Linux under HP server

[Fadia Almarei]

Dear All
i have Hp proliant DL380 G4 server . i want to install redhat Enterprise Linux 3 on it from the smart start Cd i do not found Linux Os,what should i do for that should i upgrade the farme ware it is now 1.62

[Stuart Browne]

You've got the Linux media?

Just create a container on the RAID array, and install RH from there.

You should only need the 'cciss' driver at worst, available from the drivers/support website.

[Chakravarthi]

check the following links
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-linux-e/2002-Feb/2153.html

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://sdb.suse.de/de/sdb/html/tsieden_cpq-maint-partition.html&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dlinux%2Bon%2Bcompaq%2BML370%2Bbootloader%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D

[Steven E. Protter]

Prior to installation of Linux, proliant servers require disk preparation.

There is a downloadable cd(which also ships with the server).

You boot off the cd, prepare the disk and boot again with Linux in the cd-rom. Once the disk containers are prepared in whatever raid level you like you are ready to install Linux.

SEP

[Serviceguard for Linux]

I am not sure if I am am reading your question correctly.

Do you think that Red Hat 3 is on the smart start cd? It is not on the smart start CD. Red Hat 3 is only on CDs from Red Hat. It can be purchased from HP or from Red Hat.

[Fadia Almarei]

i know that it is not on the smart start,but the smart start show the operating systems that can be installed ,i configure the disks to be raid 5 and when i try to boot from linux CD it can not detect the hard disks,so i can not install the system,so what should i do

[Stuart Browne]

Grab the driver diskette from here, write the image to a floppy, then follow the instructions on how to use it.

http://h18000.www1.hp.com/support/files/server/us/locate/101_5561.html#24

[Fadia Almarei]

which one should i install

[Stuart Browne]

The one titled:

'Driver Diskette for HP ProLiant Smart Array Controller (x86) for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 (x86)'

http://h18000.www1.hp.com/support/files/server/us/download/21760.html

[Fadia Almarei]

ok i do it i copy it to a floppy,but it is not bootable and the system is not installed ,so how to use it