Re: CentOS 5.5 does not recognise SAS drives with LSI 1068E Controller

[Drew <drew.kay@xxxxxxxxx>]

> Based on that info I assume the board having a "8x SAS Ports via LSI
> 1068E Controller". We received the server with 3 drives + 1 spare as
> hw RAID-5 preinstalled. During bootup I see that the drives are
> initialised and everything seems ok.
>
> The issue I am facing is that when trying to install CentOS no hard
> drives are recognised.

One other thing to check, which is rare but I've seen before with your
symptoms, is a controller that's not listed in the driver's PCI ID
list. The chip onboard is a 1068e but if Supermicro used a nonstandard
PCI ID, the driver wouldn't recognize it.


-- 
Drew

"Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood."
--Marie Curie
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