Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 18:22:00 -0500 From: Alan Edmonds <aedmonds@digitalconvergence.com> To: Stefan Schmidt <zaphodb@zaphods.net> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Compaq Smart RAID not on Installationdisk ? Message-ID: <399B2218.CF5F7472@digitalconvergence.com> References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0008162330250.13304-100000@boombox.zaphods.net>
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I've got 30 of those boxes. I was able to install 4.1-RELEASE from a bootable CD. 4.1-STABLE doesn't like 4GB of RAM in them though. And I'm only using the single processor version. Support for the ida controller was added to 4.0 about June 2nd. I don't have the GB ether card though; that must be in the extra PCI slot. You can remove the smart RAID controller if you don't want to use it. It's the small PC card just behind the disks. I did have to configure the RAID disks with Compaq's Array configuration utility from the SmartStart CD. Good luck. Stefan Schmidt wrote: > > hi there, > we recently received a test machine from Compaq, whose only two > harddisks live behind a Compaq Smart RAID Array. A Collegue of mine if > currently trying to install Linux on that machine, whilst i'm up to trying > to install FreeBSD on it because i saw that the ida device (Compaq Smart > RAID) is supported by at least 4.1-STABLE (didn't look the other versions > up though). To come to the point: device ida does not seem to be supported > by the installation disk(set) so if anyone could provide me with one that > does have support for the ida device plus fxp and wx i'd be ready to give > it a try :) > > FYI: > the machine in question is a Compaq Proliant DL 360, 1 U high, dual PIII > 800 (coppermine), 1 gig RAM, two onboard intel ether express whatever > NICs, one Intel Gigabit Ethernet NIC and two 18GB i think scsi disks > behind that damn (sorry :) Smart Array Controller. > > http://www.compaq.com/products/servers/proliantdl360/index.html > > hopefully, > > Stefan > -- > Our OS who art in CPU, UNIX be thy name. > Thy programs run, thy syscalls done, > In kernel as it is in user! > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message -- Alan Edmonds Director of International Technology DigitalConvergence.:Com aedmonds@digitalconvergence.com Phone: +1-214-292-6040 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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