[CentOS] using various IDE or SCSI hard drive interfaces withCentOS Linux questions
Robert Hanson
roberth at abbacomm.net
Thu Aug 18 17:47:44 UTC 2005
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} From: centos-bounces at centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On
} Behalf Of Les Mikesell
} Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2005 10:32 AM
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} Subject: RE: [CentOS] using various IDE or SCSI hard drive interfaces
} withCentOS Linux questions
}
} On Thu, 2005-08-18 at 11:29, Robert Hanson wrote:
}
} > bottom line is, just about every type of hard drive storage interface
} driver
} > (as well as any other relevant driver types) is/are included in the
} CentOS
} > linux distribution?
}
} Drivers tend to be per controller type and the complication is that the
} ones you need to boot are detected during the install process and
} included in the initrd that is built then. If you move the boot drive
} or clone the system to a machine with a different controller, you have
} to adjust /etc/modprobe.conf (or conf.modules, or modules.conf or
} whatever they call it that week...) to include the kernel module you
} need, and then rebuild the initrd image. It's possible but not much
} fun to do this from the install disk in rescue mode after the swap.
}
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} Les Mikesell
} lesmikesell at gmail.com
}
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interesting. thanks.
i should be ok and i dont really want to "have to" learn how to do that yet
i probably should.
ummm lets say i have a two compaqs.. 1850R and a dl380... they look
identical yet obviously would have some minor differences.
mix in some CentOS 4 :-)
and so, if i load and config the 1850R with 4 scsi drives in raid5 array
and get functional with CentOS, let's say i want to take all 4 drives and
stuff them in correct order in a dl380 *cold*...
possibly different SCSI controllers.... yet nothing CentOS couldnt handle
IMHO...
....will that work provided i have done all the low level smartstart cd
stuff before hand???
im thinking it should...
i should have the extra hardware to test this soon anyways yet am wondering
- rh
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