[CentOS] CentOS 6.5 install

On 02/26/2014 03:01 PM, Kenny Noe wrote:
> Hello,  I'm a newbie so here's my question.
>
> I'm trying to install CentOS 6.5 on a HP Proliant 350e server.  This server
> has 4x 1TB hard drives.  I'd like to enable the hardware RAID 5 and stripe
> all 4 disk into one 3TB logical volume.  Then install CentOS on the 3TB
> volume.  However after I install I can't get the server to boot.

How far does it get on the process?  I set up an HP DL180 g5 server this 
week, and had it refuse to boot because I had not designated the boot 
volume when I set up the RAID.  Once I went in and designated the boot 
volume, everything worked fine.

If you are getting GRUB, but it doesn't get all the way through to booted, 
there are a lot of different places to get messed up along the way.  Tell 
us more, and we can focus on where the your particular issue is.

Ted Miller
Elkhart, IN, USA
>
> I know about the MDOS vs GPT labeling issue.  I've successfully installed
> on one (singular) 3TB disk on other servers.  I have modified the partition
> tables, relabeling them to GPT, prior to completing the installs.
>
> However I've read that the Anaconda installer still tries to format as MDOS
> and after installing a Basic server I cannot get it to boot.
>
> So, what am I missing?  Can I load CentOS on a hardware RAID 5 volume that
> is 3TB (usable) or am I stuck with what most Google searches say and load
> the OS on one disk and then after use software RAID to RAID 5 the remaining
> 3 disk into a /data directory?
>
> All help is appreciated.
>
> Thanks    --Kenny
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