Hi, >> [...] >> What may be relevant too is that on the g6 server Debian uses the >> CCISS drivers for the raid hardware, the volume shows up as >> /dev/cciss/c0d0 >> On the g7 and g8 hardware the raid volume simply shows up as /dev/sda > > cciss has been superseded by hpsa, "The hpsa driver is intended to supplant > the cciss driver for newer Smart Array controllers.", cf. > <https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/scsi/hpsa.txt>.
Ok, thanks for the heads up. >> How can I get this to work under a g7 or g8 server. Do I need a newer >> version of the package of do I need a different package? > > I generally avoid installing third-party tools on the bulk of my servers, and > for simple monitoring the packages cciss-vol-status and > nagios-plugins-standard from Debian will suffice: I will try that too. But.... >root@vz02:~# lsmod | grep -e cciss -e hpsa >hpsa 50787 2 Ok, I have that too linein:~# lsmod | grep -e hpsa -e cciss hpsa 40765 2 scsi_mod 162269 5 hpsa,libata,sd_mod,sg,sr_mod > root@vz02:~# cciss_vol_status /dev/sda > /dev/sda: (Smart Array P420i) RAID 5 Volume 0 status: OK. But I get... linein:~# cciss_vol_status /dev/sda cciss_vol_status: /dev/sda: Unknown SCSI device. Which is weird because I have (copy from iLO): Model: HP Smart Array P420i Controller Firmware: Version 3.22 Now what? Bonno Bloksma -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/89d1798a7351d040b4e74e0a043c69d79a904...@hglexch-01.tio.nl
