Re: where is the truth ! (RedHat 6 and Mylex Raid Arrays)

["Christian Bruno" <brunoc ifrance com>]

Thanks for your answer Tony,
maybe we are not talking about the same thing :
at the end of the message is what i read on the HCL Web Pages

i would have appreciated a confirmation from RedHat team that this is a lack
of precision in the HCL
i cant bet on these lines and reformat my server (currently running windows
nt server )
it would be a good thing to reformat it anyway will you say ;-) , but my
users would not
appreciate a 2-3 days unavailability due to installation problems

so i will go on searching the truth
Regards,
Christian

have a look at :
http://www.redhat.com/corp/support/hardware/intel/60/rh6.0-hcl-i.ld-6.html#s
s6.6

6.6 Raid Controllers
Tier 2 Raid Controllers
Currently you cannot install Red Hat Linux's root partition onto a raid
device.


-----Original Message-----
From: Tony_Melia Dell com <Tony_Melia Dell com>
To: redhat-install-list redhat com <redhat-install-list redhat com>
Cc: recipient.list.not.shown : ; <recipient.list.not.shown : ;>
Date: jeudi 12 août 1999 13:24
Subject: RE: where is the truth ! (RedHat 6 and Mylex Raid Arrays)


>The HCL is referring to software raid, not hardware like the Mylex.  It
>would be impossible for the root partition to be mounted on a software raid
>disk since linux needs to be running in order for it to access the raid SW.
>
>Tony.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Christian Bruno [mailto:brunoc ifrance com]
>Sent: Thursday, August 12, 1999 9:55 AM
>To: redhat-install-list redhat com
>Cc: recipient.list.not.shown
>Subject: where is the truth ! (RedHat 6 and Mylex Raid Arrays)
>
>
>hello,
>
>i'm desesperately looking for some help
>i would like to install a RedHat 6 on a intel Server with Mylex DAC960 Raid
>Array
>i only have this controller on the server
>
>i found in the redhat hardware compatibility list that Linux
>can't be directly installed on Raid Disks ( mount point / cant reside on
>this device )
>
>on the contrary, the authors of the Mylex driver told me it could be
>possible
>and the Mylex support team said that Mylex arrays are compatible with Unix
>(no more info)
>
>where is the truth ?
>i can't contact redhat support since i have not purchased the redhat
>distribution
>yet...and i'm sure that Windows NT support this kind of device !
>
>someone succeded in installing RH6 with Mylex ?
>thanks in advance for your advices
>Regards,
>Christian
>
>
>
>
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