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тАО04-28-2006 06:50 PM
тАО04-28-2006 06:50 PM
They have tried both the Smart Array 6404 and 5304 controllers, neither with any success.
l see from some HP support pages that there is no support for the 5304 controller for Redhat at all on the RX8620, and only support up to Redhat AS 2.1 for the 6404 (http://www.hp.com/products1/serverconnectivity/storagesnf2/raid160/specifications/).
In fact the options page for the RX8620 only shows compatibilty to RedHat AS 3.
So obviously the cards are stacked against it here, but has anyone here been successful running RedHat AS 4 on this server? If so which RAID card have you had success with (if any)?
Thanks very much in advance for any advice you can provide.
Alan
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тАО04-29-2006 04:02 AM
тАО04-29-2006 04:02 AM
Re: RAID card issues with RX8620 running RedHat Advance Server 4.
The Smart Array 6404 card is only supported in Windows from RX8620 options list.
http://www.hp.com/products1/servers/integrity/mid_range/rx8620/supplies.html
However, you can try to configure RAID prior to software install from CDs. Also you need to have the latest CCISS driver for 6404 card.
Regards,
Sung
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тАО04-29-2006 07:42 AM
тАО04-29-2006 07:42 AM
Re: RAID card issues with RX8620 running RedHat Advance Server 4.
You are correct, there is no support for that card.
The system you are using is quite expensive. It would be best to use hardware supported both by RedHat and HP.
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тАО04-29-2006 08:38 AM
тАО04-29-2006 08:38 AM
Re: RAID card issues with RX8620 running RedHat Advance Server 4.
Is there a card you could recommend for this system?
l had no input into the original hardware spec of the system (and probably would not have selected an Itanium based solution if l had), and have been brought in to help resolve the issue and get them up and running.
l was thinking about an Adaptec card but am not sure which cards are best.
Looking at their current chosen solution, l would think an Ultra 320 RAID card with between 128 - 258 Meg Cache would be the requirements for the card.
Any advice?
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тАО04-29-2006 06:37 PM
тАО04-29-2006 06:37 PM
Re: RAID card issues with RX8620 running RedHat Advance Server 4.
Check with HP
http://partsurfer.hp.com
Find your system, check under controller cards.
Their may be other options, check system documentation at http://docs.hp.com
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тАО04-29-2006 08:37 PM
тАО04-29-2006 08:37 PM
Re: RAID card issues with RX8620 running RedHat Advance Server 4.
Here are few options,
HP Compaq Smart Array 5300
HP Smart Array 6402 RAID Controller
HP HP 64-bit/133-Mhz Dual Channel Wide Ultra320 SCSI Adapter
LSI Logic├В┬о LSI53C1010 Ultra 160 SCSI
HP HP Smart Array P600 Controller
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Sung
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тАО05-01-2006 06:31 AM
тАО05-01-2006 06:31 AM
Re: RAID card issues with RX8620 running RedHat Advance Server 4.
For my work with RHEL, we use the 640x, the 530x, and the P600 every day with the 86xx series.
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тАО05-01-2006 08:14 AM
тАО05-01-2006 08:14 AM
Re: RAID card issues with RX8620 running RedHat Advance Server 4.
l will check the firmware levels, etc for all components Alan.
It seems the client has now got the 5304 to be recognized under RH AS 4, and are trying to migrate from the software raided disks to the hardware raided disks (seems they've invested a few weeks of Oracle configuration, etc).
The migration has proceeded to the stage where he can boot to the initial kernel, but not to the later kernels (not being able to find the root label of the boot disk
Does anyone have any advice on that?
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тАО05-01-2006 08:31 AM
тАО05-01-2006 08:31 AM
Re: RAID card issues with RX8620 running RedHat Advance Server 4.
From your symptoms in the last post, a firmware update will help in being able to find your boot point for the updated kernels. I'd also recommend at this point downloading and using the Smart Setup CD to install the service partition and diagnostic tools -- doing this seems to also make finding the boot partition a bit easier...
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тАО05-01-2006 11:25 AM
тАО05-01-2006 11:25 AM
Re: RAID card issues with RX8620 running RedHat Advance Server 4.
By the same token, I've not used any of the Itanium-based servers or elilo..