DELL T40+PERC H710 - which version of CentOS to choose 7 or 8 Stream?
DELL T40+PERC H710 - which version of CentOS to choose 7 or 8 Stream?
Hi,
I have a DELL T40 server with a PERC H710 RAID controller.
I am thinking about choosing a system. CentOS 7 or CentOS 8 Stream.
In which version of CentOS is the full RAID controller management software?
At first I thought about Debian, but a colleague told me CentOS would be a better choice over a RAID controller.
I have a DELL T40 server with a PERC H710 RAID controller.
I am thinking about choosing a system. CentOS 7 or CentOS 8 Stream.
In which version of CentOS is the full RAID controller management software?
At first I thought about Debian, but a colleague told me CentOS would be a better choice over a RAID controller.
Re: DELL T40+PERC H710 - which version of CentOS to choose 7 or 8 Stream?
The H710 specs sheet is so old that it mentions RHEL 5.7 and RHEL 6.1. Both are already dead. https://www.dell.com/downloads/global/p ... -sheet.pdf
Dell has its own RPM-repositories for "management software", etc. https://linux.dell.com/repo/hardware/
Are their instructions and packages still relevant? Hard to say.
https://downloads.dell.com/manuals/all- ... _en-us.pdf
If you can read the PCI-ID of the H710 card, then you/we can check whether driver for it is still included or obtainable.
(As example, CentOS Linux 8 does not have driver for old LSI model, but luckily ELRepo had "driver disk" for it, which made install possible.)
Dell has its own RPM-repositories for "management software", etc. https://linux.dell.com/repo/hardware/
Are their instructions and packages still relevant? Hard to say.
https://downloads.dell.com/manuals/all- ... _en-us.pdf
If you can read the PCI-ID of the H710 card, then you/we can check whether driver for it is still included or obtainable.
(As example, CentOS Linux 8 does not have driver for old LSI model, but luckily ELRepo had "driver disk" for it, which made install possible.)
Re: DELL T40+PERC H710 - which version of CentOS to choose 7 or 8 Stream?
But ELRepo driver packages will not work with Stream as it has a different kernel.
The future appears to be RHEL or Debian. I think I'm going Debian.
Info for USB installs on http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/InstallFromUSBkey
CentOS 5 and 6 are deadest, do not use them.
Use the FAQ Luke
Info for USB installs on http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/InstallFromUSBkey
CentOS 5 and 6 are deadest, do not use them.
Use the FAQ Luke
Re: DELL T40+PERC H710 - which version of CentOS to choose 7 or 8 Stream?
Now installs a fresh CentOS 7 system.
After the installation is complete, I will check the PCI-ID on the H710
I'm not sure how to check it ...
lspci? lsscsi?
After the installation is complete, I will check the PCI-ID on the H710
I'm not sure how to check it ...
lspci? lsscsi?
Re: DELL T40+PERC H710 - which version of CentOS to choose 7 or 8 Stream?
The PERC H710 works just fine with CentOS 8, I have personally tested a H710P on CentOS8 last November. Was part of a program of testing to determine which cards work on RHEL8 to figure out what hardware needed upgrading before we upgrade our HPC system. We have a range of older servers doing stuff that we would rather not replace.
Re: DELL T40+PERC H710 - which version of CentOS to choose 7 or 8 Stream?
lspci -nn | grep -i raid
The future appears to be RHEL or Debian. I think I'm going Debian.
Info for USB installs on http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/InstallFromUSBkey
CentOS 5 and 6 are deadest, do not use them.
Use the FAQ Luke
Info for USB installs on http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/InstallFromUSBkey
CentOS 5 and 6 are deadest, do not use them.
Use the FAQ Luke
Re: DELL T40+PERC H710 - which version of CentOS to choose 7 or 8 Stream?
Thanks!
Please check below:
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[root@host01 ~]# lspci -nn | grep -i raid
01:00.0 RAID bus controller [0104]: Broadcom / LSI MegaRAID SAS 2208 [Thunderbolt] [1000:005b] (rev 05)
Re: DELL T40+PERC H710 - which version of CentOS to choose 7 or 8 Stream?
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$ grep -i 1000 /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/modules.* | grep -i 005b
/lib/modules/4.18.0-240.22.1.el8_3.x86_64/modules.alias:alias pci:v00001000d0000005Bsv*sd*bc*sc*i* megaraid_sas
The future appears to be RHEL or Debian. I think I'm going Debian.
Info for USB installs on http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/InstallFromUSBkey
CentOS 5 and 6 are deadest, do not use them.
Use the FAQ Luke
Info for USB installs on http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/InstallFromUSBkey
CentOS 5 and 6 are deadest, do not use them.
Use the FAQ Luke
Re: DELL T40+PERC H710 - which version of CentOS to choose 7 or 8 Stream?
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[root@host01 ~]# grep -i 1000 /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/modules.* | grep -i 005b
/lib/modules/3.10.0-1160.el7.x86_64/modules.alias:alias pci:v00001000d0000005Bsv*sd*bc*sc*i* megaraid_sas
Re: DELL T40+PERC H710 - which version of CentOS to choose 7 or 8 Stream?
So I installed a fresh CentOS 7 system.
I have web gui access to the RAID controller and I can manage it, which will make my work much easier.
How to check the SMART table of disks connected to the H710?
I will install CentOS 8 Stream soon and check if I can manage the controller without any problems
I have web gui access to the RAID controller and I can manage it, which will make my work much easier.
How to check the SMART table of disks connected to the H710?
I will install CentOS 8 Stream soon and check if I can manage the controller without any problems