Re: Re: Debian with HP ProLiant DL120 G7

2011-07-18 Thread Aniruddha
On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 2:16 PM, Simon Quantrill wrote: > Im installing debian on a 120 G7 I can get Lenny installed but when I try to > upgrade or directly install to squeeze the raid controller seems to go > missing probably a firmware issue still fault finding but I found your > question so

Re: Re: Debian with HP ProLiant DL120 G7

2011-07-18 Thread Simon Quantrill
Im installing debian on a 120 G7 I can get Lenny installed but when I try to upgrade or directly install to squeeze the raid controller seems to go missing probably a firmware issue still fault finding but I found your question so thought I would answer Simon PGP.sig Description: This is a di

Re: Debian with HP ProLiant DL120 G7

2011-07-12 Thread shawn wilson
On Jul 12, 2011 5:12 PM, "Dan" wrote: > > On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 11:17 AM, Aniruddha wrote: > > I wonder if anyone has experience with installing Debian on HP > > ProLiant DL120 G7. Does it work out-of-the-box? Or are there special > > drivers necessary to get these working? Officially only Red H

Re: Debian with HP ProLiant DL120 G7

2011-07-12 Thread Dan
On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 11:17 AM, Aniruddha wrote: > I wonder if anyone has experience with installing Debian on HP > ProLiant DL120 G7. Does it work out-of-the-box? Or are there special > drivers necessary to get these working? Officially only Red Hat and > Suse are supported although HP does have

Re: Debian with HP ProLiant DL120 G7

2011-07-09 Thread shawn wilson
On Jul 8, 2011 8:14 PM, "Stan Hoeppner" wrote: > > HP has many Proliant models with the "G7" suffix, and they all have > different chipsets under the hood. So this statement is totally > unhelpful to the OP. > > Think "Civic EX", "Accord EX", etc. > Yes, that's why we weren't comparing g7's (ge

Re: OT: Debian with HP ProLiant DL120 G7

2011-07-09 Thread Camaleón
On Fri, 08 Jul 2011 21:16:17 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: >> > > If you don't see any usable disks it >> > > might take a bit longer :) >> > >> > If don't see any disk is when you start sweating :-P > > No, as long as there wasn't a click-click noise before, I wouldn't > sweat, I wouldn't wait, bu

Re: Debian with HP ProLiant DL120 G7

2011-07-09 Thread frank thyes
On Fri, 2011-07-08 at 19:13 -0500, Stan Hoeppner wrote: > On 7/7/2011 3:10 PM, frank thyes wrote: > > On Thu, 2011-07-07 at 17:17 +0200, Aniruddha wrote: > > > >> I wonder if anyone has experience with installing Debian on HP > >> ProLiant DL120 G7. Does it work out-of-the-box? Or are there specia

Re: Debian with HP ProLiant DL120 G7

2011-07-08 Thread Stan Hoeppner
On 7/7/2011 3:10 PM, frank thyes wrote: > On Thu, 2011-07-07 at 17:17 +0200, Aniruddha wrote: > >> I wonder if anyone has experience with installing Debian on HP >> ProLiant DL120 G7. Does it work out-of-the-box? Or are there special >> drivers necessary to get these working? Officially only Red H

Re: Debian with HP ProLiant DL120 G7

2011-07-08 Thread Stan Hoeppner
On 7/7/2011 10:17 AM, Aniruddha wrote: > I wonder if anyone has experience with installing Debian on HP > ProLiant DL120 G7. Does it work out-of-the-box? Or are there special > drivers necessary to get these working? Officially only Red Hat and > Suse are supported although HP does have an Debian p

OT: Debian with HP ProLiant DL120 G7

2011-07-08 Thread Ralf Mardorf
> > > Forwarded Message > > From: Camaleón > > On Fri, 08 Jul 2011 12:19:24 -0400, shawn wilson wrote: > > > If you don't see any usable disks it > > > might take a bit longer :) > > > > If don't see any disk is when you start sweating :-P No, as long as there wasn't a click-c

Re: Debian with HP ProLiant DL120 G7

2011-07-08 Thread Camaleón
On Fri, 08 Jul 2011 12:19:24 -0400, shawn wilson wrote: > On Jul 7, 2011 12:20 PM, "Camaleón" wrote: > > [snip] > > >> I also think so but one thing is getting it running and another one is >> making use of server's specific features, like the RAID controller (if >> present). >> >> > To me tha

Re: Debian with HP ProLiant DL120 G7

2011-07-08 Thread shawn wilson
On Jul 7, 2011 12:20 PM, "Camaleón" wrote: [snip] > > I also think so but one thing is getting it running and another one is > making use of server's specific features, like the RAID controller (if > present). > To me that is one in the same. No raid, no disk, no install. But, have no fear - yo

Re: Debian with HP ProLiant DL120 G7

2011-07-08 Thread Camaleón
On Fri, 08 Jul 2011 17:59:01 +0200, Aniruddha wrote: > On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 8:48 PM, Camaleón wrote: >> Depending on your hard disk configuration, you may want to consider a >> more powerful RAID card that provides additional raid levels plus >> battery backup or at least adding the hot-plug ad

Re: Debian with HP ProLiant DL120 G7

2011-07-08 Thread Aniruddha
On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 10:10 PM, frank thyes wrote: > On Thu, 2011-07-07 at 17:17 +0200, Aniruddha wrote: > >> I wonder if anyone has experience with installing Debian on HP >> ProLiant DL120 G7. Does it work out-of-the-box? Or are there special >> drivers necessary to get these working? Officiall

Re: Debian with HP ProLiant DL120 G7

2011-07-08 Thread Aniruddha
On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 8:48 PM, Camaleón wrote: > Depending on your hard disk configuration, you may want to consider a > more powerful RAID card that provides additional raid levels plus battery > backup or at least adding the hot-plug advanced pack... > Thanks for the suggestion. I will use this

Re: Debian with HP ProLiant DL120 G7

2011-07-07 Thread frank thyes
On Thu, 2011-07-07 at 17:17 +0200, Aniruddha wrote: > I wonder if anyone has experience with installing Debian on HP > ProLiant DL120 G7. Does it work out-of-the-box? Or are there special > drivers necessary to get these working? Officially only Red Hat and > Suse are supported although HP does ha

Re: Debian with HP ProLiant DL120 G7

2011-07-07 Thread Camaleón
On Thu, 07 Jul 2011 18:44:29 +0200, Aniruddha wrote: > Thanks for the help! I've got the complete specs here: > http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/14009_na/14009_na.HTML The > smart array might be a problem. But overall it should work. It is > especially good to know HP is aware and su

Re: Debian with HP ProLiant DL120 G7

2011-07-07 Thread Aniruddha
Thanks for the help! I've got the complete specs here: http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/14009_na/14009_na.HTML The smart array might be a problem. But overall it should work. It is especially good to know HP is aware and supportive of Debian. Here are the specs in short: * Intel® Xeo

Re: Debian with HP ProLiant DL120 G7

2011-07-07 Thread Camaleón
On Thu, 07 Jul 2011 08:57:10 -0700, Matt Richardson wrote: > On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 8:33 AM, Camaleón wrote: (...) >>> I can't say for sure regarding models, but I've installed linux on >>> hundreds of HP servers so it's likely to work. >>> >>> Your best bet is to give it a go and see! >> >> It

Re: Debian with HP ProLiant DL120 G7

2011-07-07 Thread Matt Richardson
On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 8:33 AM, Camaleón wrote: > On Thu, 07 Jul 2011 11:25:19 -0400, William Hopkins wrote: > >> On 07/07/11 at 05:17pm, Aniruddha wrote: >>> I wonder if anyone has experience with installing Debian on HP ProLiant >>> DL120 G7. Does it work out-of-the-box? Or are there special dri

Re: Debian with HP ProLiant DL120 G7

2011-07-07 Thread Camaleón
On Thu, 07 Jul 2011 11:25:19 -0400, William Hopkins wrote: > On 07/07/11 at 05:17pm, Aniruddha wrote: >> I wonder if anyone has experience with installing Debian on HP ProLiant >> DL120 G7. Does it work out-of-the-box? Or are there special drivers >> necessary to get these working? Officially only

Re: Debian with HP ProLiant DL120 G7

2011-07-07 Thread William Hopkins
On 07/07/11 at 05:17pm, Aniruddha wrote: > I wonder if anyone has experience with installing Debian on HP > ProLiant DL120 G7. Does it work out-of-the-box? Or are there special > drivers necessary to get these working? Officially only Red Hat and > Suse are supported although HP does have an Debian

Debian with HP ProLiant DL120 G7

2011-07-07 Thread Aniruddha
I wonder if anyone has experience with installing Debian on HP ProLiant DL120 G7. Does it work out-of-the-box? Or are there special drivers necessary to get these working? Officially only Red Hat and Suse are supported although HP does have an Debian page. http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers