I think that you need at least kernel version 2.4.21-3 for use the scsi scan-new-devices method. can you reboot the machine? can you see after reboot the machine the /proc/scsi/scsi directory? Best regards Llorens -----Mensaje original----- De: redhat-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx] En nombre de Christian Campbell Enviado el: martes, 02 de diciembre de 2003 15:24 Para: 'redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx' Asunto: RE: Finding a new disk > > I just added another SCSI drive to my Dell 1550 server by > plugging it in hot > > (which is supported by the server hardware). I can't see > the new disk to > > partition it. How can I make my OS (RH8.0) aware of the new drive? > > What's your kernel version? You must restart the machine if > you have an older kernel version. With the latest versions > you can try: > > echo "scsi scan-new-devices" > /proc/scsi/scsi > > for force the system to scan the scsi bus. > > After cat /proc/partitions Output of uname -a: Linux xxxxxxx.xxxxxxx.com 2.4.18-14 #1 Wed Sep 4 13:35:50 EDT 2002 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux [root@atlas rpms]# cat /proc/partitions major minor #blocks name rio rmerge rsect ruse wio wmerge wsect wuse running use aveq 8 0 17783239 sda 5664661 23327599 230688130 746365 31110971 76024760 861169220 8061159 0 1324142 480916 8 1 80293 sda1 3342 207472 421628 117822 532 746 2572 146900 0 199353 264722 8 2 5116702 sda2 376522 3190724 28554650 3655076 20892258 44231372 524509128 1590101 0 22635 5278232 8 3 5116702 sda3 4228929 12110174 130712794 3710793 10078391 31448290 332757728 782518 0 2986545 4517524 8 4 1 sda4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 5 3068383 sda5 836635 7819058 69244978 399879 133655 231253 2939760 3441981 0 3699856 3843191 8 6 522081 sda6 219206 34 1753752 1251970 6135 113099 960032 2104324 0 1195765 3357878 #fdisk /dev/sdb Unable to open /dev/sdb Any other ideas? -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
