Dell PowerEdge + Dell EMC SAN with Debian (Etch)

[Ivo De Decker]

On Thu, Nov 08, 2007 at 05:04:30AM +0100, Philipp Sacha wrote:
> Hi all,

Hello,

> I want to build a SAN infrastructure and talked to Dell about a solution
> with PE1955 and DELL EMC components.
> 
> Our preferred Linux distribution is Debian Etch. So i am interessted
> whether someone has successfully build such a configuration and in
> exchanging expierences.
> 
> I am even interessted whether someone has bought DELL PE and Dell EMC
> components in conjunction with Debian, because my Dell representatives
> refused to sell the components when we will use Debian. They told me the
> only chance to buy Dell/EMC with Linux is to choose a distribution like
> Redhat or SUSE.

We use Dell/EMC Clariions with PE1855 and 1955's with san adapters. Some are
running debian etch. Access to the luns works without any problem. You need to
install multipath-tools (from debian) to enable load-balancing and failover
between paths and controllers. We don't install any Dell or EMC software on
the servers.

If you need more info, let me know.

Greetings,

Ivo De Decker

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