Using Raid 1 on a Sun Fire X2100
Hi,
I am attempting to get a RAID1 mirrored array working on a X2100. The current machine has a stock standard install of solaris 10 1/06 (replacing the pre-installed OS).
I want to reconfig the machine to utilise a RAID1 config via the onboard BIOS raid solution. I can succesfully configure this for DOS based applications (i.e. I can boot to DOS and see a single drive). However when booting into solaris, the kernal panics after the initial GRUB boot. The machine resets and the machine then repeats the process indefinetly.
I am trying to avoid using solaris volume manager for the RAID solution, and just utilise the low-level bios solution. Is this transparent to solaris, or do I need to reconfigure the boot process and/or modify the core solaris installation?
Cheers
Rich
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] at [2007-11-25 22:57:33]
# 1
Richard,
These are very new systems, and there aren't many people with extensive experience.
These are user-to-user forums, not Sun techsupport.
Your computer is at least under its original warranty.
Open a support case with Sun, directly.
<a href="http://www.sun.com/secure/contact/" target="_blank">Sun Worldwide Contact List</a>
You might be able to obtain proper guidance that way,
get your info from the manufacturer, with recommended Best Practices.
at 2007-7-5 17:12:55 >
# 2
Spoke to the local sun engineers. It would seem that this is a known problem with the X2100 - The current solaris release doesn't have a working H/W controller for the X2100 raid controller.
RAID on this machine is supported by windows only. They are working on supporting this within solaris 10. Not sure of ETA's
Fairly disappointing that using solaris 10 on the X2100 cripples the box.
at 2007-7-5 17:12:55 >
