Ubuntu 8.10 PE1750 - DELL PERC 4/Di Driver for OMSA - Storage Controller NOT FOUND
 

Hello All,

PROBLEM:
I've installed on a PowerEdge 1750 H/W and done the following to lead to this issue:

root@ubuntu:~# omreport storage controller
No controllers found

*Please note the WEBGUI shows everything else EXCEPT the PERC*

*EVERYTHING ELSE IS SHOWING UP ON SERVER WHEN I LOG*

Loading via CLI:

/etc/init.d/dataeng restart

/etc/init.d/dsm_om_connsvc restart

/etc/init.d/snmpd restart

I've installed the DELL OMSA from this LINK manually:

ftp://ftp.sara.nl/pub/sara-omsa/dist...a/binary-i386/

dellomsa_5.5.0-5_i386.deb

SPECS:

root@ubuntu:~# uname -a
Linux ubuntu 2.6.27-17-server #1 SMP Fri Mar 12 04:04:33 UTC 2010 i686 GNU/Linux

root@ubuntu:~# cat /etc/lsb-release
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=8.10
DISTRIB_CODENAME=intrepid
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 8.10"

*-storage
description: RAID bus controller
product: PowerEdge Expandable RAID controller 4/Di
vendor: Dell
physical id: 3
bus info: pci@0000:04:03.0
logical name: scsi2
version: 02
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: storage pm msi pcix bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=megaraid latency=32 mingnt=128 module=megaraid_mbox

*-disk
description: SCSI Disk
product: LD 0 RAID5 279G
vendor: MegaRAID
physical id: 2.0.0
bus info: scsi@2:2.0.0
logical name: /dev/sda
version: 412W
size: 273GiB (293GB)
capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos
configuration: ansiversion=2 signature=f362db24

root@ubuntu:~# lspci | grep -i raid
04:03.0 RAID bus controller: Dell PowerEdge Expandable RAID controller 4/Di (rev 02)

TROUBLESHOOTING DONE:

root@ubuntu:~# omreport storage controller
No controllers found

root@ubuntu:~# lsmod | grep -i ipmi
ipmi_devintf 15112 2
ipmi_si 46252 1
ipmi_msghandler 42712 2 ipmi_devintf,ipmi_si
root@ubuntu:~# lsmod -i mpt
Usage: lsmod
root@ubuntu:~# lsmod | grep -i mpt
mptctl 35972 0
mptbase 86756 1 mptctl
scsi_mod 155468 6 mptctl,sd_mod,sr_mod,sg,megaraid_mbox,libata
root@ubuntu:~# modprobe mptctl
root@ubuntu:~# echo $?
0
root@ubuntu:~# modprobe mptbase
root@ubuntu:~# modprobe scsi_mod

root@ubuntu:~# dmesg | grep -i mpt
[12313.810414] Fusion MPT base driver 3.04.07
[12313.816546] Fusion MPT misc device (ioctl) driver 3.04.07
[12313.816741] mptctl: Registered with Fusion MPT base driver
[12313.816748] mptctl: /dev/mptctl @ (major,minor=10,220)

QUESTION:

Does anyone know how to configure the remaining portion of the DELL OMSA so the PERC shows up in the GU or OMREPORT?

Also, I want to upgrade the FIRMWARE, will this be ok [I can load Windows XP Mini to do this task]

FW UPDATE: http://alturl.com/nnob8

Thanks,

-Hiphoptech

Ubuntu 8 ?

well you have a big problem
one that is really not fixable ( easily at least )
it went End of life back in 2010
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ub...ch/000130.html


solution

install the current LONG TERM SUPPORT version
Ubuntu 14.04.1
http://www.ubuntu.com/download/server[COLOR="Silver"]

Thank you for suggestion.

If I could migrate to newer OS, I would but this is server in production and can't have any downtime. I didn't originally setup and tech that did never installed anything to monitor hardware. There is a HDD issue and I'm trying to fix RAID. Reason for OMSA request. Ubuntu also isn't supported by DELL unfortunately. This is based of Debian Intrepid build.

If anyone in similiar situation has a driver they know will load for perc 4/Di. Please share details.



Thank you,
Kent C.