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scott minor
Joined: Fri Dec 17, 2010 1:38 pm
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 Intel SATA Software Raid Help ESXi v4.1
I have read all the post about using the Intel Software Raid controller and no one really has had an answer other than dmraid.o but it appears to have a problem with the driver. Anyway, I have an old laptop that has an ICH9 software raid controller and when I get ESXi up it doesn't see any of the drives. I have created a USB boot stick so I can load the network drivers and have that part working. The system sees the controller or should I say I looks like its sees the card but not the drives. I have even changed the BIOS to ATA and ACHI but I still get the same problem. When I changed the values in BIOS I also changed the values in Target?.py from IDE to ISCSI but that didn't help. Anyone that might have an idea I would greatly appreciate it. If dmraid.o is the correct file where can I get the source and I will try and correct the problem with I am a programmer so I should be able to correct it, if I can get the code.
Thanks everyone.... And happy holidays....
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Dave.Mishchenko
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Re: Intel SATA Software Raid Help Hi Scott, if you run lspci -p at the console is a driver (module) loaded for ICH controller?
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djshorty
Joined: Tue Jan 25, 2011 10:42 am
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Re: Intel SATA Software Raid Help I suffer the same problem. The network i can start with
vmkload_mod tg3.o
But I the system cannot find the diskdrive besides of my usb boot stick.
I see no ICH controller.
I also used the ESXi v4.1
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| Tue Jan 25, 2011 10:49 am |
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Dave.Mishchenko
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Re: Intel SATA Software Raid Help What sort of MB are you using? Are you able to post the PCI id for the controller?
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| Tue Jan 25, 2011 6:13 pm |
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djshorty
Joined: Tue Jan 25, 2011 10:42 am
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Re: Intel SATA Software Raid Help with MB you mean motherboard?
with lspci I get the next value :
000:000:31.2 mass storage controller: intel corporation 82801 (HR/HO/HH ICH8R/DO/DH) 6 port sata ahci [vmhba0]
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Dave.Mishchenko
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Re: Intel SATA Software Raid Help Yes, motherboard.
With some intel 6 port SATA controllers it helps to try different ports.
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| Wed Jan 26, 2011 2:38 pm |
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djshorty
Joined: Tue Jan 25, 2011 10:42 am
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Re: Intel SATA Software Raid Help dmidecode gives :
Handle 0x0003, DMI type 2, 14 bytes
Base Board Information
Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard
Product Name: 0AE8h
Version: Not Specified
Serial Number: CZC00581RD
Asset Tag:
Features:
Board is a hosting board
Board is removable
Board is replaceable
I gonna try different sata slots
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| Thu Jan 27, 2011 10:50 am |
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djshorty
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Re: Intel SATA Software Raid Help mm to bad it didn't help different shots...
But before loading I saw some text in red. Before the yellow screen with loading drivers etc.
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| Fri Jan 28, 2011 10:19 am |
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Dave.Mishchenko
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Re: Intel SATA Software Raid Help Check out /var/log/messages for errors.
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