This version of Proxmox VE 7.1.2 fails to set up on the IBM X5 x3850, and the same issue applies to TrueNAS Core/Scale.
This version of Proxmox VE 7.1.2 fails to set up on the IBM X5 x3850, and the same issue applies to TrueNAS Core/Scale.
Hello everyone! I'm attempting to set up Proxmox VE 7.1.2 on my new IBM server (X5 x3850). The installation isn't going smoothly, and I've recorded a segment of the process for reference. Could anyone offer tips or solutions to resolve this? I'm still in the early stages, having already tested TrueNAS Core, TrueNAS Scale, and Proxmox itself. I haven't tried Unraid yet, since my needs lean more toward full virtualization rather than container setups. My hardware is quite robust: 4x Xeon E7-4870 processors (10 cores each, 20 threads total), 128GB DDR3 RAM at 1067MHz with ECC support, an 8x16GB LSI SAS controller, a 200GB SLC SSD for the boot drive, plus several high-capacity HDDs and a FusionIO SSD cache. I'm eager to get this working despite the size of the machine.
Hello, do you have any experience with setting up Proxmox on your server? I also have an x3850 x5 and was considering using it as a Proxmox host, but I'm facing installation issues. I managed to install Ubuntu 18 without trouble, so I'll try Debian next since it seems some drivers might be missing in the Proxmox media. My system specs are: 4x Xeon X7560 (8C 16T each, 2.67Ghz), 256GB DDR3 1067Mhz ECC (4x64GB), 8-port LSI SAS 6Gb/s controller card (L3-25121-79B), and two 300GB IBM SAS 10K drives (mirrored) for booting. Updated May 30, 2022 by Aramis.
Apologies for the delayed response; I hadn’t noticed you’d shared this. It actually worked thanks to using two "QPI wrap card"s in the back since the processor slots were full. I also set two different BIOS options at the defaults, but they didn’t match any operating system I tried.