Re: Re: Debian with HP ProLiant DL120 G7

2011-07-18 Thread Simon Quantrill
Im installing debian on a 120 G7 I can get Lenny installed but when I try to upgrade or directly install to squeeze the raid controller seems to go missing probably a firmware issue still fault finding but I found your question so thought I would answer Simon PGP.sig Description: This is a

Re: Re: Debian with HP ProLiant DL120 G7

2011-07-18 Thread Aniruddha
On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 2:16 PM, Simon Quantrill simon.quantr...@bmtargoss.com wrote: Im installing debian on a 120 G7 I can get Lenny installed but when I try to upgrade or directly install to squeeze the raid controller seems to go missing probably a firmware issue still fault finding but I

Re: Debian with HP ProLiant DL120 G7

2011-07-12 Thread Dan
On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 11:17 AM, Aniruddha mailingdotl...@gmail.com wrote: I wonder if anyone has experience with installing Debian on HP ProLiant DL120 G7. Does it work out-of-the-box? Or are there special drivers necessary to get these working? Officially only Red Hat and Suse are supported

Re: Debian with HP ProLiant DL120 G7

2011-07-12 Thread shawn wilson
On Jul 12, 2011 5:12 PM, Dan ganc...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 11:17 AM, Aniruddha mailingdotl...@gmail.com wrote: I wonder if anyone has experience with installing Debian on HP ProLiant DL120 G7. Does it work out-of-the-box? Or are there special drivers necessary to get

Re: Debian with HP ProLiant DL120 G7

2011-07-09 Thread frank thyes
On Fri, 2011-07-08 at 19:13 -0500, Stan Hoeppner wrote: On 7/7/2011 3:10 PM, frank thyes wrote: On Thu, 2011-07-07 at 17:17 +0200, Aniruddha wrote: I wonder if anyone has experience with installing Debian on HP ProLiant DL120 G7. Does it work out-of-the-box? Or are there special

Re: Debian with HP ProLiant DL120 G7

2011-07-09 Thread shawn wilson
On Jul 8, 2011 8:14 PM, Stan Hoeppner s...@hardwarefreak.com wrote: HP has many Proliant models with the G7 suffix, and they all have different chipsets under the hood. So this statement is totally unhelpful to the OP. Think Civic EX, Accord EX, etc. Yes, that's why we weren't comparing

Re: Debian with HP ProLiant DL120 G7

2011-07-08 Thread Aniruddha
On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 8:48 PM, Camaleón noela...@gmail.com wrote: Depending on your hard disk configuration, you may want to consider a more powerful RAID card that provides additional raid levels plus battery backup or at least adding the hot-plug advanced pack... Thanks for the suggestion.

Re: Debian with HP ProLiant DL120 G7

2011-07-08 Thread Aniruddha
On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 10:10 PM, frank thyes fr...@anotheria.net wrote: On Thu, 2011-07-07 at 17:17 +0200, Aniruddha wrote: I wonder if anyone has experience with installing Debian on HP ProLiant DL120 G7. Does it work out-of-the-box? Or are there special drivers necessary to get these

Re: Debian with HP ProLiant DL120 G7

2011-07-08 Thread Camaleón
On Fri, 08 Jul 2011 17:59:01 +0200, Aniruddha wrote: On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 8:48 PM, Camaleón noela...@gmail.com wrote: Depending on your hard disk configuration, you may want to consider a more powerful RAID card that provides additional raid levels plus battery backup or at least adding the

Re: Debian with HP ProLiant DL120 G7

2011-07-08 Thread shawn wilson
On Jul 7, 2011 12:20 PM, Camaleón noela...@gmail.com wrote: [snip] I also think so but one thing is getting it running and another one is making use of server's specific features, like the RAID controller (if present). To me that is one in the same. No raid, no disk, no install. But, have

Re: Debian with HP ProLiant DL120 G7

2011-07-08 Thread Camaleón
On Fri, 08 Jul 2011 12:19:24 -0400, shawn wilson wrote: On Jul 7, 2011 12:20 PM, Camaleón noela...@gmail.com wrote: [snip] I also think so but one thing is getting it running and another one is making use of server's specific features, like the RAID controller (if present). To me

Re: Debian with HP ProLiant DL120 G7

2011-07-08 Thread Stan Hoeppner
On 7/7/2011 10:17 AM, Aniruddha wrote: I wonder if anyone has experience with installing Debian on HP ProLiant DL120 G7. Does it work out-of-the-box? Or are there special drivers necessary to get these working? Officially only Red Hat and Suse are supported although HP does have an Debian

Re: Debian with HP ProLiant DL120 G7

2011-07-08 Thread Stan Hoeppner
On 7/7/2011 3:10 PM, frank thyes wrote: On Thu, 2011-07-07 at 17:17 +0200, Aniruddha wrote: I wonder if anyone has experience with installing Debian on HP ProLiant DL120 G7. Does it work out-of-the-box? Or are there special drivers necessary to get these working? Officially only Red Hat and

Re: Debian with HP ProLiant DL120 G7

2011-07-07 Thread William Hopkins
On 07/07/11 at 05:17pm, Aniruddha wrote: I wonder if anyone has experience with installing Debian on HP ProLiant DL120 G7. Does it work out-of-the-box? Or are there special drivers necessary to get these working? Officially only Red Hat and Suse are supported although HP does have an Debian

Re: Debian with HP ProLiant DL120 G7

2011-07-07 Thread Camaleón
On Thu, 07 Jul 2011 11:25:19 -0400, William Hopkins wrote: On 07/07/11 at 05:17pm, Aniruddha wrote: I wonder if anyone has experience with installing Debian on HP ProLiant DL120 G7. Does it work out-of-the-box? Or are there special drivers necessary to get these working? Officially only Red

Re: Debian with HP ProLiant DL120 G7

2011-07-07 Thread Matt Richardson
On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 8:33 AM, Camaleón noela...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, 07 Jul 2011 11:25:19 -0400, William Hopkins wrote: On 07/07/11 at 05:17pm, Aniruddha wrote: I wonder if anyone has experience with installing Debian on HP ProLiant DL120 G7. Does it work out-of-the-box? Or are there

Re: Debian with HP ProLiant DL120 G7

2011-07-07 Thread Camaleón
On Thu, 07 Jul 2011 08:57:10 -0700, Matt Richardson wrote: On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 8:33 AM, Camaleón noela...@gmail.com wrote: (...) I can't say for sure regarding models, but I've installed linux on hundreds of HP servers so it's likely to work. Your best bet is to give it a go and see!

Re: Debian with HP ProLiant DL120 G7

2011-07-07 Thread Aniruddha
Thanks for the help! I've got the complete specs here: http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/14009_na/14009_na.HTML The smart array might be a problem. But overall it should work. It is especially good to know HP is aware and supportive of Debian. Here are the specs in short: * Intel®

Re: Debian with HP ProLiant DL120 G7

2011-07-07 Thread Camaleón
On Thu, 07 Jul 2011 18:44:29 +0200, Aniruddha wrote: Thanks for the help! I've got the complete specs here: http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/14009_na/14009_na.HTML The smart array might be a problem. But overall it should work. It is especially good to know HP is aware and

Re: Debian with HP ProLiant DL120 G7

2011-07-07 Thread frank thyes
On Thu, 2011-07-07 at 17:17 +0200, Aniruddha wrote: I wonder if anyone has experience with installing Debian on HP ProLiant DL120 G7. Does it work out-of-the-box? Or are there special drivers necessary to get these working? Officially only Red Hat and Suse are supported although HP does have