[CentOS] proliant ml370

[Hiep Nguyen]

On Wed, 27 Feb 2008, Joseph L. Casale wrote:

>> hi all,
>>
>> i just inherit a server:
>>
>> Compaq ProLiant ML370 Generation 2 Server with Smart Array 5300
>> Controller with 6x18.2GB hard drives.
>>
>> i want to install centos 5 on it with hardware raid 1.  any idea how?
>> it
>> also has a build-in and add-on ethernet cards. how do i know which one
>> is
>> which to assign ip?
>>
>> thanks.
>> t. hiep
>
> First deduce what Raid Levels mean, possibly at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_RAID_levels. A mirror across 6 tiny discs like those won't leave you much room :) You might gain the performance/redundancy you need with an alternative level, I doubt you need 6 discs mirrored:) What are you doing with this server? That will help define what config/partitioning scheme you might want to use.
>
> Do you have a cdrom or DVDrom? That dictates what media type to download, unless you want to do a net install for example.
>
> Goto HP's site and download the manual for your server so you can figure out how to configure boot orders, array's etc.
>
> As far as the NIC's go, you could use a combination of lspci and ifconfig, just watch as it goes up and down when you move the cables for example.
>
> Good luck,
> jlc
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basically, my question is do i want to config raid before install os or 
vs?  i only want to use hardware raid and my controller & hd are scsi.

thanks,
t. hiep