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Debian on Dell PowerEdge C6220?

Started by	David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com>
First post	2022-01-01 21:00 +0100
Last post	2022-01-02 13:40 +0100
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  Debian on Dell PowerEdge C6220? David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2022-01-01 21:00 +0100
    Re: Debian on Dell PowerEdge C6220? didier gaumet <didier.gaumet@gmail.com> - 2022-01-02 10:50 +0100
      Re: Debian on Dell PowerEdge C6220? "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com> - 2022-01-02 13:40 +0100

#243574 — Debian on Dell PowerEdge C6220?

From	David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com>
Date	2022-01-01 21:00 +0100
Subject	Debian on Dell PowerEdge C6220?
Message-ID	<DASHL-20v-3@gated-at.bofh.it>

debian-user:

Is anybody running Debian Stable on the Dell PowerEdge C6220 with 1U 
nodes and 3.5" SATA drives?  If so, did it install and work OOTB?  If 
not, what additional steps were required?


David

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From	didier gaumet <didier.gaumet@gmail.com>
Date	2022-01-02 10:50 +0100
Message-ID	<DB5F0-1y8-5@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to	#243574

Hello David,

Dell provided RHEL and Suse commercial support for thos particular
model. So while Ubuntu nor Debian is not listed, i would imagine there
will be no problem
https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-uk/drivers/supportedos/poweredge-c6220?lwp=rt

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From	"Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com>
Date	2022-01-02 13:40 +0100
Message-ID	<DB8jw-3aY-9@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to	#243576

On Sun, Jan 02, 2022 at 10:39:50AM +0100, didier gaumet wrote:
> 
> Hello David,
> 
> Dell provided RHEL and Suse commercial support for thos particular
> model. So while Ubuntu nor Debian is not listed, i would imagine there
> will be no problem
> https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-uk/drivers/supportedos/poweredge-c6220?lwp=rt
> 
>

Having looked quickly at the specs for both the PowerEdge C6220 and C6220 II

Three issues jump out:

1. Nework cards may need firmware.[Use the DVD with non-free firmware included
if you want to make your life easier - just remember to comment out the
cdrom entry in /etc/apt/sources.list afterwards.]

2. It's software RAID unless you have an optional RAID card. That should
be fine with Linux mdraid. If you've the optional card - it's an LSI ???

3. BMC ??? - I note that it says that that might need third party software.
If you're not planning remote KVM access who cares.

https://i.dell.com/sites/csdocuments/Shared-Content_data-Sheets_Documents/en/Dell_PowerEdge_C6220_II_Technical_Guide.pdf

was where I got my info from. If you're planning to have it under your desk
because you got it cheaply - the fans will howl - that's the problem with
small fans and high air throughput.

I've only dealt briefly with Dells in a data centre but there's no obvious
reason why Debin shouldn't support this completely.

All the very best, as ever,

Andy Cater

3. If

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