Thanks Mike. I like the way you put it. :P .... But I have no experience
running VMWare and I'm not confident that I could get it to work without any
hitch. Anyway, I am now more inclined towards swapping the box with the
MySQL server.
2009/2/19 Mike Knisely <mknis...@mtbt.com>
> I'd go the VMWare ESX3i way if I were in your shoes. It's an amazing
> platform that will allow you to use more of the obscene power of that box.
> Running Endian on it is a little like using an F-350 Super Duty as a
> commuter car.
>
>
>
> Mike
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> *From:* Allie Syadiqin [mailto:allie.syadi...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Thursday, February 19, 2009 3:18 PM
> *To:* efw-user@lists.sourceforge.net
> *Subject:* Re: [Efw-user] Endian Community Firewall 2.2 RC3
> InstallationCrashed
>
>
>
> hahaha .... Thanks for that, mike. Though I agree with most of the
> suggestions posted so far, the fact is that I am now stuck with this server.
> Unfortunately, the company have put their trust on me to get this to work.
>
>
> If there is no other way for me to get Endian 2.2 RC3 to work on this
> server, I might suggest swapping the server with the MySQL server, which is
> running on a Dell PowerEdge 850 (same machine as the current working Endian
> Firewall 2.1).
>
> So far, the replies I received are alternatives rather than a fix.
>
> 1) Disable hardware RAID and use software RAID if that work
> 2) Use VMWare/Xenware
>
> Looking at the dump, I think Mike is correct to say that the mptsas module
> is the cause but then I am no expert. Anyway, unless someone has any valid
> solution to actually fix this, I will follow the majority of the ppl and
> agree that its simply not possible to install Endian 2.2 RC3 on this server.
> Thanks to everyone who posted their opinions/suggestions.
>
> Regards,
>
> Allie Syadiqin
>
> 2009/2/19 Mike Tremaine <m...@stellarcore.net>
>
> Allie Syadiqin wrote:
> > OMG ... this is just like the nighmare I had when I got the position of
> > server administrator ..... doing real server administration ... :P
>
> :) Welcome to your nightmare
>
>
> > I would love to look into all suggestions, ie. VMWare, software RAID,
> > etc.. but I don't think that I am competent enough nor have the luxury
> > or time to try these suggestions but thanks anyway.
>
> Software Raid setup is in the install Wizard so it's not that bad.
>
>
> -Mike
>
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