[OpenIndiana-discuss] rack server recommendation

[ken mays]

Hello,

Choose Install Additional Drivers/Apply driver updates from the initial menu.

Use:  http://dlc.openindiana.org/isos/151a7/oi-dev-151a7-text-x86.iso

Now if the kernel driver is already included and being pre-loaded conflicts with the OEM/ISV's newer driver being installed, you have to address this by the GRUB boot loader command:
-B disable-[driver name]=true (i.e. -B disable-[mpt_sas|mr_sas|ixgbe|bge|bnxe|etc...]=true) which will disable it in the kernel loading before the installation menu.

Also, if you have an older BIOS which 'partitions' lower/upper memory blocks which may confuse the installer during decompressing the bootloader, then usually update the BIOS beforehand.

The new Dell *20 (i.e. 320/420/520/620/720/820) and other third-party servers will work >=99.9% of the time with OI (or newer Illumos-based distros), if you follow these initial instructions.

Hope that helped,
~ Ken Mays







________________________________
 From: solarg <solarg87 at gmail.com>
To: openindiana-discuss at openindiana.org 
Sent: Friday, December 14, 2012 2:15 AM
Subject: Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] rack server recommendation
 
On 12/14/12 07:35, Roel_D wrote:
> So how to get these nexenta drivers?
> Here is the link i received from DELL
> http://www.lsi.com/Pages/user/eula.aspx?file=http%3a%2f%2fwww.lsi.com%2fdownloads%2fPublic%2fMegaRAID%2520Common%2520Files%2f5.06_Solaris_Driver.tgz&Source=http%3a%2f%2fwww.lsi.com%2fproducts%2fstoragecomponents%2fPages%2fMegaRAIDSAS9266-8i.aspx
>
>

hello,

here what i found:
http://www.nexentastor.org/boards/1/topics/8033

but i don't know how to add it, if i am unable to install the OS onto 
the disks driver by the PERC card. I'll try to add the driver during the 
installation as soon as possible.
Or did anybody know the correct method?


thanks


gerard

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