"Ignoramus5512"
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news:r6ydnczm990uqvnVnZ2dnUVZ_vOdnZ2d@giganews.com...> On 2008-06-26, Bio Wonders wrote:
>>
>> "Ignoramus27719"
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>> news:XPmdnUwp_bkQiP7VnZ2dnUVZ_rDinZ2d@giganews.com...>>> On 2008-06-26, Bio Wonders wrote:
>>>> I have been tasked to set up a lab server that will be used to build
>>>> and
>>>> test various virtual hardware configurations. My plan was to use
>>>> VirtualBox
>>>> on 64 bit Ubuntu 8.04 server.
>>>>
>>>> Day 1:
>>>> Took possession of a new Dell PowerEdge 2970 server.
>>>> 2 Quad Core 2.1 GHz AMD 2352 CPUs
>>>> 16 GB RAM
>>>> 1TB (4 x 500 GB) RAID-1 disks
>>>> Broadcom 5708 dual port NIC
>>>> 24x IDE CD/ROM
>>>>
>>>> Discovered the Dell system software and documentation is available only
>>>> on
>>>> DVD. Since I overlooked upgrading to a CD/DVD drive, I could not use
>>>> the
>>>> media delivered with the system (Thanks Mr. Dell!). Luckily Dell
>>>> provided
>>>> ISO CD images for the important stuff on the DVD. So I popped it into
>>>> my
>>>> WinXP laptop and burned a few disks.
>>>>
>>>> Booted on the System Config utility, ran hardware tests, all good to
>>>> go.
>>>>
>>>> Inserted Ubuntu 8.04 Server AMD 64 disk I burned a few weeks ago. Ran a
>>>> check on the disk and discovered checksum errors. Back to the WinXP
>>>> laptop
>>>> to download and burn a new install CD.
>>>>
>>>> Boot the PowerEdge on the CD, verified check sums, all is good to go.
>>>> Began
>>>> install and all went well through partitioning. Installation failed on
>>>> trying to format the drives.
>>>>
>>>> Back to the WinXP laptop. Download and burn an Ubuntu 8.04 Desktop AMD
>>>> 64
>>>> image and burn a disk. Boot the PowerEdge on the disk and start using
>>>> the
>>>> trial option. Everything looks good. Click install from the desk top.
>>>> Installation goes well until after partitioning. Install fails on
>>>> "copying
>>>> base system".
>>>
>>> How does it fail, exactly, what is it saying?
>>>
>>>> That's it, bedtime.
>>>>
>>>> Day 2:
>>>> Use the WinXP laptop to download and burn an Ubuntu 8.04 Desktop 32 bit
>>>> version disk. Boot the PowerEdge on the disk using trial option. Boots
>>>> ok,
>>>> verify that the OS only sees 4 GB of RAM (oh well). Click install from
>>>> the
>>>> desktop. Install goes perfectly. System boots using only 25%% of the
>>>> installed RAM.
>>>>
>>>> Reboot system on the server AMD 64 bit install disk. Run through
>>>> install
>>>> process. I choose to erase the data on the partitions instead of
>>>> formatting.
>>>> All goes well until failure on "Copying base system."
>>>>
>>>> That's it, bedtime again (I can only work on this in the evenings).
>>>>
>>>> Day 3:
>>>> Decided to seek help from the Ubuntu community via the alt. news group.
>>>> Back
>>>> to the WinXP laptop. Open Outlook and hop into the usenet groups.
>>>> Discovered Verizon has removed all alt. news groups from their servers.
>>>>
>>>> Now totally frustrated, I realized that in the last three days I have
>>>> relied
>>>> on my WinXP laptop because it just works.
>>>>
>>>> So, logged onto MSDN, downloaded and burned a WinSvr 2003 64 bit. The
>>>> install is going very nicely thank you. Tomorrow, I might actual get
>>>> some
>>>> work done on the new server.
>>>
>>> What are you planning on doing on this server?
>>
>> There is no specific error. It just says the install failed writing the
>> base
>> system to disk. I am assuming the problem is with the SCSI drivers. I
>> just
>> don't have time to resolve the issues. I get paid to write code, not
>> trouble
>> shoot operating system.
>>
>> The system will be used to create and test virtual device solutions.
>> Sorry,
>> I can't be more specific than that.
>>
>>
>
> I had similar issue with a Dell poweredge (older server), model 2650.
>
> Just 5 or so days ago. What a coincidence.
>
> The problem was that there was a bug in Adaptec RAID controller
> firmware. I had to download a utility from Adaptec that upgraded that
> firmware of that controller. That fully resolved the problem.
>
> I hope that along with getting paid to write code, you also are paid
> to troubleshoot problems, and this problem can probably be resolved
> with a little troubleshooting, which would be a good practice of
> troubleshooting skills.
>
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> inattention
> to spammers, I and many others block all articles originating
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> posting on Usenet.
>
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With over 35 years of programming I done my fair share of OS
troubleshooting. This project just doesn't have any slack in the schedule.
My preference is to run Linux as the host OS. Please provide specifics of
the controllers.
Thanks.
