[Gllug] HP Smart array P400 (SAS)

[Steve Nelson]

On 2/14/07, Yashpal Nagar <yash at linux-delhi.org> wrote:
> John Hearns wrote:
> > Yashpal Nagar wrote:
> >> Hello All
> >>
> >> I came across a two HP DL580 G4 boxes with a smart array P400
> >> controller (SAS) card. This array card does't get automagically
> >> detected with SUSE 9.0 during the installation.
> >
> > There is another way to do things.
> > You don't need the card to be detected or configured at install time.
> > Install on an IDE drive for the first time,
> > then edit /etc/sysconfig/kernel and add the cciss driver, and mkinitrd.
> >
> > Once you have the card up and addressable, you can make partitions on
> > it and transfer your install over to it.
> > Some quick Lilo/Grub configuration and you should be able to boot off
> > it. (ie. put your bootloader of choice onto MBR of the RAID set on the
> > controller, not the IDE drive).
> >
> > But don't choose SuSE 9.0 for a new install on bang up to date
> > hardware like this in the first place.
> >
> Hi John,
>
> Both DL580 G4 are new servers and i don't have any IDE disks. All 8
> disks are SCSI 146 GB 10K RPM, very thin hard disks.

You should be able to attach an IDE disk from somewhere.  You could
even obtain a PCI IDE Controller and use that.

The HP specs are your friend:

http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/12473_ca/12473_ca.html

S.
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