Installing RHEL 4.X (centOS) on DL 380 G3

[david almada_3]

Hi y'all,

I want to install CentOS 4.X(0 or 3) on my DL 380 G3 , and I'd like to know wich steps are required to perform it. I have already downloaded the 4.0(i386)version of centOS.
How do I treat RAID in such installation?

Thanks in advance

David

[sandeep_raman]

Hello David,

Since CentOS is a RHEL clone,its more or less the same how you install/configure RHEL.
One important thing is the version of CentOS should have the latest cciss(array controller drivers).
Incase its not included,it will not detect the array controller.

Steps:
>During POST,press F8 to configure Raid(ORCA) for the smart array 5i default controller or if you are using a pci array controller.
>Boot the server with CentOS cd.
>Once it loads driver for array controller, it should be the CentOS installation interactive screens.

SRH

[Vitaly Karasik_1]

>How do I treat RAID in such installation?
you should create logical disks using "BIOS RAID configurator" before linux install.

After this you'll be able to install CentOS 4 (I suggest the latest update level) according to RHEL/CEntOS Installation Manual - it's pretty strainghforward.

[david almada_3]

thank you guys,

I will try the installation during this week.
Karasik, only release 4.0 is certified by RH.
There are no problems with the newer releases?

Thanks again

David

[Vitaly Karasik_1]

The newer releases should work as well.
(In fact, most sysadmins apply updates regularly, so most RHEL4.0 installations is RHEL4.3 now)

[david almada_3]

Hi,
After doing the BIOS RAID configuration ( hardware based RAID) will I have to do any special configuration with the disk Druid, or it will appear just a single drive?

David

[Uwe Zessin]

If you set up a mirror-set (RAID-1), for example is a single disk because the RAID controller shields all physical disk drives from the OS. Assuming you are using the embedded SmartArray controller: /dev/cciss/c0d0

[sandeep_raman]

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1053402

SRH