Triyng to install CentOS 5.1, but it always stops by formatting filesystem. Here is what I allready tried (I'm at the end now ! :))
-tried different mediums (centos,redhat)
-same behavior with different RAIDs (tried 1 and RAID 5)
-yes, I also used the smart array linux driver disk
-tried graphical and linux text mode
It fails always at "formatting filesystem". The only difference I've seen, is that it stops around 11% with 2 disks in RAID1. With RAID 5 it fails around 98%.
Thsx for your help !
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Before installing trying to install the Operating System, boot into the BIOS and erase the boot disk, in order to erase any corrupted data or information from a previous installation, erase the Array and create it again.
The problem is the Western Digital drive. We have received 2 hdd types. 1 Seagate and 1 WD. I created a RAID 0 volume with only the Seagate drive and the OS install fine. When I create a RAID 0 or RAID 0 + 1 with the WD drive the OS install was freezing when it try to format the drive.
I think it is an issue between the Smart Array 212 and the WD drive. I have installed the latest firmware of the Smart Array and of the WD drive but it doesn't fix this problem.
I have opened a case at HP support and I hope that the HDD will be replaced with a Seagate or a soon firmware update for the 212 or / and the WD drive
I confirm we have 4 x WD SATA deliverered. So I can't test at the moment with another drive. If this is the problem, then it also doen't work with the smart array P410, cause we tested that as well.
in about 15min the HP Technician will be at our place, so we can give him your input and will let you know about the solution...
HP sent me 2 x 750GB SAS disk for testing. I just now installed Centos without any problem. Because they have only one spare-part-number for the 750GB SATA drives, they can't controll, if the next delivery will be Seagate or WesternDigital. So they decided to send me SAS drives! Cool, but I will tell them now, that they have to exchange 12 SATA 750 GB to SAS !! hehe, cause I ordered 12 for the 12-drive-cage model... But this will be the only solution, cause also if they would be able to send me Seagate disks, I wouldn't accept, cause you will run into trouble any time you will have to change a disk.
Many thanks to you + please answer to my post, so I can give you some more points!
We are still awaiting a resolution from HP. They changed our WD's for Seagate, but still on SATA interface. Configuring a RAID set does comply now, but an installation of any OS will still cause a freeze of the entire system.
Our CASE has been upgraded to level 3, where several engineers are working on a solution. We have requested HP to make the same changes as deployed to you.
They are investigating this matter and kindly asked us to wait..
we have a big problem with two servers like that: a) dl 180 g6 - smart array p212 - 2x250GB Sata seagate + 10x1TB SATA WD b) dl 180 g6 - smart array p212 - 2x250GB Sata seagate + 2x500GB SATA WD
the os installed is win2k8enterprise64bit, the system was installed but it crash everytime we copy something (from network, from usb driver from other hd and from same directory too). We tried using all possible configuration of Disk and Raid. Last test we do, the servers were configured with only one HD (Seagate).
Have you any idea?
p.s.: we haven't SAS disk good for this server's model
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