Topic: Intel 82573L nic?

[frifri]

I can confirm Intel 82574L is working (kernel 2.6.9-89.0.16.ELsmp).

F.

[p1ur]

That is great

I have had a lot of trouble testing version 8(and never succeeded).  The box has 2 sata connections and 1 ata. I only have ata spare HD's. And for some reason they never worked.
At the moment I have SME version 7.4 with a modified kernel.
I guess the best way to upgrade to 7.5 would be to take a backup, install a fresh 7.4, restore the backup and upgrade to 7.5. Am I correct, or is there a "better" way?

I have 2 sata on a raid 1. For an extra security, could it be a good idea to the the job with just the one HD?

P1ur

[CharlieBrady]

I have had a lot of trouble testing version 8(and never succeeded).

Did you report all your problems?

[p1ur]

Hi'
I'm pretty sure, it has nothing to to with SME.
3 different HD's did not show up after boot, so I had nothing to install on 
I don't know why, and now I really don't care 

I would nevertheless like a response to the previous post.

P1ur

[janet]

p1ur

...SME version 7.4 with a modified kernel.
.....to upgrade to 7.5 would be to take a backup, install a fresh 7.4, restore the backup and upgrade to 7.5....

The easiest way to upgrade is to burn a sme7.5RC2 CD, put it into the drive of your current sme7.4 server (with mod'd kernel), and select the install/upgrade option.
Alternatively, yes you can do a backup, reinstall and upgrade, but that just seems more work to achieve the same outcome.

I have 2 sata on a raid 1. For an extra security, could it be a good idea to the the job with just the one HD?

Whether you upgrade a single disk or a RAID array should not affect the outcome, both are upgradeable.
You can pull one drive out of the array and set it aside before doing the upgrade, that way you have a safe copy.
You must ensure the drives are in sync before shutting down with
cat /proc/mdstat

[janet]

p1ur
 

3 different HD's did not show up after boot, so I had nothing to install on 
I don't know why, and now I really don't care

 

Well the developers would like to know if those issues were sme related or not, that's how they build a good sme8.
It sounds more like a BIOS or basic setting issue.

I would nevertheless like a response to the previous post.

....and if we/I also took the attitude of "I really don't care", then no-one would answer your post (which I have answered).

At a wild guess, sme8 would probably resolve all your NIC issues, but you obviously need to work through your drive boot issues, please use the bugtracker to do so.

[CharlieBrady]

....and if we/I also took the attitude of "I really don't care", then no-one would answer your post ...

Indeed.

Moreover if p1ur wants an answer to a question whjch isn't about Intel 82573L nic then he/she should start a new thread rather than hijacking this one.

[CharlieBrady]

I'm pretty sure, it has nothing to to with SME.
3 different HD's did not show up after boot, so I had nothing to install on 

Quite clearly that is a problem with SME server software, since SME server software is the only software you want to run. SME server software needs to be able to detect and use your HD or HDs.

As Mary said, please report any problems with HDs not detected, via the bug tracker.

[p1ur]

Hi'
Thanks for the answers.
About the 3 HD's that did not show up, sorry for the lack of explanation: They were never registered in bios, that's why I don't think it is an issue for this forum/bugtracker.
And the reason that I don't care is because of the previous answers that made my problems with the HD's irrelevant, now and in the future, because I'm going to buy a spare sata HD.

And the reason I don't write much in this forum is because I don't like a forum, where
"and if we/I also took the attitude of "I really don't care", then no-one would answer your post" -
"Moreover if p1ur wants an answer to a question which isn't about Intel 82573L nic then he/she should start a new thread rather than hijacking this one"

Is more the norm than it is an exception. I am curtain the HD problem has nothing to do with SME, hence no bug. English is not my native language, and I often get misunderstood. I have been in this tread almost from the start, and the "I really don't care" refears only to my own problem with a spare HD. Sorry for the last bit. I don't like reading it, and I don't like writing it, but I guess I have to. So I guess if I'd cared a little less, I would write some more.