How to install Redhat ES 3 on Proliant DL360 G6 ?

[Keynes Lee]

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?

[Michal Kapalka (mikap)]

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

[Keynes Lee]

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 ?

[Vipulinux]

Hi

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

Cheers
Vipui

[Steven E. Protter]

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

[Keynes Lee]

Hi Vipulinux

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

[Keynes Lee]

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 ...

[Michal Kapalka (mikap)]

hi,

you could use virtualisation for this.

xen / vmware / kvm

mikap

[Tim Nelson]

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

[Keynes Lee]

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