Linux on HP server with SCSI drives

pofadder · Post by **pofadder** » 05 Jun 2008, 08:40

Hi

We are trying to install Linux (either Ubuntu or Solaris) on an HP server. The server has 4 SCSI drives.

We can't get Solaris to install on the server, as it doesn't detect any of the SCSI drives.

We managed to get Ubuntu on, but now it won't see any of the other SCSI drives / partitions (only sees the drive it is intalled on).

Our aim is to get Linux running with all four SCSI drives working so that we can install Squid (this is for a proxy server).

Any advice would be appreciated on this issue - do we need to run a patch or something for the SCSI controller?

WAJeff · Post by **WAJeff** » 05 Jun 2008, 08:45

Have a read through this thread. See if that helps

pofadder · Post by **pofadder** » 05 Jun 2008, 08:59

Hi

I read the link - will try some of those methods and see what happens. Thanks!

WAJeff · Post by **WAJeff** » 05 Jun 2008, 09:07

No problem

Is the server not picking them up at all or does it at least read them?
Because you can always do a force mount

What distro you using btw?

PhReaK_K · Post by **PhReaK_K** » 05 Jun 2008, 09:13

@Pofadder.

Call HP support and speak to ANDRE.. he will sort you out. There number is 086 000 1030

pofadder · Post by **pofadder** » 05 Jun 2008, 09:43

@PhReaK K

Will do - thanks.

Has anyone here ever configured Squid for a Proxy server? I've found numerous sources on the Internets, but any other info / advice would be most appreciated.

FireFlyComputerSystems · Post by **FireFlyComputerSystems** » 05 Jun 2008, 12:36

The big thing in configuring a web cache is the object hit ratio. It depends on how much memory is available. It works much like your typical virtual memory system.

If you're using it in a small/medium size environment. A default compile and install will do.

A cache doing +1 000 000 hits a day will benefit from some performance tuning. Squid is highly configurable. You can configure how big the cache is, denominations of memory usage, object life times, and more.

A number of these caches can be structured to form a kind of cache heirarchy based on Internet Cache Protocol.

This is all from what I know, which isn't really much.

See the below guide on performance tuning:

http://www.devshed.com/c/a/Administrati ... ith-Squid/

What is it's purpose? Security? Performance? High availability?