[CentOS] write-back cache question

I have a perc5i (and perc5e) raid controller in my poweredge 2970 running centos 5.5. The RAID controller config is set for write-back policy, which I can confirm by checking in OpenManage. I also called Dell and ran their reporting application and had them double check to make sure everything

[CentOS] Are some CentOS package out of date compared to RH?

According to the RH5 Errata, the most recent package for scsi-target-utils is scsi-target-utils-1.0.8-0.el5.x86_64.rpm However the latest update via yum on CentOS is labeled scsi-target-utils-0.0-6.20091205snap.el5_5.3 Additionally, the package info says it is not compatible with iSCSI yet, wh

Re: [CentOS] Are some CentOS package out of date compared to RH?

> probably due to the fact that centos 5.6 hasn't been released yet, any > packages released by RH in 5.6 and afterwards aren't in centos yet. Looks like you are correct -- I didn't realize RH5.6 had been released. Thanks for that. ___ CentOS mailing

Re: [CentOS] write-back cache question

ld just be good to know it is indicated as functional in this way for others so I can have something to go on with Dell. On 2/11/2011 10:00 AM, James Chase wrote: > I have a perc5i (and perc5e) raid controller in my poweredge 2970 > running centos 5.5. The RAID controller config is se

Re: [CentOS] write-back cache question

> You can verify your cache policy with MegaCLI tool. Check your output > from `MegaCli -CfgDsply -a0' command. > What a cool tool. It looks like it should be active according to MegaCli, though strange that Scott sees his drives in write-back mode via CentOS and I do not and I also have these h

[CentOS] perl updates always break perl programs, how to fix?

I realize this is my fault because once upon a time I installed a package using CPAN and probably other admins on the system have as well but now whenever I update perl I have to jump through hoops to get perl applications to work again (usually updating Scalar::Util and another package with CPAN).