RE: Dell 2550 perc 3di Fedora no drives found

["Bret Stern" <bret_stern machinemanagement com>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rick Stevens [mailto:rstevens vitalstream com] 
> Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 10:40 AM
> To: Getting started with Red Hat Linux; 
> bret_stern machinemanagement com
> Subject: RE: Dell 2550 perc 3di Fedora no drives found
> 
> On Tue, 2007-01-02 at 20:28 -0800, Bret Stern wrote:
> >  
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: blann [mailto:blann verizon net]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 6:52 PM
> > > To: bret_stern machinemanagement com; Getting started 
> with Red Hat 
> > > Linux
> > > Subject: Re: Dell 2550 perc 3di Fedora no drives found
> > > 
> > > I had the same problem with fc5,6. On the first page, I entered 
> > > 'linux acpi=off' and the install went fine in graphical mode. And 
> > > both my computers were Dell.
> > > Marshall Blann
> > 
> > 
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Bret Stern" <bret_stern machinemanagement com>
> > > To: <redhat-install-list redhat com>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 3:53 PM
> > > Subject: Dell 2550 perc 3di Fedora no drives found
> > > 
> > > 
> > > >
> > > > When installing Fedora 5 or 6, the install finds no drives. 
> > > It has 4
> > > > 18 gb Fujitsu drives.
> > > >
> > > > I see alot of the same problem in webland, but can't see
> > > the solution
> > > > anywhere.
> > > >
> > > > I have the Dell OpenManage cd, but no install option for Linux.
> > > >
> > > > Suppose I could try setting up for Windows, then install Fedora.
> > > >
> > > > I'd like to use the raid..
> > > >
> > > > Any help on this cold a$$ night would be great.
> > > >
> 
> Sorry, didn't see your message until this morning.
> 
> > I started snooping around the perc setup and decided to try 
> creating a 
> > container. I used all the drives and created a raid 5 array.
> > 
> > Now both Windows and Fedora see the drives.
> 
> Ah!  We use veritable sh*tpots of 1850, 1950, 2850 and 2950 
> machines around here and have to set up something of that 
> nature on the 2850 and 2950, although we usually do a RAID1 
> on 2 drives and set up a single drive RAID0 (I think) for 
> crashdump reasons.

I read a bit on multiple raid reasoning. If a database is on the
system, Dell suggests a Raid 1 for the OS and Raid 5 for the database.

Thanks for stoking the brain
> 
> The 1850 and 1950 use a different RAID controller (LSI Logic).
> 
> > Happy New Year!
> 
> Back at you!
> 
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