Hi Linuxers...We are facing trouble during configuration of a Hardware RAID (Level 1 - Mirroring)
Bios configures SCSI and could build RAID 1 using the system utility.
But while installing RH Linux EL, diskdruid shows two different HDD instead of One drive for RAID 1.
we are using RHEL 4[2.6.9-5] for the configuration of a IBM X series 236 server.
We Tried loading latest drivers from IBM's website while installing linux, but no use.
While installation of a software RAID, Linux gets installed, but we are unable to use the On-Board RAID controller for hardware RAID.
Any help ???
with Thanks in Advance
old man mozz
Ravi,
Bios configures SCSI and could build RAID 1 using the system utility.
I think you might need to configure the Hardware Raid within the RAID Card bios, this utility is kinda complicated, I had faced similar problem with Dell RAID Controller to achieve RAID 1, You might need to have your manual Hardware RAID Handy to utilize this BIOS Utility.
Usually these BIOS RAID 1 settings are configured by default. i.e. factory setting.
Thanks & Regards, Mitul Limbani, Founder & CEO, Enterux Solutions, The Enterprise Linux Company (TM), www.enterux.com
On Thu, 2006-01-12 at 22:16 +0530, Ravishekar wrote:
Hi Linuxers...We are facing trouble during configuration of a Hardware RAID (Level 1 - Mirroring)
Bios configures SCSI and could build RAID 1 using the system utility.
Give specifics about RAID card i.e. the brand/model/chipset. Just mentioning SCSI is of little help.
But while installing RH Linux EL, diskdruid shows two different HDD instead of One drive for RAID 1. we are using RHEL 4[2.6.9-5] for the configuration of a IBM X series 236 server. We Tried loading latest drivers from IBM's website while installing linux, but no use.
If Linux can see the SCSI HDDs then it is recognizing the SCSI chipset. Flaky HW or SCSI BIOS is also a possibility. Isn't IBM tech support of any help? Isn't their server hardware certified for RHEL and SuSE?
While installation of a software RAID, Linux gets installed, but we are unable to use the On-Board RAID controller for hardware RAID.
Suggest choose either HW RAID or SW RAID, not both.
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Ravishekar