Ted, et al,
Thanks for all the input. I'm still struggling with this issue.
Here are the steps I follow:
I can RAID all the disk using the HP Array Config tool.
I can load CentOS. The installer sees all 4 disks but the LVM recognizes a
3TB volume)
CentOS installs fine
I reboot the server after install
The server hangs on "Attempting to boot on c:"
The only way to recover is to cold boot the server, and next time it boots
it either hangs again or I get a red screen.
I don't see grub at all.
Thanks --Kenny
-----Original Message-----
From: centos-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:centos-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Ted Miller
Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2014 8:40 PM
To: centos@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: CentOS 6.5 install
On 02/26/2014 03:01 PM, Kenny Noe wrote:
> Hello, I'm a newbie so here's my question.
>
> I'm trying to install CentOS 6.5 on a HP Proliant 350e server. This
> server has 4x 1TB hard drives. I'd like to enable the hardware RAID 5
> and stripe all 4 disk into one 3TB logical volume. Then install
> CentOS on the 3TB volume. However after I install I can't get the server
to boot.
How far does it get on the process? I set up an HP DL180 g5 server this
week, and had it refuse to boot because I had not designated the boot volume
when I set up the RAID. Once I went in and designated the boot volume,
everything worked fine.
If you are getting GRUB, but it doesn't get all the way through to booted,
there are a lot of different places to get messed up along the way. Tell us
more, and we can focus on where the your particular issue is.
Ted Miller
Elkhart, IN, USA
>
> I know about the MDOS vs GPT labeling issue. I've successfully
> installed on one (singular) 3TB disk on other servers. I have
> modified the partition tables, relabeling them to GPT, prior to completing
the installs.
>
> However I've read that the Anaconda installer still tries to format as
> MDOS and after installing a Basic server I cannot get it to boot.
>
> So, what am I missing? Can I load CentOS on a hardware RAID 5 volume
> that is 3TB (usable) or am I stuck with what most Google searches say
> and load the OS on one disk and then after use software RAID to RAID 5
> the remaining
> 3 disk into a /data directory?
>
> All help is appreciated.
>
> Thanks --Kenny
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