Linux-PowerEdge Digest, Vol 30, Issue 77

[David Boardman]

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>    1. Re: Etch Installer RC1 and RC2 hang
> "Retrieving file 82 of
>       82" (Xavier Poinsard)
>    2. Perc 4e/Di, RAID member with Failure Predicted
> = Yes
>       (Gilles Hamel)
>    3. Re: Perc 4e/Di, RAID member with Failure
> Predicted = Yes
>       (Tom Brown)
>    4. Re: Example 'megacli -AdpAllInfo -aAll' output
> (Mark Watts)
>    5. Re: System Fan 4 on a Dell Poweredge 2550?
> (David Frascone)
>    6. Re: System Fan 4 on a Dell Poweredge 2550?
> (Brian Ruppert)
>    7. Re: System Fan 4 on a Dell Poweredge 2550?
> (Mark Watts)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 14:17:44 +0200
> From: Xavier Poinsard <xpoinsard at openpricer.com>
> Subject: Re: Etch Installer RC1 and RC2 hang
> "Retrieving file 82 of
> 	82"
> To: linux-poweredge at dell.com
> Message-ID: <eudmd9$tbs$1 at sea.gmane.org>
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> 
> Same problem fixed by killing a process : switch and
> activate another
> console, find the running process and kill it.
> 
> Erik Cummings a ?crit :
> > Trying to install Debian Etch with Installer RC1
> or RC2 daily builds (last
> > Wed and today!) hangs after retrieving files.
> >  
> > Using netinst iso...
> > 
> > I've installed successfully on 1 of these bits of
> hardware (I have 5 Dell
> > 1955 blade servers) and on an older Dell 1650
> without any issues.
> > 	- NOTE:  The 1955 that it worked on has dual
> proc, dual drive/mirrored.
> > 	- The non-working 3 I've tried are dual proc
> single drive and single proc single drive.
> > 	- Later this evening I'm going to try and dig
> into the hardware to see if cards/chipsets and
> BIOS/Firmware revs are all the same.
> > 
> > The last log entry in /var/log/syslog is about
> retrieving the whois
> > package.
> > 
> > System is not locked, I am able to use other
> vttys, just never proceeds.
> > If I deselect the "standard" task and then run
> aptitude after the reboot,
> > it downloads 70 or so packages and installs them,
> and then system SEEMS to
> > be running fine - however, I'm good enough with
> Linux to be concerned
> > about what installer is doing during the tasksel,
> that I'm worried...
> > 
> > Also, I have seen a couple references to using
> tasksel from the command
> > line but generally don't see the standard task to
> select in aptitude.
> > 
> > Any help is appreciated - including sending me to
> the right list if
> > appropriate.
> > 
> > Should/could also note that I have tried a couple
> different mirrors.
> > 
> > Erik M. Cummings
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> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 15:07:35 +0200
> From: Gilles Hamel <hamelg at laposte.net>
> Subject: Perc 4e/Di, RAID member with Failure
> Predicted = Yes
> To: linux-poweredge at dell.com
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> Hello,
> 
> I have 4 disks in a RAID5. One disk have the status
> Failure Predicted = Yes.
> I monitor this disk for few days, and media errors
> don't increase.
> Is there any mean to reset the status and the media
> error counter ?
> I have checked with dellmgr or OMSA, but they don't
> allow that ...
> 
> Thank you
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 14:12:10 +0100
> From: Tom Brown <tom at ng23.net>
> Subject: Re: Perc 4e/Di, RAID member with Failure
> Predicted = Yes
> To: Gilles Hamel <hamelg at laposte.net>
> Cc: linux-poweredge at dell.com
> Message-ID: <460A69AA.90008 at ng23.net>
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> 
> > I have 4 disks in a RAID5. One disk have the
> status Failure Predicted = Yes.
> > I monitor this disk for few days, and media errors
> don't increase.
> > Is there any mean to reset the status and the
> media error counter ?
> > I have checked with dellmgr or OMSA, but they
> don't allow that ...
> 
> replace the disk??
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 4
> Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 13:14:04 +0000
> From: Mark Watts <m.watts at eris.qinetiq.com>
> Subject: Re: Example 'megacli -AdpAllInfo -aAll'
> output
> To: linux-poweredge at dell.com
> Cc: freebsd-hardware at freebsd.org
> Message-ID:
> <200703281414.08240.m.watts at eris.qinetiq.com>
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> 
> > megacli -AdpAllInfo -aAll
> 
> [root at satellite ~]# MegaCli -AdpAllInfo -aAll
> 
> Adapter #0
> 
>
==============================================================================
>                 Versions
>                 ================
> Product Name    : PERC 5/i Integrated
> Serial No       : 12345
> FW Package Build: 5.0.1-0030
> FW Version      : 1.00.01-0088
> BIOS Version    : MT23
> Ctrl-R Version  :1.02-007
> 
>                 Pending Images In Flash
>                 ================
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