> From: [email protected] > Subject: Linux-PowerEdge Digest, Vol 73, Issue 13 > To: [email protected] > Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2010 03:49:50 -0500 > > Send Linux-PowerEdge mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-poweredge > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Linux-PowerEdge digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. PE2850/PV220s & VMware ESXi configuration? (Derek Yuen) > 2. Re: Help with error message from megasasctl (Jefferson Ogata) > 3. RE: running PV MD1000 in split mode question... (Bond Masuda) > 4. Re: 1-2TB SATA drives currently shipping with 11G servers + > onboard SATA options? (Tim Small) > 5. Re: 1-2TB SATA drives currently shipping with 11G servers + > onboard SATA options? (Peter Kjellstrom) > 6. RE: Problems getting OpenManage SA installed on PE2650 > running CentOS 5.5 ([email protected]) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2010 00:35:51 -0400 (EDT) > From: Derek Yuen <[email protected]> > Subject: PE2850/PV220s & VMware ESXi configuration? > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <alpine.osx.2.00.1007090013210....@moosh> > Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII > > > Hi, > > I'd appreciate any advice on how to make use/configure two PowerEdge 2850s > with a PowerVault PV220s. Both machines have two PERC4/DC cards, which > presumably gives me some configuration flexibility on the storage. > > I was thinking (conceptually) of building a VMWare ESXi environment out of > them to replace the two-dozen Sun SparcStation 20/Ultra 1/Ultra 10 boxes > that are dying to be replaced. (or they're just dying anyway, seeing how > three has died in a week) > > I know, the PV220s is not a true SAN, which means no Vmotion for me. > > I'm thinking of a split-bus configuration and each of the 2850's will have > a piece of the storage. Then I'll just duplicate the VMs so both 2850s > runs the same VMs on the PV220s and call it a day. This should get me > "high availability" and "redundancy" without too much work. > > > Could someone confirm if this is possible ? If you're already doing it, > were there any pitfalls that you've experienced ? > > Is there a better way to use/configure this combo of hardware ? > > > > Thanks in advance, > Derek > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 09 Jul 2010 04:42:00 +0000 > From: Jefferson Ogata <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Help with error message from megasasctl > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > On 2010-07-09 04:10, brijesh patel wrote: > > I have been receiving error messages from megasasctl which says the > > following. > <snip /> > > *a0e32s3 SEAGATE ST9300603SS 279GiB a0d0 online errs: > > media:0 other:5* > > write errors: corr: 0 delay: 0 rewrit: 2 tot/corr: > > 2 tot/uncorr: 13 > > read errors: corr: 32Mi delay: 1 reread: 0 tot/corr: > > 32Mi tot/uncorr: 0 > > verify errors: corr:159Mi delay: 9 revrfy: 0 > > tot/corr:159Mi tot/uncorr: 0 > > > > This is the 4th hard drive in my RAID Array. I couldn't find a proper > > explanation on google. I think one of my hard drive is failing but i > > would like to have your thoughts on it. > > Yes, that is a failing disk. I don't know why the PERCs don't fail them > when this starts to happen, but the disk is clearly reporting that it > has had 13 uncorrected write errors. That may be okay for Dell's data, > but not for mine. > > Usually in this case I start a long self-test on the disk in question > (as well as on a spare so I have a reliable replacement). Often the > self-test will fail sufficiently to get Dell to replace the disk, or it > may even force the PERC to fail the disk. > > > Hi Jefferson, Thanks your thoughts I really appreciate it. So my thinking was right i think the reason why PERC is not failing the disk is it must have a threshold before it fails the disk. I called DELL several times but they want more info before they send a replacement disk. They are not convinced with this much data. Thanks Brijesh > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2010 23:00:29 -0700 > From: "Bond Masuda" <[email protected]> > Subject: RE: running PV MD1000 in split mode question... > To: "'Tom Rockwell'" <[email protected]>, "'linux-poweredge'" > <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <000f01cb1f2c$0f84e1e0$2e8ea5...@[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > No, we already know that SATA drives *without* interposer boards *will* work > in the MD1000 in unified mode. But, we are having issues with split mode and > wondering if the interposer is the issue. > > Anybody on this list have direct experience they can speak from? > > -Bond > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Tom Rockwell [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2010 8:37 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Cc: linux-poweredge > > Subject: Re: running PV MD1000 in split mode question... > > > > MD1000s with SATA drives use the interposer card. I don't think split > > mode is an issue here. Though I've never really seen a good > > explanation > > or understood if SAS multipathing is used inside an MD1000. > > > > If want to know can it be made to work somehow without the interposer, > > I > > don't know. > > > > Cheers, > > Tom > > > > On 7/8/10 8:18 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > > just a question for those who know for sure.... > > > > > > does the MD1000 running in split mode and SATA drives require that > > the > > > SATA drives have an interposer board? > > > > > > I originally thought the interposer boards were necessary only for > > MD3000 > > > and dual pathing.. > > > > > > TIA, > > > -Bond > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Linux-PowerEdge mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > https://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-poweredge > > > Please read the FAQ at http://lists.us.dell.com/faq > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Fri, 09 Jul 2010 08:57:35 +0100 > From: Tim Small <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: 1-2TB SATA drives currently shipping with 11G servers + > onboard SATA options? > To: Peter Kjellstrom <[email protected]> > Cc: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Peter Kjellstrom wrote: > > We've seen both Hitachi and Seagate 2T drives from Dell. > > > > Great, thanks. Any ideas what model and firmware numbers (preferably > hdparm -I or otherwise cat /proc/scsi/scsi or lsscsi etc.). > > Cheers! > > Tim. > > -- > South East Open Source Solutions Limited > Registered in England and Wales with company number 06134732. > Registered Office: 2 Powell Gardens, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 1TQ > VAT number: 900 6633 53 http://seoss.co.uk/ +44-(0)1273-808309 > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2010 10:49:15 +0200 > From: Peter Kjellstrom <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: 1-2TB SATA drives currently shipping with 11G servers + > onboard SATA options? > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > On Friday 09 July 2010, Tim Small wrote: > > Peter Kjellstrom wrote: > > > We've seen both Hitachi and Seagate 2T drives from Dell. > > > > Great, thanks. Any ideas what model and firmware numbers (preferably > > hdparm -I or otherwise cat /proc/scsi/scsi or lsscsi etc.). > > Behind a perc H700 so I only have modell numbers from omreport: > > Hitachi HUA722020ALA330 > ST32000644NS (Seagate) > > /Peter > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: not available > Type: application/pgp-signature > Size: 189 bytes > Desc: This is a digitally signed message part. > Url : > http://lists.us.dell.com/pipermail/linux-poweredge/attachments/20100709/7e749b96/attachment-0001.sig > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2010 14:19:38 +0530 > From: <[email protected]> > Subject: RE: Problems getting OpenManage SA installed on PE2650 > running CentOS 5.5 > To: <[email protected]>, <[email protected]> > Message-ID: > <1ec93c161d23014699613eaeb7fcc490c19...@blrx3m02.blr.amer.dell.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Hi Keith, > > I believe your problem is not so much due to CentOS 5.5 > but the server platform and version of OMSA your are trying to run on > it. > > OMSA version 6.2 is not supported on a PE x6xx platform. > Only OMSA versions up to 5.4 are supported on x6xx platforms. Please > refer to the support matrix at > http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/software/svradmin/6.3/en/COMPAT/HT > ML/4admnver.htm > > > > Thanks and regards > > Dev > > > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Keith Ketchum > Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2010 8:35 PM > To: linux-poweredge-Lists > Subject: Problems getting OpenManage SA installed on PE2650 running > CentOS 5.5 > > > > Hello. I'm having trouble getting Dell OpenManage Server Administrator > to run on my Dell PE2650 running CentOS 5.5. Currently v6.2 is installed > (I've tried older versions too, none sufficiently successful). When I > try to start the services I get this: > > [r...@pe2650 /]# srvadmin-services.sh start > Starting mptctl: > Waiting for mptctl driver registration to complete: > [ OK ] > > Starting Systems Management Device Drivers: > Starting dell_rbu: [ OK ] > Starting ipmi driver: Already started [ OK ] > Starting Systems Management Data Engine: > Failed to start because system is not supported > dsm_om_shrsvc: DSM SA Shared Services cannot start on an unsupported > system. See the Dell Systems Software Support Matrix for a list of > supported systems. > Starting DSM SA Connection Service: [ OK ] > > >From what I've been able to find > <http://linux.dell.com/wiki/index.php/Repository/OMSA#Supported_Operatin > g_Systems> OMSA should work on CentOS. Version 5.2 is running on > another CentOS box running 5.4 but I could not get that version > installed on the PE2650 (which was running CentOS 5.4 at the time). At > boot, I get this: > > Jul 7 13:48:03 pe2650 udevd-event[31439]: run_program: exec of program > '/opt/dell/srvadmin/bin/dataeng.hotplug' failed > Jul 7 13:48:03 pe2650 udevd-event[31442]: run_program: exec of program > '/opt/dell/srvadmin/bin/dataeng.hotplug' failed > Jul 7 13:48:04 pe2650 udevd-event[31457]: run_program: exec of program > '/opt/dell/srvadmin/bin/dataeng.hotplug' failed > Jul 7 13:48:04 pe2650 udevd-event[31458]: run_program: exec of program > '/opt/dell/srvadmin/bin/dataeng.hotplug' failed > Jul 7 13:48:04 pe2650 udevd-event[31459]: run_program: exec of program > '/opt/dell/srvadmin/bin/dataeng.hotplug' failed > Jul 7 13:48:04 pe2650 udevd-event[31466]: run_program: exec of program > '/opt/dell/srvadmin/bin/dataeng.hotplug' failed > > I've updated the BIOS to the latest version and run update_firmware > following the instructions here > <http://linux.dell.com/repo/hardware/OMSA_6.2/> . No difference. Any > help would be appreciated. > > Thanks. > > Keith Ketchum > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > http://lists.us.dell.com/pipermail/linux-poweredge/attachments/20100709/6b9c843a/attachment.htm > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-PowerEdge mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-poweredge > Please read the FAQ at http://lists.us.dell.com/faq > > End of Linux-PowerEdge Digest, Vol 73, Issue 13 > *********************************************** _________________________________________________________________
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