[CentOS] LSI SATA MegaRaid & Centos 7 build 1511

John R Pierce wrote:
> On 7/26/2016 10:20 AM, Fawzy Ibrhim wrote:
>> I want to install Centos 7 latest build on NEC Server 5800/120b-2.
>>
>> The installation wizard fails to detect the storage connected to LSI
>> SATA MegaRaid PCI.
>
> which megaraid card?  they've made quite a lot.   lspci will list the
> card type...
>
> linux will only see storage on a megaraid thats configured as a logical
> unit (eg, put in a raid).  this can be done via megacli, or via the BIOS
> firmware.
>
Right. Have you configured the server, via the firmware, to present the
drives or RAID as a logical drive? Some of those controllers won't let the
server find the drive if you haven't done that.

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