installing Linux 3 on DL380 G4 with Smart array 6i

[MahdiRa]

dear all
am trying to install linux 3 on this machine but i couldnot see the disks,
i downloaded the driver disks from HP site and tried to use them but am facing the same problem.
am trying to install this OS on 10 DL380 please advice to whom has information.
Mahdi

[Stuart Browne]

When you say 'Linux 3', I assume you mean "Red Hat Enterprise Linux" either ES or AS 3, update 4, yes?

You configured the container in the POST tools before booting the OS?

You then booted the first Linux disk, typed in either 'expert' or 'dd' so you would be prompted for the driver diskette you downloaded?

You selected 'cciss' from the list of drivers it found on the diskette (or Compaq Smart Array)?

And after all of this, it still isn't finding the disk?

[MahdiRa]

hi stuort
thx for your reply,, yes i you are right after all the steps am still couldnot see the disks
Mahdi

[Stuart Browne]

Then tell me what distribution you are using (don't paraphrase), and what link did you download the drivers for the RAID controller from?

[MahdiRa]

hi
I used the following drivers:
cpq_cciss-2.4.52-11.rhel3.i686.dd.gz
cpq_cciss-2.4.52-11.rhel3.em64t.dd.gz
cpq_cciss-2.4.50-18.ul10.i386.dd.gz
cpq_cciss-2.4.50-30.rhel3.i386.dd.gz
cpq_cciss-2.4.52-11.rhel3.i686.dd.gz
cpq_cciss-2.4.52-11.rhel21.i686.dd.gz
Mahdi

[Stuart Browne · Accepted solution]

and which distribution are you using?

How'd you write those 'dd.gz' images to the floppy diskette?

[MahdiRa]

hi
i used rawrite utillity and the kernal version for my CDs is 2.4.21-4.EL
Mahdi

[Stuart Browne]

Ok.. 'cpq_cciss-2.4.52-11.rhel3.i686.dd.gz' is your friend.

However, you're using a non-updated version of RH Enterprise. You need to get at a minimum Update1.

From the documentation for that driver diskette:

2.4.21-9.EL - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 Update 1 (x86)
2.4.21-15.EL - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 Update 2 (x86)
2.4.21-20.EL - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 Update 3 (x86)
2.4.21-27.EL - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 Update 4 (x86)

As you should have a real copy of RH, you should also have a RHN login to which you can download updated ISO's.

Get Update4. It'll save you time later.

[MahdiRa]

hi
i have another machine ML370 that already has linux so how could i update the kernal on this macion and make bootable disk including this driver to use it for the DL380 installation
Mahdi

[Stuart Browne]

You really couldn't.

Not unless you want to mess around with old libraries, old kernels, and full build environments of non production kernel compilations... and that's just what you need *BEFORE* you start.

[Vipulinux]

Hi

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 doesnt work with DL380 G4 with Smart array 6i unless you add HP drivers.

Instead use Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 Update 1 (x86)or above cd's and it will work automatically.

Regards

[dan dobbs]

I dealt with this before. In my instance, it would allow me to install linux, but then when it rebooted, it didn't see the disks.

If that's the case, the way I solved it (and it sounds insane, I know) was not to use GRUB, but use LILO as a boot loader. For whatever reason, that worked.

In my case, I was using a DL380G3 and Red Hat Advanced Server 2.1 update 4.

Hope this helps!

-dd

[MahdiRa]

hi all
at the end i downloaded the RHL V4 and i just installed it toke the driver by default
Mahdi

[SIVAKUMAR.P]

First I tried to update the BIOS and Firmware and We are trying to load Red Hat
Enterprise server3.0 on a DL380 G4 with a smart array 6i controller, during the power on
Self test the system recognizes the 6i controller and created logical drive RAID1 (36GBX2NO'S).

The Red Hat Installation is not recognized the disk drivers and therefore it says
No place to install the operating system. The installation program is not finding the
Logical drive. During the installation we see the 'CCISS' driver attempt to and apparently
Successfully load, this should enable Red Hat to see the logical drive, but it does not detect.

I down loaded a new driver (cpq-cciss-2.4.50-30.rhel3.i386.dd.gz) from
The hp support site and have tried to load that drive but still problem persist.
Then I contact CCC-Engineer Mr.Kamal and Rajesh both are saying this is an OS-KERNEL related
Issues, so you download update pack and try.

Finally I download Red Hat Update3 Image from following site
(http://mirror.lnnu.edu.cn/01.iso/02.as3-updates3)and start the installation
It is working fine, because the Customer previous OS-Kernel Ver: 2.4.21-4 but download
OS-Kernel ver: 2.4.21-20.So it is problem with kernel Compatibility issues.

[veena_2]

You should use Linux AS3 update3 instead due to I just install it :>

[K.C. Chan]

better yet AS3 update 4. This should have the supported driver for it.