RE: accessing BIOS and RAID info on old Compaqs
dn, 1. You probably already know this but technically, you should have started with the Compaq Smart Start CDs. There's a Unix option on there too but I've never used it so I'm not sure what the difference is specifically (never loaded BSD or Linux on those). This would have taken you through the process of setting the system clock, configuring the RAID array(s), etc. 2. If there are BSD/Linux tools available, you should be able to d/l them from HP or they may be on the Compaq CDs. BTW, you say you don't have the CDs for *all* the machines in question. In my experience with our since retired ProLiant 5500s, 1850s, ML330s, and ML350s, I've found that they can all use (and work the best with) the newer CD I have which is Compaq SmartStart for Servers - Release 5.0. These systems are a couple years different in age and I think the older ones shipped with Compaq SmartStart for Servers - Release 4.60 at the earliest. If you want to try the CD and need one, I can ftp the .iso to you. Steve -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of David Newman Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2006 11:56 PM To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: accessing BIOS and RAID info on old Compaqs -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Greetings. For FBSD 6.1 on old Compaq DL320 and 1850R machines: 1. Is there a way to access the system BIOS, either at boot time or (preferably) from within FBSD? I'm specifically interested in seeing what the system's hardware clock is set to. 2. Is there a way to monitor the Compaq Smart Array RAID controllers and disks attached to them from within FBSD? Smartmontools is great for monitoring disk health, but no good with RAID. I don't have Compaq RAID CDs for all the machines in question, and in any event would prefer to monitor disks from within FBSD if possible. thanks dn -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (Darwin) iD8DBQFFRYXZyPxGVjntI4IRAj/rAKDIL+4dEO5boLCyyaSVRjrjiTaHlgCgxz5V 3Tdj/TWe0id1B0MLwwUEITI= =2zec -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: accessing BIOS and RAID info on old Compaqs
Dave, In answer to question 1, it's been a little while (at least 4 year) since I've worked on Compaq gear. But, if memory serves me correctly, you hit F10 when the cursor kicks from the left hand side of the screen to the right hand side. This should be a relatively obvious change, and I believe it's also accomanied by a system beep. However, most of the older Compaq gear required a system partition and the BIOS config was installed there. If you fdisk'd the drive and did not load the Compaq system partition back in, you may have problems. That said, there were a few system (espeically towards the end) that had a normal BIOS that could be accessed without the system partition loaded. I'm fairly certain that F10 was still the correct key to press in that case as well. HP bought Compaq, and they may still have some of the legacy drivers and software on the [HP] support site. In answer to question 2, I'm a FBSD newbie and really have no idea on that one. Hope that helps. George On Sun October 29 2006 23:55, David Newman wrote: Greetings. For FBSD 6.1 on old Compaq DL320 and 1850R machines: 1. Is there a way to access the system BIOS, either at boot time or (preferably) from within FBSD? I'm specifically interested in seeing what the system's hardware clock is set to. 2. Is there a way to monitor the Compaq Smart Array RAID controllers and disks attached to them from within FBSD? Smartmontools is great for monitoring disk health, but no good with RAID. I don't have Compaq RAID CDs for all the machines in question, and in any event would prefer to monitor disks from within FBSD if possible. thanks dn ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: accessing BIOS and RAID info on old Compaqs
2. Is there a way to monitor the Compaq Smart Array RAID controllers and disks attached to them from within FBSD? Hi David, I don't know of any online-monitoring, i.e. a utility that monitors the smartarray controllers/disks on an ongoing basis. However I know for sure that any smartarray-related messages (e.g. you pull one of the disks configured in a RAID1 or have a drive failure) end up in your syslog. From there you can periodically run grep over the syslog, send mail-messages etc. to notify you of any smartarray event. HTH -ewald ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
accessing BIOS and RAID info on old Compaqs
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Greetings. For FBSD 6.1 on old Compaq DL320 and 1850R machines: 1. Is there a way to access the system BIOS, either at boot time or (preferably) from within FBSD? I'm specifically interested in seeing what the system's hardware clock is set to. 2. Is there a way to monitor the Compaq Smart Array RAID controllers and disks attached to them from within FBSD? Smartmontools is great for monitoring disk health, but no good with RAID. I don't have Compaq RAID CDs for all the machines in question, and in any event would prefer to monitor disks from within FBSD if possible. thanks dn -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (Darwin) iD8DBQFFRYXZyPxGVjntI4IRAj/rAKDIL+4dEO5boLCyyaSVRjrjiTaHlgCgxz5V 3Tdj/TWe0id1B0MLwwUEITI= =2zec -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
