On Fri, 2007-03-16 at 22:16 -0400, Kevin Mark wrote: > On Thu, Mar 15, 2007 at 10:27:46PM +0100, Marcin Giedz wrote: > > Hello, > > > > Perhaps what I'm planing to do is not very "legal" but it seems I have > > no chance :( > > I've got EMC disk array which recently I was able to connect using > > QLogic FC card to my server. However I can only use one PATH from my > > server to EMC so natural failover which comes with EMC can't be > > achieved. EMC AX 150 has 2 FC controllers where every contains 2 FC > > channel. So basically I could use 2 servers connected directly to two > > different controllers or even use SAN but.... not with Debian :( > > > > EMC has PowerPath software but it's binary version including kernel > > modules - which is the BIGGEST problem I found. They are compiled for > > RHEL or SUSE so can't be used on others distros. But ... this idea came > > to my mind today and I what to ask you if this is possible at all? > > > > Can I build/create debian-installer based on redhat kernel which is > > dedicated for EMC PowerPath? I mean .... I'd like to use BINARY version > > of this kernel with all external modules which come with EMC and prepare > > debian-installer with such kernel. > > > > Has anyone tried something like this ever? > Google found this [0] link about someone installing sarge and using an > emc-ax100. > http://www.pri.univie.ac.at/index.php?m=D&t=main&c=show&CEWebS_what=Installing~32~a~32~SAN~32~Clariion~32~EMC-AX100~32~on~32~a~32~Debian~32~Server
I have to say, that looks good. But when most things "howtos" say "Get the Vanilla Kernel" as the Debian Kernel won't work... I call bollocks. Well, except for that fact that 2.6.8 in sarge is old. Etch, should work just fine. There isn't any thing I've installed I haven't been able to get working with a "current" Debian kernel. Of course, I use Sid for everything, everything I personally manage and have responsibility for and close proximity to and don't generally have "vendor" support as this "Linux other than RedHat or SUSE" is foreign and unsupported. Sheesh. -- greg, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Novell's Directory Services is a competitive product to Microsoft's Active Directory in much the same way that the Saturn V is a competitive product to those dinky little model rockets that kids light off down at the playfield. -- Thane Walkup -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
