Dot Hill Systems SANnet II 200, Installation, Operation And Service Manual

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APPE NDIX
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Configuring a Linux Server
This appendix provides LUN setup information needed when you connect a SANnet II
200 SCSI array to a Linux OS. For a list of supported adapters, refer to the release
notes of each array.
This information supplements the configuration steps presented in Chapter 4 and
covers the following steps:
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“Checking the Adapter BIOS” on page G-1
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“Multiple LUN Linux Configuration” on page G-2
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“Making an ext3 Filesystem for Linux” on page G-3
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“Creating a Filesystem” on page G-4
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“Creating a Mount Point and Mounting the Filesystem Manually” on page G-4
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“Mounting the Filesystem Automatically” on page G-4
G.1 Checking the Adapter BIOS
When booting the server, watch for the host bus adapter (HBA) card BIOS message
line to show up and then press the proper sequence of keys in order to get into the
HBA BIOS: Key strokes for SCSI Adaptec cards =
<Ctrl><A>.
The key strokes are listed on the screen when the adapter is initializing. After you
enter the Adaptec HBA BIOS with
<Ctrl><A>
, perform the following steps.
1. Highlight Configure/View Host Adapter Settings and press Return .
2. Go to Advanced Configuration Options and press Return .
3. Go to Host Adapter BIOS and press Return .
a. Select disabled:scan bus if this is not going to be a bootable device.
b. If it is going to be bootable device, select the default Enabled . The
*
represents the
default setting.
4. Press Esc until you get back to the main options screen where Configure/View Host
Adapter Settings was located.