install RHEL4.2 doesn't recognize RAID controller

[Johnson, Roger]

If there isn't a driver available from Dell (or LSI which makes the
PERC6/i chipset) for your RedHat version, then you don't have much
recourse down that path other than to learn driver development... Not a
happy thought.  DKMS can be used to build drivers for specific kernels,
but only if a "DKMS-ized" driver source exists.  Someone from Dell can
chime in to confirm/deny.

 

However, we were in a more dire situation than yours--our software is
only certified for RedHat 3.8.  We ended up downgrading the PERC6/i to a
PERC5/i for which there was a proper RedHat 3.8 driver available.  I'd
be surprised if Redhat 4.2 wasn't also supported with a PERC5/i driver.
The PowerEdge 1950 does support the PERC5/i, so contact your Dell rep to
get one.  They may even be nice and let you swap.  I think the major
difference between the two PERC models is the amount of cache RAM (256MB
on the PERC6/i), but I could be wrong about that.

 

Hope this helps,

 

Roger Johnson

 

 

 

> Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2008 10:32:53 +0100

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> Subject: Re: install RHEL4.2 doesn't recognize RAID controller

> To: Bryan <bryan.madhatter at gmail.com>

> Cc: linux-poweredge at dell.com

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> Thank you for all your answers.

> 

> The problem is that RHEL4.2 is really required by the software editor
as a prerequisite.

> They usualy work with IBM servers, that's why their never encountered
this problem.

> But they gave me their agreement to use a DELL server, so I will look
for a solution with them.

> 

> For my personnal knowledge, can someone explain me how to build the
"driver disks" ?

> 

> thank you in advance

> 

> Bryan a ?crit :

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