From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 10 10:47:04 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2E6A81065672 for ; Wed, 10 Dec 2008 10:47:04 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from levymoti@gmail.com) Received: from mx1.flncs.com (mx1.flncs.com [216.177.193.238]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DB4F78FC16 for ; Wed, 10 Dec 2008 10:47:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from levymoti@gmail.com) Received: (qmail 92571 invoked by uid 89); 10 Dec 2008 10:20:21 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ?192.168.2.109?) (moti@101tech.net@207.244.162.226) by 0 with ESMTPA; 10 Dec 2008 10:20:21 -0000 Message-ID: <493F97DF.2060904@gmail.com> Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 05:20:15 -0500 From: Moti Levy User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.18 (Macintosh/20081105) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: VeeJay References: <2cd0a0da0811181315u367586d9s10e438e399634813@mail.gmail.com> <2cd0a0da0811190001h676586e5hc2a86e0875d8e4f@mail.gmail.com> <20081119081513.GA80401@icarus.home.lan> In-Reply-To: <20081119081513.GA80401@icarus.home.lan> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: FreeBSD-Questions Subject: Re: FreeBSD, OMSA Live CD and DSET tools for Dell 2950 Server? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 10:47:04 -0000 Jeremy Chadwick wrote: > On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 09:01:42AM +0100, VeeJay wrote: > >> Any Help??? >> >> On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 10:15 PM, VeeJay wrote: >> >> >>> Any help??? >>> >>> On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 4:41 PM, VeeJay wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Hello there, >>>> >>>> To diagnose and solve a Disk Encluser issue, I am advised to run two >>>> tools.... >>>> >>>> 1. Run OMSA live CD on the Server? Since, OMSA Live CD is linux based, I >>>> am just wondering if it will work or not? >>>> 2. Run Dell's DSET Tool, which is also for Linux systems.... >>>> >>>> And seeking your comments in this regards: >>>> >>>> >>>> *Server Configuration with FreeBSD 7.0* >>>> ** >>>> *2 x PE2950 III Quad Core Xeon E5450 3.0GHz,2x6MB,1333FSB >>>> *Riser with PCI Express Support (2x PCIe x8 slots; 1x PCIe x4 slot) >>>> PE2950 English rack power cord >>>> PE2950 Bezel Assembly >>>> *16GB (8x2GB Dual Rank DIMMs) 667MHz FBD >>>> 6 x 450GB SAS 15k 3.5" HD Hot Plug* >>>> PE2950 III - Chassis 3.5HDD x6 Backplane >>>> *PERC 6/i, Integrated Controller Card x6 backplane >>>> *CD/DVD Drive Cable >>>> 8X DVD-ROM Drive IDE >>>> PE2950 III Redundant Power Supply No Power Cord >>>> Rack Power Distribution Unit Power Cord >>>> TCP/IP Offload Engine 2P >>>> Broadcom TCP/IP Offload Engine functionality (TOE) Not Enabled >>>> Drac 5 Card >>>> *PE2950 III C5 MSS R10 Add-in PERC 5/i / 6/i >>>> > > Replying "ANY HELP?" every 24 hours will not get you any help. Please > stop doing this. > > If the OMSA CD is bootable, boot it and do what Dell tells you. If it's > a CD full of Linux utilities, then you're going to need to install or > run Linux somehow before accomplishing that. Trying to do this on > FreeBSD is probably not worth your time. > > Regarding DSET: same advice as above. > > When you're finished dealing with all of this, I would highly recommend > taking the time to write a professional and concise letter to a > supervisor or manager at Dell, and express your displeasure with their > Linux-only tools. They should at least be providing ISO images you can > burn and boot directly to perform enclosure/controller testing. > > But I also hope you've learned something from the experience. Before > you buy hardware, ensure that it's fully manageable under FreeBSD, or > that the vendor offers bootable CDs that can help you. Otherwise, if > they do not, you're essentially "living dangerously". > > and vote here : http://www.ideastorm.com/ideaSearchResults?s=freebsd&x=0&y=0 the more the better !