Server Issue on Linux Technical concerns regarding Linux server operations.
Server Issue on Linux Technical concerns regarding Linux server operations.
I'm unsure whether this falls under troubleshooting, servers, or OS issues, so I'll include all categories. I own a Proliant ML310e Gen8 v2 home server that I intended to use for a Minecraft server. I decided to install Linux because they claim it's superior for server environments. I created a USB flash drive with Pop_OS Linux and inserted it into the server for installation. On the install screen, I encountered some difficulties and had to reboot or shut down the server. After restarting, the system couldn't locate the drive since the OS was running. In the BIOS, the hard drives were listed as the 5th boot option after Network, floppy, CD, and USB. However, changing this was blocked by an administrative password I don’t have access to. It appears the system tries to boot from a network interface first, then a CD-ROM drive if connected, but it reports a "Non-system disk or disk error" and fails repeatedly. I’ve also tried another hard drive, which still has the same problem. I’m not sure if there’s an easy solution, but I’m looking for advice from others who might have similar issues. Thank you.
IMayBeDead
01-20-2017, 12:59 AM #3The setup includes a 4-slot hot-swap bay for a hard drive, likely part of a RAID configuration. ("HPE Dynamic Smart Array B120i Controller" is the drive bay name I think about). "VM" probably refers to virtualization or a virtual machine environment. I attempted to install Windows on it a year ago but couldn’t get it to work, and I’m not sure why now.
kootertjeswek
01-20-2017, 02:04 AM #4Have you configured a raid array on the raid controller? Typically these servers require a raid array to be configured, and the correct array to be selected as bootable VM is a virtual machine—essentially a computer instead of a physical one. I’ll give it a try on your desktop or laptop using VirtualBox.
Dandoolies
01-20-2017, 08:29 AM #5I didn't create a raid array, but the server was used before me at a school and was set up by another company for them. They likely configured a raid array because the server had three HDDs. Can I disable it? I don’t think I’ll need it since it’s just going to be a fun MC server—I’m not sure how to set one up. I’ve never heard of that before. I have a PC and a laptop that could help if you think that would work.
Please press the key to access the raid controllers settings before booting. Clear any existing raid arrays, then configure your desired array—likely a single disk RAID 0 if you have one drive. There are many guides available on setting up a VM; feel free to follow one and let me know if you need further help.
error: unknown filesystem. Entering rescue mode..." It seems I can type commands and might need to input a specific instruction, but I’m not sure what to do next.
NicholCheese
01-23-2017, 07:18 AM #7I reached the raid controller configuration and experimented briefly. I installed the 2 500GB drive that came with the server in RAID 0 and restarted it. This time the system detected the hard drive and attempted to boot from it, but received a new error. The message displayed was: "Attempting Boot From Hard Drive (C error: unknown filesystem. Entering rescue mode..." It seems I can type commands and might need to input a specific instruction, but I’m not sure what to do next.
PowergirlA
01-24-2017, 05:26 PM #9I've been attempting to reinstall Linux for a while now, but two issues keep arising. First, when trying to boot, it searches for the NIC, CD-ROM, and then the hard drive, but sometimes ignores USB devices and gets stuck on the hard drive. Second, after passing the boot stage, installing Linux triggers an error asking to restart or run a diagnostic code—though I'm unsure where to find that code since I've been stuck on the first problem for a while.