Date:  Tue, 8 Apr 2008 15:14:08 -0400
From:  Jeremy Knope <jerome (at mark) rainstormconsulting.com>
Subject:  [coba-e:12506] Re: Raid issue dell 1950
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On Apr 8, 2008, at 1:09 PM, Tony Clements wrote:

> Hi all,
> I need some help getting BQ installed on a Dell 1950.
> The problem I'm having is the unit has a Raid controller thats not  
> supported in the stock install. The 1950 is a new server for me so  
> far I've tried disabling the Raid in the bios but then there are no  
> drives seen on the install. Has anyone had any luck installing BQ on  
> Dell 1950 with raid or raid off with BQ raid software only?
> Sincerely,
> Tony C.

We have a Dell 1950, but I just checked and it's not one with a raid  
controller, using software RAID.  We have other dell servers, newest a  
2950 with a PERC 6/i SAS RAID which works fine (RAID enabled in BIOS,  
RAID 5), CentOS/BQ just sees it as one big drive.  I would think if  
the RAID is enabled the system shouldn't care, just see it as a  
drive.  Unfortunately I've only used hardware RAID on a dell 2850 and  
2950. They all seem to use the same PERC controller though.