trouble use USB to install open-e

[Gr-R]

this is a very simple process.....
explain where you cant make it work:

1- format usb stick on windows PC to FAT16, quick format is fine.
2- unpak downloaded DSSV6 .zip file to usb drive.
3- run /boot/bootinst.exe to make bootable
4- boot dss appliance from usb drive.
5- enjoy

[To-M]

When you say locally do you mean on a USB flash stick or 2GB RAID volume that is assigned as the first boot order. If you are able to boot fully without an issue via the CDROM or USB then it now lays in the device. What type device? Watch the video as there are some other tips that might help you.

[Adrian]

Hey Todd,
Thanks for your reply. If I read your response correctly, you're suggesting I can run Open-e off a USB drive in a prodiction enviormnment? I never really considered it, but assuming it will save all the configs, I suppose it should work just fine. My initial trial was based off a read only boot from an ISO burned to CD.

I was previously attemting to install Open-e on a 2GB RAID, but kept running into this blasted egrep error.

Device Type: Intel Mainboard S3420GPX

[Gr-R]

to boot from the 2gb raid unit, it must not be part of the array you intend to use in dss for logical volumes. bootable LUN.
it must also be made bootable using the raid controller, and set to be first boot device.
then when asked to install, from cd, choose this partition to install to. usually sda(1), or sdb(1).

[inter]

to boot from the 2gb raid unit, it must not be part of the array you intend to use in dss for logical volumes. bootable LUN.
it must also be made bootable using the raid controller, and set to be first boot device.
then when asked to install, from cd, choose this partition to install to. usually sda(1), or sdb(1).

i've tried to install DSS v6 from CD but i have some problems.

server: supermicro X8SIL
raid: LSI MEgaRAID SAS 9260-4i
hdds: 4xWD2002FYPS

i've created RAID 10 for 2Gb and RAID 10 rest of space (according your webex video).
after that i boot from CD and received error:

egrep: /proc/bus/usb/devices: No such file or directory
#

i've tried to rebuild raid with different options and partitions size - no effect.

i've tried to install FreeBSD 8.1 to 2Gb partition and everything was ok.

can you recommend anything ?

[Gr-R]

i've tried to install DSS v6 from CD but i have some problems.

server: supermicro X8SIL
raid: LSI MEgaRAID SAS 9260-4i
hdds: 4xWD2002FYPS

i've created RAID 10 for 2Gb and RAID 10 rest of space (according your webex video).
after that i boot from CD and received error:

egrep: /proc/bus/usb/devices: No such file or directory
#

i've tried to rebuild raid with different options and partitions size - no effect.

i've tried to install FreeBSD 8.1 to 2Gb partition and everything was ok.

can you recommend anything ?

If you have carved out a 2GB LUN on your storage array, this is wrong.
To install to the controller, you have to have bootable space on the controller itself, not part of the HD array.
The HDs in the array should not be made bootable, and not carved into partitions.
The bootable media needs to be seperate from the array.

[inter]

If you have carved out a 2GB LUN on your storage array, this is wrong.
To install to the controller, you have to have bootable space on the controller itself, not part of the HD array.
The HDs in the array should not be made bootable, and not carved into partitions.
The bootable media needs to be seperate from the array.

Thanks for your reply !

in your video:
http://www.open-e.com/library/webcasts-and-videos/
2010.09 Installing Open-E DSS V6 - EN
you created 2G RAID 5 (VD_0)

i have the same raid configuration program difference only one - i created RAID 10

with my "promise" raid i didn't have any problem with installing DSS v6
all is working perfectly.

[Gr-R]

Thanks for your reply !

in your video:
http://www.open-e.com/library/webcasts-and-videos/
2010.09 Installing Open-E DSS V6 - EN
you created 2G RAID 5 (VD_0)

i have the same raid configuration program difference only one - i created RAID 10

with my "promise" raid i didn't have any problem with installing DSS v6
all is working perfectly.

Send me a copy of the LSI logs from the RAID controller.

[inter]

Send me a copy of the LSI logs from the RAID controller.

i've just tried to change controller, now I have LSI megaraid sas 9261-8i with two WD 320Gb SATA, but problem was remaining. i've recorded video with creation RAID VD's and i've attached logs from LSI.

thanks for your help !

P.S. process which was showed on video was starting on ID = 145 in logs

video: http://in t e r.org. ua/DSSvsLSI.rar
log: http://in t e r.org. ua/2_9_2011.txt
(please remove spaces)

[Gr-R]

nousb2 worked for you on SM motherboard too ?