Re: OpenBSD on Compaq ProLiant DL360R01

[Jason Fortezzo <fortezzo@directlink.net>]

At 08:43 AM 1/15/2001, you wrote:
 >Hi
 >
 >I want to install 2.8 on Compaq ProLiant DL360R01. When I boot from CD it
 >find all ethernet cards and then identifies Symbios Ultra2 Wide adapter
 >while it has Compaq SmartArray controller with Ultra3 wide support. Then
 >installation hangs.
 >
 >When I look at HW compatibility list on http://www.openbsd.org/i386.html
 >there is:
 >RAID and Cache Controllers
 >.....
 >Compaq Smart ARRAY RAID controllers (cac), including:
 >Compaq Integrated Array
 >Compaq IAES
 >Compaq IDA, IDA-2
 >Compaq RAID LC2
 >Compaq Smart Array 221, 3100ES, 3200, 4200, 4250ES, 431
 >Compaq SMART, SMART-2/E, SMART-2/P, SMART-2SL, SMART-2DH
 >
 >Have anyone installed OpenBSD on this server?
 >Thank you.

If you can live without the RAID functionality, you can yank the SmartArray
controller thing.  It looks like a SO-DIMM, near the front of the case but 
behind
the main blower.

When you boot back up, the Symbios/NCR SCSI controller(s) should be recognized.

As always, YMMV.


Jason Fortezzo
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