[Cialug] Perc3 RAID

[Jon Clemons]

 I have extensive Dell Server and Linux experience. Back in the 2.4 days if 
you upgraded
a kernel and the Perc3 firmware was not current you would get a kernel 
panic. Actually
for a while you had to use an AACRAID patch to the 2.4 kernel to get the 
necessary module
support. You make a simple floppy from a file you download from Dell's 
website
it should do almost everything for you to upgrade your Perc3 firmware. They 
have
some directions there which are straight forward.
Do the firmware upgrade first and if that does not work then try the below 
options.

 you might need to download the latest drivers see below.

aacraid_drv_linux_1.1.5-2371.rpm
from 
http://www.adaptec.com/worldwide/support/drivers_by_product.jsp?sess=no&language=English+US&cat=%2FProduct%2FASR-3210S&prodkey=ASR-3210S
unpack it using rpm which creates:
/opt/Adaptec/aacraid/aacraid_patches.tgz
/opt/Adaptec/aacraid/aacraid_prebuilt.tgz
/opt/Adaptec/aacraid/aacraid_source.tgz
/opt/Adaptec/aacraid/adpt_mk_initrd
/opt/Adaptec/aacraid/adpt_mkinitrd
/opt/Adaptec/aacraid/chk_lilo
/opt/Adaptec/aacraid/create_device_nodes
/opt/Adaptec/aacraid/grub.awk
/opt/Adaptec/aacraid/install.sh
/opt/Adaptec/aacraid/lilo.awk
/opt/Adaptec/aacraid/module.equiv
/opt/Adaptec/aacraid/read.me

unzip the aacraid_source.tgz file and copy into

2.6.x kernel tree (drivers/scsi/aacraid). then compile
kernel and try again.






----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tony Bibbs" <tony@tonybibbs.com>
To: <cialug@cialug.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2005 3:01 PM
Subject: Re: [Cialug] Perc3 RAID


> Not to doubt you too much but how did you reach that conclusion?
>
> What's involved with that, simply booting a CD or floppy or do I have to 
> do something crazy like flash the card?
>
> --Tony
>
> Jon Clemons wrote:
>> Upgrade your Perc3 to the absolute latest firmware and then it should 
>> quit
>> the panic on boot.
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony Bibbs" <tony@tonybibbs.com>
>> To: <cialug@cialug.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2005 2:51 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Cialug] Perc3 RAID
>>
>>
>>> 2.6.x-r10
>>>
>>> Can't remember the 'x'.
>>>
>>> --Tony
>>>
>>> Jon Clemons wrote:
>>>
>>>> What kernel version?
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony Bibbs" <tony@tonybibbs.com>
>>>> To: <cialug@cialug.org>
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2005 2:47 PM
>>>> Subject: [Cialug] Perc3 RAID
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> I have a Dell PowerEdge 2450 with a Perc 3 RAID controller in it. 
>>>>> After getting Gentoo built on it, reboots produce a kernel panic. 
>>>>> Dave Weis got me started in the right direction by suggesting the 
>>>>> kernel can't find the controller.  I went into menuconfig and included 
>>>>> the LSI megaraid, recompiled and rebooted but still got the same 
>>>>> problem.
>>>>>
>>>>> Next, I went in and enabled the Adaptec AHAXXXX options in the kernel. 
>>>>> Again I recompiled and rebooted and this time the kernel recognizes 
>>>>> both of the SCSI channels (A and B) but still gave a kernel panic.
>>>>>
>>>>> Anybody else got Perc 3 card running under linux?  If so could you get 
>>>>> me the corresponding kernel options you brought in?
>>>>>
>>>>> TIA,
>>>>>
>>>>> --Tony
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