RE: [CentOS] proliant ml370

2008-02-28 Thread Hiep Nguyen

On Wed, 27 Feb 2008, Joseph L. Casale wrote:


hi all,

i just inherit a server:

Compaq ProLiant ML370 Generation 2 Server with Smart Array 5300
Controller with 6x18.2GB hard drives.

i want to install centos 5 on it with hardware raid 1.  any idea how?
it
also has a build-in and add-on ethernet cards. how do i know which one
is
which to assign ip?

thanks.
t. hiep


First deduce what Raid Levels mean, possibly at 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_RAID_levels. A mirror across 6 tiny discs 
like those won't leave you much room :) You might gain the 
performance/redundancy you need with an alternative level, I doubt you need 6 
discs mirrored:) What are you doing with this server? That will help define 
what config/partitioning scheme you might want to use.

Do you have a cdrom or DVDrom? That dictates what media type to download, 
unless you want to do a net install for example.

Goto HP's site and download the manual for your server so you can figure out 
how to configure boot orders, array's etc.

As far as the NIC's go, you could use a combination of lspci and ifconfig, just 
watch as it goes up and down when you move the cables for example.

Good luck,
jlc
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basically, my question is do i want to config raid before install os or 
vs?  i only want to use hardware raid and my controller  hd are scsi.


thanks,
t. hiep
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Re: [CentOS] proliant ml370

2008-02-28 Thread Tom Brown


basically, my question is do i want to config raid before install os 
or vs?  i only want to use hardware raid and my controller  hd are scsi.


you have to configure the RAID card before OS installation otherwise you 
will not get a desired result -


just go into the RAID bios, set it how you want, then install the OS


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[CentOS] proliant ml370

2008-02-27 Thread Hiep Nguyen

hi all,

i just inherit a server:

Compaq ProLiant ML370 Generation 2 Server with Smart Array 5300 
Controller with 6x18.2GB hard drives.


i want to install centos 5 on it with hardware raid 1.  any idea how?  it 
also has a build-in and add-on ethernet cards. how do i know which one is 
which to assign ip?


thanks.
t. hiep


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