Hi Everyone,
I have just got a IBM x3650 M4 Server with the M5110e SAS Raid Controller with it.
I am trying to install CentOS 5.3 32 bit on the server, Cause there is some requirement with that particular version of CentOS.
The problem is CentOS is unable to detect the RAID Controller.
I have tried with different options.
Please help me with this or suggest any alternative where i can go forward with.
Thanks for the help in advance.
regards
Vishal
IBM x3650 M4 Raid support in CentOS 5.3 32 bit
IBM x3650 M4 Raid support in CentOS 5.3 32 bit
If you boot the installer and when it has started, use Ctrl-Alt-F2 to get to a different virtual terminal, you should find a root command prompt waiting. From there you can run `lspci -nn` or perhaps better for you, run `lspci -nn | grep -i raid` and post the output here.
You may have a specific requirement for running 5.3 but actually in the majority of cases, these are down to vendors imposing specific support requirements and usually the product doesn't actually care if you run 5.3 or 5.8. [u]You[/u] may care later though when you system gets broken into and compromised because you are missing 3 years of security updates and you have a gaping hole in one of your packages that allows an intruder to get root access!
The latest release in the 5.x series is currently 5.8 but 5.9 is already available via `yum update` if you have the CR repository enabled. The latest install images are still 5.8 and if you are having trouble with seeing hardware then trying that would be a sensible first step since new hardware support is one of the areas enhanced with every point release.
You may have a specific requirement for running 5.3 but actually in the majority of cases, these are down to vendors imposing specific support requirements and usually the product doesn't actually care if you run 5.3 or 5.8. [u]You[/u] may care later though when you system gets broken into and compromised because you are missing 3 years of security updates and you have a gaping hole in one of your packages that allows an intruder to get root access!
The latest release in the 5.x series is currently 5.8 but 5.9 is already available via `yum update` if you have the CR repository enabled. The latest install images are still 5.8 and if you are having trouble with seeing hardware then trying that would be a sensible first step since new hardware support is one of the areas enhanced with every point release.
Re: IBM x3650 M4 Raid support in CentOS 5.3 32 bit
Hi TrevorH,
Thank you for the reply.
Sorry for the late reply. As suggested by you tried with the command `lspci -nn | grep -i raid ` which gives no output.
where as the `lspci -nn ` gives the following output.
01:00.0 0604 1912:0013
02:00.0 0604 1912:0013
02:00.0 0604 1912:0013
03:00.0 0604 1912:0012
04:00.0 0300 1912:0534
06:00.0 0200: 8086:1521 (rev 01)
06:00.1 0200: 8086:1521 (rev 01)
06:00.2 0200: 8086:1521 (rev 01)
06:00.3 0200: 8086:1521 (rev 01)
06:00.0 0104: 1000:005b (rev 03)
and `lspci -m` output is
16:00.0 "RAID bus controller" "LSI Logic / Symbios Logic" "Unknown device 005b -r03" "IBM" "Unknown device 0412"
Many Thanks
Vishal
Thank you for the reply.
Sorry for the late reply. As suggested by you tried with the command `lspci -nn | grep -i raid ` which gives no output.
where as the `lspci -nn ` gives the following output.
01:00.0 0604 1912:0013
02:00.0 0604 1912:0013
02:00.0 0604 1912:0013
03:00.0 0604 1912:0012
04:00.0 0300 1912:0534
06:00.0 0200: 8086:1521 (rev 01)
06:00.1 0200: 8086:1521 (rev 01)
06:00.2 0200: 8086:1521 (rev 01)
06:00.3 0200: 8086:1521 (rev 01)
06:00.0 0104: 1000:005b (rev 03)
and `lspci -m` output is
16:00.0 "RAID bus controller" "LSI Logic / Symbios Logic" "Unknown device 005b -r03" "IBM" "Unknown device 0412"
Many Thanks
Vishal
Re: IBM x3650 M4 Raid support in CentOS 5.3 32 bit
Well, apart from the fact that you mangled the lspci output a bit by having to type it in, I think I can interpret it. You seem to have an LSI MegaRAID device with vendor id 1000 and device id 005b. So by running
[code]
grep -i 1000 /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/modules.alias | grep -i 005b
alias pci:v00001000d0000005Bsv*sd*bc*sc*i* megaraid_sas
[/code]
I can see that the driver for this device is included in CentOS 6.3 and in CentOS 5.8 and is the same "megaraid_sas". I can't check the same on CentOS 5.3 since I don't have such an ancient release installed. It's possible that support for this device was added in a later release than the 5.3 that you're trying and I suggest that you attempt your install with the latest media to see if that will work.
[code]
grep -i 1000 /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/modules.alias | grep -i 005b
alias pci:v00001000d0000005Bsv*sd*bc*sc*i* megaraid_sas
[/code]
I can see that the driver for this device is included in CentOS 6.3 and in CentOS 5.8 and is the same "megaraid_sas". I can't check the same on CentOS 5.3 since I don't have such an ancient release installed. It's possible that support for this device was added in a later release than the 5.3 that you're trying and I suggest that you attempt your install with the latest media to see if that will work.
Re: IBM x3650 M4 Raid support in CentOS 5.3 32 bit
Thanks for your help.
I have checked with the CentOS 5.8 and it worked with the RAID.
In the mean time I have also checked with the IBM support they said that the architecture of x3650 M4 supports minimum version of CentOS 5.7 to install.
regards
Vishal
I have checked with the CentOS 5.8 and it worked with the RAID.
In the mean time I have also checked with the IBM support they said that the architecture of x3650 M4 supports minimum version of CentOS 5.7 to install.
regards
Vishal