RAID is by soft and not by hard.
or not ?

Re: Linux ES 2.1 and ML370

Steven E. Protter — Tue, 18 Nov 2003 15:58:41 GMT

Yes sir,

Its one or the other.

The hardware raid is more difficult to set up but might lead to better performance, especially with ext2 and ext3 filesystems.

I've been using software raid for years, and its proved up to the task.

SEP

Re: Linux ES 2.1 and ML370

Jerome Henry — Tue, 18 Nov 2003 16:00:40 GMT

Yes, it'll be software raid.
But if your card handles hardware raid, depending on its brand it should relay software raid to handle it directly, once install is completed. But I do not know how 641 behaves on that point...

J

Re: Linux ES 2.1 and ML370

Daniel Ubeda — Tue, 18 Nov 2003 17:44:15 GMT

Thanks for all !!1
I found in HP Web the exactly driver for the scsi array and it is ok.
Now I can do a Raid by hard.

thank you so much.

daniel

Re: Linux ES 2.1 and ML370

Andrew Gresham — Wed, 10 Dec 2003 06:53:24 GMT

I have exactly the same problem you descibed with my ML350 G3 server.

I've looked on the Hp web site and found the correct driver but still not sure how to use it.

Can you advise the steps you took to resolve the problem.

Many thanks.

Re: Linux ES 2.1 and ML370

Stuart Browne — Wed, 10 Dec 2003 17:48:24 GMT

Andrew, you should start a new thread for this.

In any case, the instructions with the driver-diskette downloads should tell you exactally how to do it (usually involves going into an 'expert' or 'driver' installation mode).

I've not use ES so I can't comment directly.