CERC ATA100 & Linux 2.6 Kernels..

[Robert Goley]

This option would be much preferred over the one I previously recommended.  
The previous solution was if the hardware could not be modified.  Linux SW 
RAID is much better than any of the CERC cards I have seen.  I believe it 
would require a full offsite backup of the server as well as some type of 
live cd install (Debian Live Project works good for this).  

Robert  

On Wednesday 05 March 2008 12:23, Steven Nash wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: linux-poweredge-bounces at dell.com
> > [mailto:linux-poweredge-bounces at dell.com] On Behalf Of Matthew Barr
> > Sent: 05 March 2008 16:37
> > To: John
> > Cc: linux-poweredge at dell.com
> > Subject: Re: CERC ATA100 & Linux 2.6 Kernels..
> >
> > On Mar 5, 2008, at 1:35 AM, John wrote:
> > > You have the link to the article on how and what you need to do!!!
> > > It is the
> > > same thing in Debian. Get the patch. Build Kernel. Make
> >
> > Module. What
> >
> > > will
> > > you lose by trying? You don't have to build it on the Machine in
> > > Question....
> >
> > The reason for asking was about the possibility that the fix was
> > included in 2.6.20.  That patch was included in -mm, and maybe
> > included in the full 2.6.20 code.  I was hoping someone could
> > confirm
> > their experience.  The 2 boxes I have with this card are both prod
> > servers, in hard to access locations.  I'm only going to get
> > 1 shot at
> > this, and one is a email gateway.
> >
> >
> > The real trick would be trying the 2.6.20+ kernel set from debian
> > testing, so that I could just pull up smoothly.  I just don't
> > have the
> > luxury of that, right now.  I might be able to get approval to take
> > one of the 2 down for a few hours, to test on it, but.. it'll be
> > interesting.
> >
> > Matthew
> >
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> I had this problem a few years ago, I replaced the server and switched to
> software raid.
>
> One option is to remove the card and use software raid.
>
>
> Steve
>
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