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Re: XFS1.2-pre2 (or 3) in Dell HW

To: Austin Gonyou <austin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: XFS1.2-pre2 (or 3) in Dell HW
From: Benito Venegas <venevene@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2002 21:22:10 -0500 (EST)
Cc: Seth Mos <knuffie@xxxxxxxxx>, <linux-xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx>
In-reply-to: <1036782163.12446.3.camel@ubergeek>
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Thanks Seth and Austin.

We don;t have any machine to test in this momment, but I'll need to 
"invent" one. :/

Austin: where can I get kernel you mentioned below? (2.4.18-17 sgi kernel)

I can take care about qlogic module. That is not a problem.

Let see if someody else can give his/her feedback.

Thanks again and have good weekend.

Vene.-

On 8 Nov 2002, Austin Gonyou wrote:

> On Fri, 2002-11-08 at 01:40, Seth Mos wrote:
> > At 22:42 7-11-2002 -0500, Benito Venegas wrote:
> > >Seth, XFS Team:
> > >
> > >Any idea if current kernels in oss.sgi.com:
> > >
> > >kernel-2.4.18-17SGI_XFS_1.2pre3
> > >kernel-2.4.19-SGI_XFS_1.2pre3
> > >
> > >Are stable working with PE2450 with QLogic QLA2200, and working as NFS
> > >server too?
> > Since you especially mention the QLA2200. Be very careful about kernel 
> > upgrades. I have seen lot's of trouble on linux-poweredge with repect to
> > this controller. Test very carefully and have backups.
> > 
> > The only kernel that is a bit safe in this respect is the RH based
> > kernel since that one has patched drivers.
> 
> 2.4.18-17 sgi kernel is RH's kernel with XFS patches, isn't it? What
> patched drivers are you referring to anyway?
>  
> > I have not been able to test any of the prereleases yet in any of the 
> > selfcompiled versions as these hang on my PE1300 testbox.
> 
> 
> > >We need to do an update to our servers. I don;t have any server to
> > "play"
> > >now, so I'll need to take my decision based in your feedback "boys".
> > 
> > You can try the RH kernel. It has the best chance to just work.
> 
> Dell recommends you use the Qlogic drivers on their site, or the similar
> versions from qlogic.com. Not the RH one's however. 
> 
> > >Also, I have several servers PE2550, 4200, 6300, 6400, 750N.
> > 
> > I don't have any production boxes yet that are running a 1.2pre release 
> > since I can't get it to even boot on my testbox.
> 
> 
> 


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