Re: [Unattended] Servers with hardware RAID?

2003-12-03 Thread Ryan Nowakowski 
On Wed, Nov 26, 2003 at 09:17:48PM -0500, Patrick J. LoPresti wrote:
 The problem, if there is one, will come after Windows Setup finishes
 copying files and reboots.  That is where you might need a textmode
 driver, which requires mucking about with txtsetup.oem and such.  But
 first things first...  What happens when you just try it?

I get a BSOD indicating an inaccessible boot device.  I think this
problem is similar to another one[1] I saw on the list.  I'm trying to
install Win2k on a Dell Poweredge 2650.  Below are my unattend.txt and
my txtsetup.oem.  I got the txtsetup.oem from the dell server assistant
cd that came in the box.  I was hoping someone could look it over and
see what I'm missing.

[1] http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=5926169

Thanks,

Ryan

unattend.txt (relevant part)
---

[Unattended]
UnattendMode = DefaultHide
FileSystem = ConvertNTFS
ExtendOemPartition = 1
OemSkipEula = Yes
OemPreinstall = Yes
; Needed for XP - see http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=294801.
UnattendSwitch = Yes
DriverSigningPolicy = Ignore
NtUpgrade = no
OverwriteOemFilesOnUpgrade = no
ConfirmHardware = yes
OemPnPDriversPath = 
dell\pnp\v\atirg2c;dell\pnp\n\is;dell\pnp\n\atn;dell\pnp\n\bc;dell\pnp\n\3com;dell\pnp\v\atixl;dell\pnp\storage;dell\pnp\mgmt

[GuiUnattended]
; See http://unattended.sourceforge.net/timezones.html
; Using Central Standard Time (GMT-06:00)
TimeZone = 20
OEMSkipRegional = 1
OemSkipWelcome = 1
; Demo password
AdminPassword = s1ut
AutoLogon = Yes

[Data]
AutoPartition = 1
MsDosInitiated = 0
UnattendedInstall = Yes

; See comments for [MassStorageDrivers]
[OEMBootFiles]
choice.exe
symmpi.inf
mraid2k.pdb
pedge.inf
pnp680.sys
mraid2k.sys
symmpi.tag
adpu160m.inf
w2ksetup.bat
adpu160m.cat
nodev.inf
perc2.inf
afadisk.sys
mraid35x.sys
perc2.cat
perc2cin.dll
regini.exe
afascsi.sys
perc2mgt.inf
afacomm.sys
perc2evt.exe
afaport.sys
relnotes.txt
symmpi.sys
perc2hib.sys
pedge.sys
pnp680.cat
afasa.sys
mraid2k.cat
symmpi2k.cat
adpu160m.sys
txtsetup.oem
w2kupgrd.ini
perc2.sys
oemsetup.inf
si680.inf
raidisk1
megaraid.cat

; See http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=288344
[MassStorageDrivers]
Mylex DAC960/Digital SWXCR-Ex Raid Controller = RETAIL
Promise Technology Inc. Ultra66 IDE Controller = RETAIL
Advansys 3550 Ultra Wide SCSI Host Adapter = RETAIL
Compaq Smart Array Controller = RETAIL
Qlogic QLA1080, 64 bit PCI LVD SCSI HBA = RETAIL
Symbios Logic C8100 PCI SCSI Host Adapter = RETAIL
IBM Portable PCMCIA CD-ROM Drive = RETAIL
Symbios Logic C8xx PCI SCSI Host Adapter = RETAIL
IBM ServeRAID Adapter = RETAIL
M-Systems Flash Disk Adapter = RETAIL
IDE CD-ROM (ATAPI 1.2)/PCI IDE Controller = RETAIL
Advansys SCSI Host Adapter = RETAIL
AMD PCI SCSI Controller/Ethernet Adapter = RETAIL
BusLogic SCSI Host Adapter = RETAIL
BusLogic FlashPoint = RETAIL
Adaptec AIC-789X/AHA-3960 Ultra160/m PCI SCSI Card = RETAIL
Compaq Drive Array = RETAIL
JNI Fibre Channel Adapter = RETAIL
Compaq Fibre Channel Host Controller = RETAIL
AMI MegaRaid RAID Controller = RETAIL
QLogic PCI SCSI Host Adapter = RETAIL
QLogic ISP 1240 SCSI Host Adapter = RETAIL
Adaptec AHA-294X/AHA-394X/AIC-78XX SCSI Controller = RETAIL
QLogic QLA2100, 64 bit PCI-Fibre Channel Adapter = RETAIL
Adaptec Ultra160 Family PCI SCSI Controller (7892, 7899, 29160, 39160, etc.) = 
OEM
Initio Ultra SCSI Host Adapter = RETAIL
Advansys ABP480 CardBus SCSI Host Adapter = RETAIL
Adaptec AHA-151X/AHA-152X/AIC-6X60 SCSI Adapter = RETAIL
Emulex LP6000 Fibre Channel Host Adapters = RETAIL
Advansys ABP460 PCMCIA SCSI Host Adapter = RETAIL
NCR 53C710 SCSI Host Adapter = RETAIL
Compaq 32-Bit Fast-Wide SCSI-2/E = RETAIL
Adaptec AHA-294XU2/AIC-7890 SCSI Controller = RETAIL
Adaptec 2920/2905 / Future Domain 16XX/PCI/SCSI2Go = RETAIL
Symbios Logic C896 PCI SCSI Host Adapter = RETAIL
Diamond Multimedia Systems SCSI Host Adapter = RETAIL
Adaptec AHA-154X/AHA-164X SCSI Host Adapter = RETAIL

txtsetup.oem
---

[Disks]
d2   = Windows 2000 Driver Set v1.00,w2kdsk1,.

[Defaults]
scsi = adpu160m

[Computer]

[scsi]
adpu160m =  Adaptec Ultra160 Family PCI SCSI Controller (7892, 7899, 29160, 39160, 
etc.),adpu160m

[Files.scsi.adpu160m]
driver  = d2, adpu160m.sys, adpu160m
inf = d2, adpu160m.inf
catalog = d2, adpu160m.cat

[Config.scsi.adpu160m]
value = ,tag, Reg_DWORD, 20

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Re: [Unattended] Servers with hardware RAID?

2003-11-26 Thread Patrick J. LoPresti 
Ryan Nowakowski [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

 How well does unattended handle servers with hardware RAID arrays?
 Is there a special boot image I need to use?

A hardware RAID card usually hooks itself into the BIOS, so the
DOS-based boot disk should be able to see it.

If you have a normal hard drive in addition to the RAID, then things
might get tricky, but no more tricky than they are with two hard
drives.  If you can configure the BIOS to boot from the RAID, then you
should be able to configure it to make the RAID the primary drive.

The problem, if there is one, will come after Windows Setup finishes
copying files and reboots.  That is where you might need a textmode
driver, which requires mucking about with txtsetup.oem and such.  But
first things first...  What happens when you just try it?

 - Pat
   (actually on vacation right now, so forgive me if I am slow to
   respond this week)


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