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  sme
 
  sme
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*Install on i586 system (only for old cpu like k6, via, PII etc)
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*Set raid type
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smei586
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sme raid=[none,0,1,5,6]
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*Installation hangs and the last screen shown is "Welcome to SME Server".
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*Set number of spares, In case you have 3 or more hard disks in your server and don't want to have a spare disk
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  sme ide=nodma
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  sme spares=[0-(disks-2)]
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*Installation errors when disks previously used with fake raid.
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*Set drive type
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  sme ide=nodmraid
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  sme drives=[hda,sda,xvda,...]
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*Install on IBM IntelliStation M Pro stalls
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*To install SME without software RAID, eg MB with fake raid or with 'Config Disk' issue [[bugzilla:5850]]
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sme acpi=off
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  sme raid=0
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*Intel DG965 Motherboards will not install (G33xx)
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sme pci=nommconf acpi=off all-generic-ide
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*SATA Driver installation error
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sme acpi=off
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*To install SME without software RAID type
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sme noraid
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*Asus P5W DH DELUXE with fake raid or with 'Config Disk' issue [[bugzilla:5850]]
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  sme noraid
      
*To install SME without a logical volume manager type
 
*To install SME without a logical volume manager type
 
  sme nolvm
 
  sme nolvm
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*If you are sure you want only RAID 1 you can force the installer to do so by typing
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sme raid1
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*In case you have 3 or more hard disks in your server and don't want to have a spare disk you can type
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sme nospare
      
*If you want to have /, /tmp, /var, /home/e-smith/files and swap on separate partitions type
 
*If you want to have /, /tmp, /var, /home/e-smith/files and swap on separate partitions type
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*If you have a driver disk type
 
*If you have a driver disk type
 
  sme dd
 
  sme dd
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*Installation hangs and the last screen shown is "Welcome to SME Server".
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sme ide=nodma
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*Installation errors when disks previously used with fake raid.
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sme ide=nodmraid
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*SATA Driver installation error, eg IBM IntelliStation M Pro stalls
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sme acpi=off
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*Intel DG965 Motherboards (G33xx)
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sme pci=nommconf acpi=off all-generic-ide
    
*To enable the [[Booting#Rescue_Mode_Help|rescue mode]] type
 
*To enable the [[Booting#Rescue_Mode_Help|rescue mode]] type
 
  sme rescue
 
  sme rescue
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=====SME 8=====
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=====Notes=====
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Here is a summary of what has changed:
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- There is no longer a noraid boot option
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- New boot option raid=[none,0,1,5,6]
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- There is no longer a nospare boot option.
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- New boot option spares=[0-(disks-2)]
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- New boot option drives=[hda,sda,xvda,...]
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The installer without anything being passed should behave identically for disks
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< 10 with the exception that it won't include any device that is housed on a
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drive that needs the usb-storage or spb2 module.
   
   
 
   
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If you want to include drives that are on USB or firewire you must use the
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The installer without anything being passed should behave identically for disks
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drives= option and specify all drives (not just the usb/firewire drives) that
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< 10 with the exception that it won't include any device that is housed on a
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you want to use.  
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drive that needs the usb-storage or spb2 module.
 
   
 
   
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If you don't want to use raid at all specify raid=0 or raid=none (they are
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If you want to include drives that are on USB or firewire you must use the
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identical, 0 means none).
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drives= option and specify all drives (not just the usb/firewire drives) that
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you want to use.  
 
   
 
   
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If you don't want a spare you should use the spares= option and specify a value
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If you don't want to use raid at all specify raid=0 or raid=none (they are
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of 0.  By default 1 spare will be added for disks > 3.  Another spare drive
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identical, 0 means none).
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will be added for every additional 7 drives you add (10, 17, ...).
   
   
 
   
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If you specify a raid level but don't have enough drives it will fall back to
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If you don't want a spare you should use the spares= option and specify a value
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  the next highest raid level (ex. 5 drives, 2 spares, raid 6 will fail back to
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of 0. By default 1 spare will be added for disks > 3. Another spare drive
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raid 5 as 5-2=3 useable drives).
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will be added for every additional 7 drives you add (10, 17, ...).
 
   
 
   
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This will need extensive testing before 8.0 goes final.  There are lots of
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If you specify a raid level but don't have enough drives it will fall back to
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possibilities and combinations. It should allow those with a control complex
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the next highest raid level (ex. 5 drives, 2 spares, raid 6 will fail back to
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to setup their raid/space the way they want to.
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raid 5 as 5-2=3 useable drives).
    
====General Boot Help====
 
====General Boot Help====
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