Subject: [compaqandlinux] RH 6.x/Legacy Servers
From: Brent S. Smithline (brentsip@IPINC.NET)
Date: Fri Jun 9 01:05:51 2000
You know I think this is C@#! (see previous messages below). This controller SMART ARRAY controller (Assembly number 003596-002 and Spare Part # 181132-001) will work with all of the Microsoft versions of NT/2000 . I have install Solaris 2.5.1 on it just fine. It will work with SCO. I would like to use Linux. Compaq in the past has always support major releases of NOS. Why they have left us with legacy equipment out in the cold I do not know. I have always used Compaq servers since the SystemPro's, and never had this type of problem. I guess I will have to install a different NOS, maybe see if Solaris 2.8 will work. Run Solaris on these units at this time, however wanted to give Linux a shot. Brent S. Smithline brentsip@ipinc.net -<PREVIOUS MESSAGES>- ----- Original Message ----- From: Paul J Rozanski To: compaqandlinux@cpqlin.van-dijk.net Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2000 2:05 PM Subject: Re: [compaqandlinux] RH 6.1/PLt 1500 Sorry about the reply to my own mail, yet I seem to have found some information regarding my problem! My Proliant 1500 contains the original version of the SMART ARRAY controller. (Assembly number 003596-002 and Spare Part # 181132-001) This is no longer supported by compaq and the latest firmware version is 2.26 (which I already have). I believe the reason I am getting an error during the install of Red Hat is because this is an old version of the SMART SCSI ARRAY card and is not completely supported in the driver. Now that I have solved one problem I am faced with several new ones. Where can I find a newer SMART ARRAY controller (SMART-2/P or so)? How much will it cost me? Is it worth it? Can I just run the HDDs off of the imbedded (53c825) SCSI controller? Are there any implications for doing this? Would it be easier to add a secondary SCSI controller and just run the HDDs off that? I thank anyone that responds to this in advance as I am quite eager to get this box up and running. Paul J Rozanski ----- Original Message ----- From: Paul J Rozanski To: compaqandlinux@cpqlin.van-dijk.net Sent: Friday, June 02, 2000 11:07 PM Subject: [compaqandlinux] RH 6.1/PLt 1500 Good Evening, I have what should be everything needed for the install (boot disks, 4.70 of the proliant configuration disk) i have the drives and system setup for linux yet during the install it asks for the cd-rom driver. I tell it to use the 53C8XX driver and it tells me that if found that devices...i go to add the driver for the array card SMART ARRAY/2 and once i select it it give me an error in the background (i can't read it, there is a box in my way) and the isntallation does not find any disks. Anyone else been through this? Any suggestions? TIA Paul J Rozanski
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