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тАО11-11-2009 05:06 AM
тАО11-11-2009 05:06 AM
DL120G5 running CentOS SATA RAID issues
I've installed CentOS 5.3 on a DL120G5 using the onboard sata raid controller.
After installtion I did not look at the server for a while but when I did I found out that for some reason the raid set had failed. I first suspected HD failure but I'm now pretty sure that is not the case. The server just finished a raid rebuild that took over 4 days to complete. (I use unsupported generic 1.5 TB disks)I understand that the rebuild can also be done online so I installed the HP embeded G5 Sata Raid Controller Manager for Linux. Istalling the RPM finished without problems but starting the StorMan tool gives me the following error. (See attachment)
I'm a windows user so I'm in uncharted waters here. I wish HP put some good info on their site about this subject, maybe it├в s there but I can├в t find it. There are just so many manual and documentations it├в s a bit overwhelming with all those versions and operating systems
Hope you help me out here.
WB
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тАО11-11-2009 12:53 PM
тАО11-11-2009 12:53 PM
Re: DL120G5 running CentOS SATA RAID issues
yum install libXp-1.0.0-8.1.el5.i386
Now the storman tool start but I can't seem to logon. It comes up with a logon window bu when I enter the password it logs the error:
User root could not be logged int nljrsr62
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тАО11-11-2009 08:06 PM
тАО11-11-2009 08:06 PM
Re: DL120G5 running CentOS SATA RAID issues
I haven't ran StorMan for some time, but I don't think it will work properly unless aarahci is loaded
The embedded SATA is a software RAID controller, the aarahci driver is what makes the RAID function.
It is a closed source driver available compiled for specific kernels
RHEL5 x86:
2.6.18-8.el5 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (x86)
2.6.18-8.1.14.el5
2.6.18-8.1.15.el5
2.6.18-53.el5 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 1 (x86)
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareDescription.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodTypeId=15351&prodSeriesId=3683232&swItem=MTX-dfebb47310c248b0b65fe31d42&prodNameId=3683233&swEnvOID=4006&swLang=8&taskId=135&mode=4&idx=2
RHEL5 x86_64:
2.6.18-8.el5 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (AMD64/EM64T)
2.6.18-8.1.14.el5
2.6.18-8.1.15.el5
2.6.18-53.el5 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 1 (AMD64/EM64T
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareDescription.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodTypeId=15351&prodSeriesId=3683232&swItem=MTX-13538d01401c49308460a13b61&prodNameId=3683233&swEnvOID=4004&swLang=8&taskId=135&mode=4&idx=2
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тАО11-12-2009 01:12 AM
тАО11-12-2009 01:12 AM
Re: DL120G5 running CentOS SATA RAID issues
I downloaded that driver but I'm not able to install because I'm running 2.6.18-164.
I was thinking maybe the newer kernel would contain this driver. I think HP documentation about this subject is really bad! It's very confusing expecially when you are used to using smart array controllers on Windows. So I probably need an older kernel and that can't be good I guess?
WB
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тАО11-12-2009 04:21 AM
тАО11-12-2009 04:21 AM
Re: DL120G5 running CentOS SATA RAID issues
Disable the embedded SATA RAID, leave the drives as two single disks and use the software RAID function built into the OS.
Another option is to add in a hardware based HP Smart Array controller. The driver for a Smart Array controller is called cciss and is open source and included in most if not all distributions.
HP Smart Array E200/128 BBWC Controller 411508-B21
and you will also need this cable to connect the drives to the controller
HP Internal SAS/SATA 4-Port Cable 457692-B21
Even if there was a current RHEL5 aarahci driver for the kernel your running now, the next errata kernel update, you would be stuck with the supported kernel until a new driver was built and tested and finally released for the errata kernel
The aarahci driver doesn't ship with any versions of Linux or Windows
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тАО11-12-2009 02:06 PM
тАО11-12-2009 02:06 PM
Re: DL120G5 running CentOS SATA RAID issues
I guess if you have a working system you can't do a yum update anymore because it would probaly install an newer kernel version and break the raid.
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тАО11-26-2009 03:02 AM
тАО11-26-2009 03:02 AM
Re: DL120G5 running CentOS SATA RAID issues
See screenshot for more details.
Is there anyone out there that got this driver working on CentOS 5.1???
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тАО11-26-2009 04:36 AM
тАО11-26-2009 04:36 AM
Re: DL120G5 running CentOS SATA RAID issues
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тАО11-26-2009 05:03 AM
тАО11-26-2009 05:03 AM
Re: DL120G5 running CentOS SATA RAID issues
When I try a rpm -e aarahci I get the same error message and a followinf rpm -Uvh tells me that the package is allready installed.
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тАО11-26-2009 08:05 AM
тАО11-26-2009 08:05 AM
Re: DL120G5 running CentOS SATA RAID issues
rpm -e --noscripts aarahci-1.4.17015-1