AW: [gentoo-server] boot from san with multipath support

AW: [gentoo-server] boot from san with multipath support

[Witschel, Matthias, Infraserv-Hoechst/DE]

Up to now I have installed gentoo an SAN attached disks. I hvae for now experience with SLES9 and SAN. I'm running a bunch of HP Blades which use SAN storage. HP provides a devicedriver for these boxes, that enables multipathing within the driver.
I plan to use this driver to enable SAN access for at least one gentoo box in the near future. Since HP ships the driver as sourcecode, there should be no problems.

What setup do you plan? What hardware do you plan to use?

Matthias Witschel

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Von: Rene Zbinden [mailto:rene.zbinden@solnet.ch]
Gesendet: Freitag, 16. September 2005 23:42
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Betreff: [gentoo-server] boot from san with multipath support


hello

has someone experience with installing gentoo on a san attached disk 
with mulitpath support? if someone can give me some hints, I would 
appreciate that.

thanks in advance
rene
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Re: AW: [gentoo-server] boot from san with multipath support

[gistolero]

Hi Matthias,


 > Since HP ships the driver as sourcecode, there should be no problems.

which driver do you mean? SecurePath? As far as I know HP ships SecurePath as 
RPM and without sourcecode. And SecurePath only works with kernel 2.4.

Simon

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Re: AW: [gentoo-server] boot from san with multipath support

[Rene Zbinden]

It will be an IBM x346, but we are not sure about the HBAs. We can 
choose between IBM Total Storage DS4000 or with Qlogig HBAs. Any 
Suggestions?

Witschel, Matthias, Infraserv-Hoechst/DE wrote:
> Up to now I have installed gentoo an SAN attached disks. I hvae for now experience with SLES9 and SAN. I'm running a bunch of HP Blades which use SAN storage. HP provides a devicedriver for these boxes, that enables multipathing within the driver.
> I plan to use this driver to enable SAN access for at least one gentoo box in the near future. Since HP ships the driver as sourcecode, there should be no problems.
> 
> What setup do you plan? What hardware do you plan to use?
> 
> Matthias Witschel
> 
> Infraserv GmbH & Co. Höchst KG
> Geschäftsfeld IT-Services
> Computing Services
> Geb. C584, Raum U10e
> Industriepark Höchst
> 65926 Frankfurt am Main
> mailto:matthias.witschel@infraserv.com
> 
> www.infraserv.com ++ www.industriepark-hoechst.com ++ www.ihr-nachbar.de
> 
>>Auf diesen Messen finden Sie uns: www.infraserv.com/messetermine <http://www.infraserv.com/messetermine>
>>
> 
> 
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Rene Zbinden [mailto:rene.zbinden@solnet.ch]
> Gesendet: Freitag, 16. September 2005 23:42
> An: gentoo-server@lists.gentoo.org
> Betreff: [gentoo-server] boot from san with multipath support
> 
> 
> hello
> 
> has someone experience with installing gentoo on a san attached disk 
> with mulitpath support? if someone can give me some hints, I would 
> appreciate that.
> 
> thanks in advance
> rene
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