dl360 g4 with united linux 1.0 sp3 (sles 8)

[klemerS]

Hi.

I am trying to install dl360 g4 with smart-array 6i. i tried the diskette drive
#linux update dd

No help -the system can not recoginze disks.

Any Advise???

Regards Klemer Shalom.

[James Kirkland_1]

You need to follow the procedure at

http://docs.hp.com/en/B9903-90026/ch02s02.html

thanks

[klemerS]

Hi.
The problem is that the united linux does
not recognise the smart array 6i.

i tried the dd smart array driver from HP
support site with no help.

Shalom.

[Oliver Antwerpen]

Which messages appear when loading the driver? Is the controller itself being recognized?

[klemerS]

No, its not recoginze the controller.

in RHAS 3.0 version you need to use

at least U3 for the smart array 6i to be

recognized.

Shalom.

[klemerS]

look at :
http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=795133

for RHAS 3.0 solution.

[Kai-Uwe Schurig]

Look at http://h18023.www1.hp.com/support/files/server/us/download/21886.html

and follow the instructions.

The driver which comes with sles 8 SP 3 does NOT support the SA 6i, therefore you need the driver update disk.

Note that the cciss version 2.4.52-11 which can be found at http://h18023.www1.hp.com/support/files/server/us/download/21191.html support SLES 8 kernels up to 2.4.21-261. If you need support for the latest kernel (2.4.21-273) you have to contact HP for the latest cciss 2.4.52-12.

BTW: SLES 8 SP4 (available soon) will include a updated cciss.

Regards,

Kai-Uwe

[klemerS]

thank.
I will try it again.

The customer try this procdure with
no sucsess.

Shalom.

[Kai-Uwe Schurig · Accepted solution]

Hi,

on additional info:

http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/linux/installnotes-dl.html#dl360g4_sles8

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When the Linux "boot" screen is displayed, press the left ALT key to indicate to the installer that a DUD is required to install the operating system. Insert the "UL 6i driver diskette" in the diskette drive and type the following boot option:

pci=noacpi
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Maybe you have missed to press the ALT key for the Driver Update Disk.

Also you schould use the kernel option pci=noacpi (or at least acpi=oldboot), because SLES 8 has some problems with newer ACPI implementations.

Good Luck,

Kai-Uwe

[klemerS]

Hi

I solved the problem by using UL 1.0 SP4.

Thanks a lot.

[Kai-Uwe Schurig]

Hi,

is SP4 already released, i thougt it was in beta status at the moment?
Anyway, SP4 include a updated cciss, so it is the best solution (no DUD needed, no trouble with further kernel updates and so on).

Glad that it is working for you now.

Regards,

Kai-Uwe

Feel free to award points ;-)

[NiCK_76]

Hi,klemer

When you boot from linux install cd ,type "linux dd" for REDHAT linux or press F6 for SUSE linux to loading driver from driver disk.

NiCK

[klemerS]

Hi.

The customer tried to load the driver with
no success.

About the UL , yes its Beta .

Bty: When i define the root file system

reiserfs the system did not boot , it seems

that there was no grub installed.

Only when i installed the system with root

as EXT3 filesystem the system boot with no

Problem.

Shalom.

[Kai-Uwe Schurig]

Hi all,

just for information:

SP 4 for SLES 8 is released.
So i'm hopefull that the problems with the G4 Servers (Smart Array 6i) are solved.
SP4 contains a updated cciss with support for this controller.

Bye,

Kai-Uwe

[NiCK_76]

Hi klemer ,

Did you create /boot ? If you want to use reiserfs, you should create /boot .

NiCK