> -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:linux-poweredge- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] > Sent: 24 November 2010 15:08 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Oracle Enterprise Linux > > > Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2010 11:38:19 -0000 > > From: "Nick Lunt" <[email protected]> > > Subject: Oracle Enterprise Linux > > To: <[email protected]> > > Message-ID: > > > <47073a5e92271a409f44d18958c1aaa60137d...@server13.patechsolutions.l > ocal> > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > > > Hi > > > > is Oracle Enterprise Linux supported on all Dell servers, along with > > open manage, firmware updates, disk array drivers etc ? > > > > Cheers > > Nick . > > We run OEL 5.x all the time around here, on Dell I/T servers. Have done > so successfully for yrs. > > There are two places where Dell PG support for OEL5.x breaks. > > 1. the OMSA install. The default OMSA installer script does not recognize > OEL5.x as a RHEL5.x clone. It's a trivial one-line hack to the OMSA > install script to have it think the /etc/redhat-release contents is plain- > jane RHEL5.x. Since OEL5.x is binary compatible, then OMSA installs and > operates fine. > > 2. BIOS updates on certain 11th gen server models (R710, M710, M610's). > > That is, the following cmd: > yum -y install firmware-addon-dell dell_ft_install > > successfully upgrades all firmware on these 11th gen models (PERC, CMC, > ESM, etc). Except for the system BIOS. Again, same problem. Does not > recognize OEL 5.x as a RHEL5.x clone. You can reboot the server and flash > the f/w from a USB key. That's probably the simplest way. > > BTW, this second problem is *not* a firmware-addon-dell or dell_ft_install > RPM problem. Rather, it's the underlying DUP utilities that these RPMs > call that are broken, they don't recognize OEL5.x as a valid OS. We are > actively working with Dell PG to resolve. > > That said, are you just starting on OEL 5.x? If so, you may want to think > about your long-term roadmap with OEL. Particularly, focus on what 3rd > party apps you're needing. Starting with RHEL6, Oracle will no longer be > binary-compatible with RH. So long-term, understandably I'd expect Dell > PG and other 3rd party tools to break, if they're expecting RHEL6. > > If the 3rd party apps do not contain kernel modules, newer OEL versions > will probably spoof RHEL 5.5 close enough. So you can probably trivially > fix as above. If your 3rd party apps contain kernel modules, verify that > vendor is committed to supporting Oracle's new fork -- UEK (unbreakable > enterprise kernel). > > Spike White
Hi Spike good info, thanks. That just about rules OEL out of the equation if we stick with Dell hardware then unfortunately. We cannot run Oracle on an unsupported hardware/OS combination. Cheers Nick . __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5645 (20101124) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com _______________________________________________ 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
