How to configure the 6402 controller before installation Linux AS3.0

[Benny Yeung]

I will install Linux AS3.0 on rx2620 with controller 6402. The problem is coming, how to configure to RAID before install OS. I have try to press F8 when the machine boot up. But no response!!!!

Please help !!

[Antoniov.]

Benny,
F8 is typical Pentium based server key. For Itanium server you have to enter into EFI environment.
After power up, you can see on console variuos EFI messages, pressing Enter you can issue username and password, then you type commands.

Antonio Vigliotti

[Benny Yeung]

Since, I can press F8 to enter Smart Array Utilites, but it cannot see internal hard drives, please advice how to perfroms a bus scan and intitiates the rebuild???

Thanks!
Benny

[Antoniov.]

Benny,
try posting here
http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/familyhome.do?familyId=120

Antonio Vigliotti