Linux-PowerEdge Digest, Vol 38, Issue 42
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> 1. Re: Installing OMSA on Mandriva 2007.1 (Mad Unix)
> 2. RE: (Slightly O/T) Perc 3/DI RAID5 rebuild
> headaches
> (Nick_Parrott at Dell.com)
> 3. Firmware upgrade ISO ? (Mark Watts)
> 4. Re: Bind (David Beecher)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 15:11:02 +0200
> From: "Mad Unix" <madunix at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: Installing OMSA on Mandriva 2007.1
> To: "Robert Terzi" <rct-sub at r-t.org>
> Cc: linux-poweredge at dell.com
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> Please follow the steps below to complete install OMSA
> 5.2 on RHEL5. It's
> working now.
>
>
> *Download OMSA 5.2:*
>
http://supportapj.dell.com/support/downloads/download.aspx?c=my&cs=mydhs1&l=en&s=dhs&releaseid=R146387&formatcnt=2&libid=0&fileid=203175
>
>
> then setup.sh
>
>
>
> On Nov 19, 2007 8:47 AM, Mad Unix <madunix at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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> > Do you have the setup also for RHEL5....
> >
> >
> >
> > On Nov 18, 2007 9:02 PM, Robert Terzi <rct-sub at r-t.org>
> wrote:
> >
> > > I put an article up on the Mandriva wiki about
> > > installing Dell OMSA (server administrator) on
> > > Mandriva Linux 2007.1 and getting some rudimentary
> > > monitoring going.
> > >
> > >
> http://wiki.mandriva.com/en/Docs/SysAdmin/Dell_OpenManage
> > >
> > >
> > > Comments Welcome. Hopefully this will help someone
> else.
> > >
> > > --Rob
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> Message: 2
> Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 13:37:10 -0000
> From: <Nick_Parrott at Dell.com>
> Subject: RE: (Slightly O/T) Perc 3/DI RAID5 rebuild
> headaches
> To: <linux-poweredge at lists.us.dell.com>
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> I know it's downtime, but it's certainly the way I'd
> approach at this
> stage;
>
>
>
> download CentOS live CD from linux.dell.com with OMSA
> installed
>
> boot machine from CD, open OMSA
>
> pull controller log - Storage > PERC 3/Di >
> Information/Configuration >
> Drop down box > Export log
>
>
>
> send me, or Dell tech the controller log and maybe we'll
> tell you WHY it
> won't rebuild. could be bad parity (use cons check to fix
> this, however
> only on an optimal array) or replacement disk may be a
> few sectors short
> to rebuild.. the list is endless TBH, so send it over
>
>
>
> if you want to pull controller log from your current OS,
> only offering
> is the TTY utility that we distribute in .rpm - tech will
> supply this to
> you, but I guess you could just extract the binary and
> run it, then
> you'll get a controller log on the current OS.. which you
> might be able
> to advise us on??? what you running?
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
>
> Nick
>
>
>
>
>
> From: linux-poweredge-bounces at dell.com
> [mailto:linux-poweredge-bounces at dell.com] On Behalf Of
> Hostmaster
> Sent: 19 November 2007 11:33
> To: linux-poweredge-Lists
> Subject: (Slightly O/T) Perc 3/DI RAID5 rebuild headaches
>
>
>
> Hi,
>
> Has anyone else had problems rebuilding RAID5 arrays on a
> PERC3/DI? I
> have a stubborn old PE2500 with the aforementioned
> controller in it,
> running the latest firmware I can find (2.8.1.6098), and
> it had a
> three-disk RAID5 array when a disk failed. As usual,
> pulled the disk,
> and swapped it out for a known good disk (same model,
> same capacity), it
> shows up in the PERC BIOS, but it downright refuses to
> rebuild onto it,
> even if the disk is assigned either Array or Dedicated
> hotspare, and if
> I force a consistency check, it fails immediately.
>
>
>
> The server is still under extended warranty and this
> problem has been
> raised with Dell Tech Ireland, however they are
> completely stumped on
> how to fix it. The only reference I could find was
> http://www.experts-exchange.com/Storage/Q_21751705.html
> (scroll down to
> the bottom), but although I have a backup of this
> machine, I would
> rather not blitz the array unless I have absolutely no
> choice.
>
>
>
> Has anyone got any magical voodoo incantations I can
> perform to get this
> array rebuilt?
>
>
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Richard Garner (A+, N+, AMBCS, MOS-O)
> Hostmaster
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> Message: 3
> Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 13:44:33 +0000
> From: Mark Watts <m.watts at eris.qinetiq.com>
> Subject: Firmware upgrade ISO ?
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> Is there such a thing as a bootable ISO that would be
> able to upgrade the
> firmware (BIOS/Backplane/RAID) on various Dell servers
> (2550/2650/1650/1750/1850/1950/1855 etc)
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> Mark.
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> Message: 4
> Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 10:38:51 -0500
> From: David Beecher <dbeecher at dmsgs.com>
> Subject: Re: Bind
> To: Adam Nielsen <adam.nielsen at uq.edu.au>
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> Adam,
>
> This is probably off topic.
>
> I know BIND extremely well. I would be very happy to
> help you. Just
> email me directly.
>
> Thanks!
>
> David
>
>
> Adam Nielsen wrote:
> >> root at linuxvmware:~# cat /etc/resolv.conf
> >> nameserver 10.5.1.30 <http://10.5.1.30>
> >> domain my.lan
> >> search my.lan
> >>
> >
> > The 'domain' and 'search' options are mutually
> exclusive according to
> > the manpage, I'd remove the 'domain' option.
> >
> >
> >> root at linuxvmware:~# nslookup linux1
> >> Server: 10.5.1.30 <http://10.5.1.30>
> >> Address: 10.5.1.30#53
> >>
> >> ** server can't find linux1: NXDOMAIN
> >>
> >
> > I don't know whether nslookup always searches domains -
> what happens if
> > you 'nslookup linux1.my.lan' or 'ping linux1' instead?
> >
> >
> >> // named.caching-nameserver.conf
> >> forward only; #rely completely on our upstream
> nameservers
> >>
> >
> > Maybe you should also remove that line, as your
> upstream servers won't
> > be aware of your local zones.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Adam.
> >
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