On 04/01/11 11:56, Kumar, Ranjan wrote:> Hi,
>
> We are a Channel product team within LSI and we are trying to add Cent OS
5.5 to our compatibility Matrix. We found out that LSI currently has a
relationship with CentOS for another project on the Internal Storage division
but not with the OS Certification team. We require some information on CentOS
which will help us plan the deliverables. And considering the timelines we need
to deliver at it will be great if someone from CentOS can help us out in this
regard. If anybody else also can answer these in the mailing list, we would be
grateful. The questions that we have are as follows:-
>
> 1)Cluster Support :
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> ?Does CentOS 5.5 provides native cluster support ?
>
> ?Is there any cluster suite available for CentOS 5.5 ?
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> ?Can we use the cluster suite in CentOS 4 for 5.5.
>
> 2)Does CentOS have any self Certification tool which allows OEMs/Vendors to
qualify the OS and post it in their compatibility matrix?
>
> One we start our qualification, we might need some help in resolving
issues/defects on CentOS. Can we open a channel or Point of contact who will be
able to help us out with such issues.
>
> I would also request to forward this email to the right forum if the
mailing list we are sending to is not the appropriate one.
>
> Thanks and Regards.
>
> Kumar Ranjan
>
> LSI Technologies.
>
>
Though I'm hijacking your thread and probably crossing some boundaries,
however, since LSI is actively trying to enhance their products by testing
compatibility with Linux distributions, I find this warranted:
Can we look forward to something better than "megacli" for
administering LSI based RAID controllers? I, and many others, have to work with
LSI equipment daily and they are cumbersome to manage with the only viable tool,
megacli. This tool is a very poorly documented - well let's be honest -
undocumented piece of software. Yes, there is MSM (MegaRAID Storage Manager) but
that's on the opposite end: it's large, uses java, and can't be run
on headless servers. Another main problem with the megacli tool is the erratic
way you have to specify command-line arguments and it doesn't always match
what's in the help. Plus some examples wouldn't hurt.
So, although LSI RAID controllers may be compatible with Linux in the sense that
"they work", by being able to access the configured RAID arrays, being
able to administer them in a better way might make a more convicing argument for
compatibility with Linux and eventually make the decision process of choosing
LSI products easier.
Thanks for listening,
Glenn