Ted, et al, Thanks for all the input. I'm still struggling with this issue. Here are the steps I follow: I can RAID all the disk using the HP Array Config tool. I can load CentOS. The installer sees all 4 disks but the LVM recognizes a 3TB volume) CentOS installs fine I reboot the server after install The server hangs on "Attempting to boot on c:" The only way to recover is to cold boot the server, and next time it boots it either hangs again or I get a red screen. I don't see grub at all. Thanks --Kenny -----Original Message----- From: centos-bounces at centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf Of Ted Miller Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2014 8:40 PM To: centos at centos.org Subject: Re: [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 > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS at centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos