Hello Ravindra, sorry I mistook the 336 for the 335. I am terrible sorry. So anything I said 2 days ago (in the below e-mail) MIGHT NOT BE FULLY TRUE and applied to the 335.
I did a follow up on the 336 and found that basically they have 2 differences 1) Chipset for the 336 is Intel E7520 2) Graphicscard is ATI Radeon 7000M ATI provides some propreietary drivers for Linux products https://support.ati.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=894&task=knowledge&folderID=300 but I cant comment on the quality. Using the drivers that come with Debian in worst case you will be able to use a vga screen resolution, but I guess you will get at least svga. The scsi option (Serveraid 6i) looks like it is the same, so that should work without a hitch. The network card driver is usually compiled on the ibm servers (instructions on the cd - takes ideally 5 minutes) The only thing I dont know is how the INtel Chipset E7520 might work out. I hope that you find the info useful. Sorry for the mistaken information in my last e-mail. Best regards Nils Valentin Tokyo / Japan http://www.be-known-online.com > Hello Ravindra, > > I did not yet install debian on the DL360, but you still might want to > read my notes on the DL380G4 which I basically just posted at the mailing > list for another threat named *hp dl360 and smart array 6i* (below the > line) > > If I remember correctly , installing debian on the 336 went without a > hitch, once we found that we had to extract the scsi driver from he smart > array cd or what ibm calls it. > We did not have sata drives , so I cant comment on it. > > When installing RHEL 3 on the DL380G4 I felt that installing the DL380G4 > is NOT for beginners, especially not with the smart array 6i controller > and the internal tape drive. You may run into similar issues with your > 360. > > However, comparing the 336 with the HP DL380G4 I liked the physical layout > of the DL380G4 machine and seems like it gives you more *bang for the > buck* > > I hope that you find the notes useful. Keep asking if you need more info. > > Best regards > > Nils Valentin > Tokyo / Japan > http://www.be-known-online.com > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > I am not sure if this helps you, but I thought I add my experience. > > I have recently installed 3x DL380G4s all with the Smartarray 6i > controllers and RHEL 3 Update 3. > > I did upgrade to the ProLiant Support Pack for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 > Version 7.30 (including the Smart array driver version 2.36). > > http://www1.jpn.hp.com/products/software/oe/linux/mainstream/support/doc/option/array.html > > I had to start the installation with the option *Linux dd* and insert the > cd containing the scsi driver. If I remember correctly, than the scsi > driver was included in the Support Pack CD and we had to extract a file - > module to the cd with the dd command > > f.e. *dd if=/mnt/cdrom/module.img of=/mnt/cdrecorder* > > http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/support.html > http://h18000.www1.hp.com/support/files/server/us/family/model/5561.html?submit.y=0&submit.x=5&lang=en&cc=us > http://h18000.www1.hp.com/support/files/server/us/locate/101_5561.html#27 > > We did not install Debian Linux, but it seemed like the procedure would > also work for Debian. > > If you can install Debian, but you cant access the scsi discs (probably > raid) afterwards it means you have to patch the kernel. There was a > document available actually describing this pretty good, also we finally > didnt need it. > > http://www1.jpn.hp.com/products/software/oe/linux/mainstream/bin/support/doc/option/array/cpq_cciss-2.4.50-30.rhel3.i386.dd.gz.txt > http://www1.jpn.hp.com/products/software/oe/linux/mainstream/support/doc/option/array.html > > We had to add additional procedures for the internal Tape drive xx7438c. > On the homepage it explains how to setup a enable-scsi script which would > allow to see and access the tape drive. Also the tape must first be > formatted in the obsr ?? format (or what it was called see front of tape > drive for the label) - you do this in the smartarray setup. > > SmartArray/cciss / TAPE Support： > > http://www1.jpn.hp.com/products/software/oe/linux/mainstream/support/doc/option/array/tape_cciss.html > > # cat /etc/rc.d/init.d/cciss-engage > for x in /proc/driver/cciss/cciss[0-9]* > do > echo "engage scsi" > $x > done > # chmod 755 /etc/rc.d/init.d/cciss-engage > # ln -s /etc/rc.d/init.d/cciss-engage /etc/rc.d/rc1.d/S99cciss-engage > # ln -s /etc/rc.d/init.d/cciss-engage /etc/rc.d/rc3.d/S99cciss-engage > # ln -s /etc/rc.d/init.d/cciss-engage /etc/rc.d/rc5.d/S99cciss-engage > # > # ls -l /etc/rc.d/rc5.d/S99cciss-engage > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 29 7月 22 13:15 /etc/rc.d/rc5.d/S9 > 9cciss-engage -> /etc/rc.d/init.d/cciss-engage > # ls -l /etc/rc.d/rc3.d/S99cciss-engage > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 29 7月 22 13:15 /etc/rc.d/rc3.d/S9 > 9cciss-engage -> /etc/rc.d/init.d/cciss-engage > # ls -l /etc/rc.d/rc1.d/S99cciss-engage > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 29 7月 22 13:15 /etc/rc.d/rc1.d/S9 > 9cciss-engage -> /etc/rc.d/init.d/cciss-engage > # cd /etc/rc.d/rc1.d > # ls -l S99cciss-engage > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 29 7月 22 13:15 S99cciss-engage -> > /etc/rc.d/init.d/cciss-engage > > Make sure only one entry in /etc/modules.conf is for the *alias > scsi_hostadapter1 cciss*. > > Finally restart the machine and see if the TAPE drive is seen. Confirm > with *cat /proc/scci/scsi* > > > If you use HPs UPS f.e the X3000R and you may want to use the SMTP option > then you will need Power Manager version 4.x (not 3.x) > > PM4.0 > http://www1.jpn.hp.com/products/software/oe/linux/mainstream/support/doc/general/mgmt/ups/pm/v40/index.html > > PM4.0Manual(PDF) > ftp://ftp.jpn.hp.com/products/servers/proliant/manuals/333101-194-j.pdf > > Download > http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/proliantstorage/power-protection/software/power-manager/index.html > > I wrote this now mostly out of my head, as you can see its pretty messed > up and I might have missed something. Just keep asking and I will try to > remember how exactly we did it.. Note that some of the links I provide are > from the Japanese homepage (I am based in Tokyo ), but you may find the > same info on the English homepage, also HPs homepage is not necessarily > intuitive ;-). > > The whole setup should ideally take 2-4 hours if you concentrate on the > points mentioned above, otherwise it might easily take 3-5 days. > > Good luck, keep asking when you get stuck (or better before ;-) > You can also see some of my installation notes at my homepage below. > > Best regards > > Nils Valentin > Tokyo / Japan > http://www.be-known-online.com > > >> >> Hi >> >> We, a research group conducting some research on VOIP, QoS, secured >> connections, SCPS for satellite communication links seek to purchase a >> few stable and powerful Intel-based servers for conducting our field >> trials. The potential servers that we are looking for should be able to >> satisfy the following two major requirements. >> >> 1. Ability to run on Linux 2.6.10, 2.6.12 kernels without any hardware >> or driver problems >> 2. Ability to work with Digium TE411P ISDN (this comes with on board >> echo cancellation) and asterix. In fact this is a serious issue for us >> as it does not compatible with our existing prototype server which we >> were told would be compatible with Digium TE411P ISDN card . >> >> After surveying in the Internet we have tentatively decided that IBM >> xSeries 336 , HP DL360G4 and ASUS AP2400R U1 would be a potential >> servers working with a suitable Linux flavour. Since we have not found >> any incompatibility issues with Debian linux we are forwarding this >> request asking your opinion. >> >> Is there anyone who faced problems in getting Debian linux working with >> any of the above servers. Pls. let us know if there are any known issues >> related to these servers working with Debian Linux Kernel 2.6.10 . >> More importantly we would like to find out if there are any known >> problems of these servers when working with Digium TE411P ISDN card >> under Debian linux . >> >> >> Thank you. >> >> Ravindra >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> This email and any attachments may be confidential. They may contain >> legally >> privileged information or copyright material. You should not read, copy, >> use or disclose them without authorisation. If you are not an intended >> recipient, please contact us at once by return email and then delete >> both >> messages. We do not accept liability in connection with computer virus, >> data corruption, delay, interruption, unauthorised access or >> unauthorised >> amendment. 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