[CentOS] Install Centos 6 x86_64 on Dell PowerEdge 2970 andaSSD (hardware probing issues)

Sun Aug 31 21:31:05 UTC 2014
Jason Pyeron <jpyeron at pdinc.us>

 

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> From: centos-bounces at centos.org 
> [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf Of Rainer Duffner
> Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2014 17:09
> To: CentOS mailing list
> Subject: Re: [CentOS] Install Centos 6 x86_64 on Dell 
> PowerEdge 2970 andaSSD (hardware probing issues)
> 
> 
> Am 31.08.2014 um 23:03 schrieb Jason Pyeron <jpyeron at pdinc.us>:
> 
> 
> >> 
> >> Is that actually a supported configuration (in the Dell-sense)?.
> >> 
> > 
> > Yes. They support internal SATA drives, we are changing 
> from spinning drives to SSD. I am working with Dell to get a 
> BIOS patch, but I wont hold my breath.
> >> 
> You can always try to install RHEL6 and open a ticket with 
> RedHat if that fails, too..

Started that route, it got pushed to Dell as a HW issue. But then again I was unable to articulate the cause (BIOS+SSD = invalid CPU instruction) back then.

-Jason

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