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Re: [PLUG] Linux server Woes
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On Fri, Mar 17, 2000 at 01:26:59PM -0500, Vettese, Nick A wrote:
: We are inthe process of setting up a Linux Server at our company. We have
: an HP NetServer LPr (Dual Processors), 1Gig Ram, Local 9Gig SCSI hD (sda)
: (Symbios), and 2 SCSI 18Gig HDs mirrored on a RAID Array (sdb) (megaRAID).
: Our problem is, that after installation, the system scans the PCI bus first
: and finds the MegaRaid controller first. This causes a problem, because
: Linux is looking for the Symbios (sda), which is now sdb. The MegaRAID
: controller goes from sdb to sda, causing all sorts of problems. I would like
: to know if there was anyway to scan the internal drive before the extaernal
: one.
If the symbios is a PCI card, swap places with the Megaraid. That is,
physically swap slots.
If not, I bet the bios on the megaraid is activated. Turn it off...
I ran into the same "problem" in a system that's got an AHA2940U2W
w/ a 9G OS/swap drive, and a megaraid with 5 18G U2W's in a RAID5.
Swapping the PCI slots did the trick, then it occurred to me that I
most likely could have avoided that by just disabling the bios on the
megaraid.
BTW, I'm referring to a megaraid 466, YMMV.
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Jason Costomiris <><
Technologist, cryptogeek, human.
jcostom {at} jasons {dot} org | http://www.jasons.org/
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