topic Re: Proliant DL360/ Netware 5.1 Install fails in ProLiant Servers (ML,DL,SL)

Proliant DL360/ Netware 5.1 Install fails

Anthony Cummins — Wed, 20 Aug 2003 15:05:13 GMT

I've got a dual processor DL360 server which keeps crashing when trying to match the drivers to hardware during a Netware 5.1 install. Anyone seen this problem before ? It's pretty consistent

Re: Proliant DL360/ Netware 5.1 Install fails

Leon Rosier — Wed, 20 Aug 2003 17:13:37 GMT

Are you doing an assisted smartstart installation?

Leon

Re: Proliant DL360/ Netware 5.1 Install fails

Anthony Cummins — Thu, 21 Aug 2003 08:17:09 GMT

Yes - I should have mentioned that - using the smartstart install process.

Re: Proliant DL360/ Netware 5.1 Install fails

Leon Rosier — Thu, 21 Aug 2003 08:29:34 GMT

What version of smartstart do you use?

Do you have an additional nic in your server? If yes, what type?

Leon

Re: Proliant DL360/ Netware 5.1 Install fails

Anthony Cummins — Thu, 21 Aug 2003 08:57:14 GMT

Smartstart v 6.30 - this shipped with the servers.

Compaq NC77xx/NC67xx Gigabit NIC.

Re: Proliant DL360/ Netware 5.1 Install fails

Leon Rosier — Thu, 21 Aug 2003 09:55:07 GMT

If you use a dos partition, the size should be less than 1.4 GB
Might that be the case?

What happens exactly? Do you get an abend? freeze? when does this happen?

Leon

Re: Proliant DL360/ Netware 5.1 Install fails

Anthony Cummins — Fri, 22 Aug 2003 07:31:33 GMT

I'm using a 500Mb DOS partition.

I start the install via smartstart, place the Netware CD in when prompted and the install continues.

The fans in the server seem to be on overdrive at this point. I've already checked the ROM version as there is an issue with the fans but that's been ruled out. ROM version is the latest one.

Files are copied over to the server and when the the "Matching drivers to Hardware" message appears the server crashes, i.e. it stops dead, recycles the power and comes back on after around 10 seconds.

It's consistent

I've installed another DL360 without this issue and as far as I can see the hardware and software are identical.

Re: Proliant DL360/ Netware 5.1 Install fails

Leon Rosier — Fri, 22 Aug 2003 07:55:34 GMT

Are you able to put the drives from the working machine into the not working one?
Maybe this is a way to find out where to find the problem.

Leon