Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 05:20:15 -0500 From: Moti Levy <levymoti@gmail.com> To: VeeJay <maanjee@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD-Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: FreeBSD, OMSA Live CD and DSET tools for Dell 2950 Server? Message-ID: <493F97DF.2060904@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20081119081513.GA80401@icarus.home.lan> References: <2cd0a0da0811181315u367586d9s10e438e399634813@mail.gmail.com> <2cd0a0da0811190001h676586e5hc2a86e0875d8e4f@mail.gmail.com> <20081119081513.GA80401@icarus.home.lan>
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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 <maanjee@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >>> Any help??? >>> >>> On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 4:41 PM, VeeJay <maanjee@gmail.com> 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 !
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