From mm at FreeBSD.org Sun Jun 1 18:54:36 2008 From: mm at FreeBSD.org (Martin Matuska) Date: Sun Jun 1 18:54:40 2008 Subject: HP Proliant DL320G5p on 7.0-STABLE amd64 Message-ID: <4842ECE2.9010505@FreeBSD.org> I am now an owner of a HP Proliant DL320G5p and would like to share my knowledge to others: 1. Hardware support - i am running FreeBSD 7.0-STABLE amd64 snapshot 2008-05 and all standard hardware is properly recognized. - accessing the DVD-ROM drive on acd0 causes a lockup, I recommend disabling the second SATA in bios or disabling it in kernel 2. Serial console - to use the ILO2 shared network feature, you need to put "hw.bge.allow_asf=1" to /boot/loader.conf - the serial console works without problems, but only if configured on COM2, just configure the embeeded serial port to COM1, the virtual serial port to COM2 and the BIOS serial console + the EMC console to COM2 - FreeBSD boot loader, kernel and system do support the serial console, you have to configure these for the correct speed (as set in BIOS). To correctly configure the console for COM2, refer to: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/handbook/serialconsole-setup.html From carsten.jonstrup at gmail.com Wed Jun 4 00:48:02 2008 From: carsten.jonstrup at gmail.com (Carsten Jonstrup - Lenius.dk) Date: Wed Jun 4 00:48:04 2008 Subject: HP Proliant DL160G5 on 7.0-STABLE Message-ID: <5c058fe40806031719x7b1a312csdcaa97ddae50fd8b@mail.gmail.com> I am an owner of a HP Prolant DL160G5 with 2 x 160 GB Sata disks. I would like to know if any can install 7.0-STABLE. I have also tryed different snapshot but nothings works. -- Regards Carsten J From michael at lysov.ru Wed Jun 4 07:37:27 2008 From: michael at lysov.ru (Michael S Lysov) Date: Wed Jun 4 07:37:30 2008 Subject: HP Proliant DL160G5 on 7.0-STABLE In-Reply-To: <5c058fe40806031719x7b1a312csdcaa97ddae50fd8b@mail.gmail.com> References: <5c058fe40806031719x7b1a312csdcaa97ddae50fd8b@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <8b1c20dd0806040010m63dcbff0jf5d109a68769bbd@mail.gmail.com> I got it working by replacing HBA into second pci-e slot From BarryFriedman at www1.emax.ca Wed Jun 18 16:41:06 2008 From: BarryFriedman at www1.emax.ca (BarryFriedman@www1.emax.ca) Date: Wed Jun 18 16:41:11 2008 Subject: Server reboots at random :-( Message-ID: <20080618162900.GA70649@emax.ca> I am running a DL380 G4 with an unmodified freeBSD 7.0-RELEASE kernel / no customization / all firmware up to date. I had it on my local network for a month and it seemed to be stable, however when it was moved into a hosting datacenter and connected to the internet I noticed that it was rebooting at random once or more a day. The machine is connected to two different UPSs so should not be losing power. ILO event log shows a series of Server reset and Server power restored messages with no other significant events logged. System logs do not show any cause of reboot, other than WARNING: / was not properly dismounted etc. which would seem to indicate that a hard reset has occurred. Power regulator mode in the ilo is disabled. Any ideas about how to troubleshoot this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, -- Barry Friedman Emax Computer Systems Inc., Ottawa, Ont. Canada K1Z 5N9 From edwin at mavetju.org Wed Jun 18 21:54:43 2008 From: edwin at mavetju.org (Edwin Groothuis) Date: Wed Jun 18 21:54:47 2008 Subject: Server reboots at random :-( In-Reply-To: <20080618162900.GA70649@emax.ca> References: <20080618162900.GA70649@emax.ca> Message-ID: <20080618212941.GM89661@k7.mavetju> On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 12:29:00PM -0400, BarryFriedman@www1.emax.ca wrote: > Any ideas about how to troubleshoot this would be greatly appreciated. Start with enabling crash dumps to see if it is a kernel issue or a hardware issue: In /etc/rc.conf: dumpdev="AUTO" dumpdir="/usr/crash" The second reboot will take muuuuch longer because it is saving this, but it gives some information to start with. See also http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/developers-handbook/kerneldebug.html and following. Edwin -- Edwin Groothuis | Personal website: http://www.mavetju.org edwin@mavetju.org | Weblog: http://www.mavetju.org/weblog/ From ulf at Alameda.net Fri Jun 20 08:10:06 2008 From: ulf at Alameda.net (Ulf Zimmermann) Date: Fri Jun 20 08:10:14 2008 Subject: Server reboots at random :-( In-Reply-To: <20080618212941.GM89661@k7.mavetju> References: <20080618162900.GA70649@emax.ca> <20080618212941.GM89661@k7.mavetju> Message-ID: <20080620074959.GO89289@evil.alameda.net> On Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 07:29:41AM +1000, Edwin Groothuis wrote: > On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 12:29:00PM -0400, BarryFriedman@www1.emax.ca wrote: > > Any ideas about how to troubleshoot this would be greatly appreciated. > > Start with enabling crash dumps to see if it is a kernel issue or > a hardware issue: > > In /etc/rc.conf: > > dumpdev="AUTO" > dumpdir="/usr/crash" > > The second reboot will take muuuuch longer because it is saving > this, but it gives some information to start with. > > See also > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/developers-handbook/kerneldebug.html > and following. > You might also want to setup virtual serial and enable console on serial. Then you can use conserver to log anything and check after a reboot. -- Regards, Ulf. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Ulf Zimmermann, 1525 Pacific Ave., Alameda, CA-94501, #: 510-865-0204 You can find my resume at: http://www.Alameda.net/~ulf/resume.html From bf.mbox at gmail.com Fri Jun 20 21:05:51 2008 From: bf.mbox at gmail.com (Barry Friedman) Date: Fri Jun 20 21:05:54 2008 Subject: Server reboots at random Message-ID: <3a9afd990806201339q6d2b330bh56fa23c84356b464@mail.gmail.com> I made the changes Edwin suggested and after several crash cycles no dump files have been generated. I will look into using conserver and see if that catches anything. One other anomaly that I have noticed with this machine is that when receiving file transfers the thruput is throttled down to a trickle although on transfers out it runs at full speed. Also ssh login to the ilo doesn't seem to work although I can connect to it with a browser Thanks for the advice. -- Barry Friedman Emax Computer Systems Inc., 480 Tweedsmuir Ave., Ottawa, Ont. Canada K1Z 5N9 Phone: (613) 725-3198 Fax: 725-0298 From rob at cissp.org.uk Mon Jun 30 16:18:25 2008 From: rob at cissp.org.uk (Rob Mason) Date: Mon Jun 30 16:18:29 2008 Subject: ML115 G5 Opteron Dual Core In-Reply-To: <4868F9A4.6060407@cissp.org.uk> References: <4868F9A4.6060407@cissp.org.uk> Message-ID: <486907D1.3020501@cissp.org.uk> I'm answering my own post here! The 7.0-STABLE-200806-amd64 snapshot works flawlessly (so far)! The NIC is detected where it wasn't previously, and there is no delay/hang whilst loading the kernel... HTH Rob Mason wrote: > > Hi, > > I've just tried installing 7.0-RELEASE and 6.3-RELEASE on a new HP > Proliant M115 G5 (Opteron Dual Core). The boot sequence gets as far > as the keyboard driver then hangs indefinitely. I've read other > similar posts concerning the ML110 G5 and have tried loading the ipmi > module at the boot prompt. This loads successfully, but the > subsequent boot sequence still hangs. > > I have noted that a kernel patch will be required for the NIC, but I'm > less concerned about this at present. Anyone know how to get this > model up and running? Am I chasing a lost cause? > > TIA > > > -- > > Rob Mason > The original of this email was scanned for known viruses at 17:18 on 30/06/2008 and was found to be virus free. From rob at cissp.org.uk Mon Jun 30 22:18:50 2008 From: rob at cissp.org.uk (Rob Mason) Date: Mon Jun 30 22:18:54 2008 Subject: ML115 G5 Opteron Dual Core Message-ID: <4868F9A4.6060407@cissp.org.uk> Hi, I've just tried installing 7.0-RELEASE and 6.3-RELEASE on a new HP Proliant M115 G5 (Opteron Dual Core). The boot sequence gets as far as the keyboard driver then hangs indefinitely. I've read other similar posts concerning the ML110 G5 and have tried loading the ipmi module at the boot prompt. This loads successfully, but the subsequent boot sequence still hangs. I have noted that a kernel patch will be required for the NIC, but I'm less concerned about this at present. Anyone know how to get this model up and running? Am I chasing a lost cause? TIA -- Rob Mason The original of this email was scanned for known viruses at 16:17 on 30/06/2008 and was found to be virus free.