SCSi RAID in workstation

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4 total messages Started by Gijs Wuyts Thu, 14 Mar 2002 14:57

#81

Author: Gijs Wuyts
Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 14:57

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Hello, I have multiple workstations ( CPQ Deskpro EP677, Dell Optiplex
GX1) that I could use to throw in an Adaptec AAA133-SA RAID card and 3 IBM
4.5GB UW-3 SCSI drives. I'll keep the CDROM as IDE, no floppy anymore
either.

I've tried to do this, and install linux 7.2 on the drives, and during the
install,(boot from cdrom), all goes well. Once I reboot, it complains about
the absence of an OS.

the config:
3 X IBM DRS34560, all on channel a
no hardware Raid defined
no software raid defined

Grub is installed in MBR.

I think it has to do with the impossibility of the CPQ to make the BIOS
jump to the SCSI driv'es MBR, but I'm not sure.

Any help, idea would be great, and rewarded with a few beers (belgia of
course)

gijs

Re: SCSi RAID in workstation

#82

Author: Smarty
Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 16:36

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"Gijs Wuyts" <gijs.wuyts@globalsign.net> wrote in message
news:pan.2002.03.14.15.56.57.978018.2864@globalsign.net...
> Hello, I have multiple workstations ( CPQ Deskpro EP677, Dell Optiplex
> GX1) that I could use to throw in an Adaptec AAA133-SA RAID card and 3 IBM
> 4.5GB UW-3 SCSI drives. I'll keep the CDROM as IDE, no floppy anymore
> either.

> I've tried to do this, and install linux 7.2 on the drives, and during the
> install,(boot from cdrom), all goes well. Once I reboot, it complains
about
> the absence of an OS.

Go to your BIOS and change the boot order. Put SCSI as first boot device and
see what happens.

--
Smarty

> Do or do not, there is no try (Yoda)

Re: SCSi RAID in workstation

#83

Author: Gijs Wuyts
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2002 10:22

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What if the BIOS does not allow me to do that?

Gijs


On Thu, 14 Mar 2002 17:36:09 +0100, Smarty wrote:

> "Gijs Wuyts" <gijs.wuyts@globalsign.net> wrote in message
> news:pan.2002.03.14.15.56.57.978018.2864@globalsign.net...
>> Hello, I have multiple workstations ( CPQ Deskpro EP677, Dell Optiplex
>> GX1) that I could use to throw in an Adaptec AAA133-SA RAID card and 3
>> IBM 4.5GB UW-3 SCSI drives. I'll keep the CDROM as IDE, no floppy
>> anymore either.
> 
>> I've tried to do this, and install linux 7.2 on the drives, and during
>> the install,(boot from cdrom), all goes well. Once I reboot, it
>> complains
> about
>> the absence of an OS.
> 
> Go to your BIOS and change the boot order. Put SCSI as first boot device
> and see what happens.
> 
> --
> Smarty
> 
>> Do or do not, there is no try (Yoda)

Re: SCSi RAID in workstation

#84

Author: David B.
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2002 18:30

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Then your SOL.

--


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"Gijs Wuyts" <gijs.wuyts@globalsign.net> wrote in message news:pan.2002.03.18.11.21.57.992400.2235@globalsign.net...
> What if the BIOS does not allow me to do that?
>
> Gijs
>
>
> On Thu, 14 Mar 2002 17:36:09 +0100, Smarty wrote:
>
> > "Gijs Wuyts" <gijs.wuyts@globalsign.net> wrote in message
> > news:pan.2002.03.14.15.56.57.978018.2864@globalsign.net...
> >> Hello, I have multiple workstations ( CPQ Deskpro EP677, Dell Optiplex
> >> GX1) that I could use to throw in an Adaptec AAA133-SA RAID card and 3
> >> IBM 4.5GB UW-3 SCSI drives. I'll keep the CDROM as IDE, no floppy
> >> anymore either.
> >
> >> I've tried to do this, and install linux 7.2 on the drives, and during
> >> the install,(boot from cdrom), all goes well. Once I reboot, it
> >> complains
> > about
> >> the absence of an OS.
> >
> > Go to your BIOS and change the boot order. Put SCSI as first boot device
> > and see what happens.
> >
> > --
> > Smarty
> >
> >> Do or do not, there is no try (Yoda)

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