I guess my first question is regarding the card itself ? The aforementioned configuration leads me to think they might be wanting to setup a raid 5 with 13 disks. The card shows it only supports 0 & 1 raid config.
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We welcome your comments and suggestions on how we can improve the support we provide to you. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 12:01 PM To: linux-poweredge-Lists Subject: Linux-PowerEdge Digest, Vol 61, Issue 2 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. PE6850 boot order problem (david o'donnell) 2. Re: Linux-PowerEdge Digest, Vol 61, Issue 1 (david o'donnell) 3. Firmware for Redhat Derivative (Marc Flamank) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2009 07:06:39 +0000 (GMT) From: "david o'donnell" <[email protected]> Subject: PE6850 boot order problem To: [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 I have a PE6850 with an embedded PERC 4e/Di which?controls 5x73GB disks, which are configured RAID10 plus one is set as a hot standby. This gives me near to 150GB for OS and application binaries. Attempting?to attach a PV220S which?currently has 13x146GB disks as the main storage for database files. I put in two LSI20320-R HBA cards into the PE6850 in slots 2 and 6. In theory this should be simple have the Adaptec PERC boot first and the LSI cards after that, however I just cannot seem to get the?boot order to work. The LSI cards always come up first, even if I put?it as the first in the Hard drive sequence. I have tried disabling CD-ROM, floppy drive and all sorts of things. I have even tried to build it with RHEL5U3 and it shows the RAID10 as a logical device /dev/sdn. However when I complete the build?GRUB tells me that?(hd13,0) is an invalid device. On the BIOS options for Intergrated Devices I have set the PERC?from?CHANNEL A =?RAID?&?CHANNEL B =?SCSI to both RAID, in fact I have tried?both combinations. On the LSI menu?it only see the LSI cards and sees them as boot 0 & boot 1, I have tried looking through all the menus to no avail. On a PE2850 I have the LSI menu was not a problem as?all cards were listed and you could just sequence the order. I have also on the OS front tried things like changing the modprobe order, etc, etc. I have been?trying to solve this for over a week now and must have tried 20+ configurations with no success.? Now I am exhausted and my brain is soggy from reading all the documentation trying to figure this out, can anyone save me from boot hell? ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2009 07:15:33 +0000 (GMT) From: "david o'donnell" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Linux-PowerEdge Digest, Vol 61, Issue 1 To: [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Try re-flashing the firmware using the drivers for the latest firmware upgrade. I used the 2xfloppy disk method this weekend to do the same task on a PE6850. It resets all the settings back to the default. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sat, 1 Aug 2009 11:51:18 -0600 From: "Howard, Chris" <[email protected]> Subject: weekend DRAC frustration To: <[email protected]> Message-ID: ??? <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain;??? charset="us-ascii" Any other way to get that password reset without a major overhaul? Chris Howard ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2009 13:23:22 +0100 From: "Marc Flamank" <[email protected]> Subject: Firmware for Redhat Derivative To: <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Hi All New to DELL kit and I've got a couple of bits of unsued kit lying around. A Poweredge 1950, a PERC 4e/DC and a powervault PV220S / PV221S. I put them together to look around and learn, couldn't even create a two disk mirror. The firmware versions were very out of date so I phoned DELL and they sent a list of updates. None of these have worked, I assume because I am using a variety of Red Hat derivative - Centos 5.2. I have tried adding / replacing the contents of /etc/redhat-release, but to no avail. The files I've got and the errors they get (after the chatter & hit q) are BIOS_LX_A06_R198165.BIN No Output BMC_FRMW_LX_R223074.BIN No Output DELL_SCSI-HARD-DRIVE-FIRMWAR_A09_R182831.exe SCSI 0-112 Fail. Error Code 4400:2823 FRMW_LX_R213177.BIN Update package is not compatible with your system configuration. I've looked around the recent archives but nothing seems to answer this, ok I'm off to lunch too. Thanks for any help Marc -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Plymouth Marine Laboratory Registered Office: Prospect Place The Hoe Plymouth PL1 3DH Website: www.pml.ac.uk Registered Charity No. 1091222 PML is a company limited by guarantee registered in England & Wales company number 4178503 PML is a member of the Plymouth Marine Sciences Partnership Website: www.pmsp.org.uk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail, its content and any file attachments are confidential. If you have received this e-mail in error please do not copy, disclose it to any third party or use the contents or attachments in any way. 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