Clonezilla / Discussion / Help: cciss Raid-harddisks "Choose local disk"

zool1 - 2009-04-08

Hello!

I tried to backup the local cciss-Raid to an external harddisk.
Booting or selcting the external USB-HD was no problem, even the firebchannel-card and the RAID were recognized.

But in the "Choose local disk" only the /dev/sda - /dev/sdz harddisk appear,
not a single /dev/cciss/c0d0pX-Disk or the other fiberechannel-disks (sdaa-sdaj) where listed.

I tried to manuelly link the devices:
"sudo /opt/drlb/sbin/create-cciss-mapping /dev/hda"
The device is then sucsessfully linkted to /dev:
"c0d0 -> /dev/cciss/c0d0"
"1 -> /dev/cciss/c0d0p1"
"2 -> /dev/cciss/c0d0p2"
"3 -> /dev/cciss/c0d0p3"
but the "Choose local disk"-dialoge does not change.

How could I bring the dialoge to show me all disks, or is there a way to write the source-device Name manuelly ( /dev/cciss/c0d0 )?

Sincerely
Ralph

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- zool1 - 2009-04-08
  
  I used clonezilla-live-1.2.1-53 on an Proliant BL460c G1.
  Thankes
  Ralph
  
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  - Steven Shiau - 2009-04-09
    
    Ralph,
    You do not have to manually run /opt/drbl/sbin/create-cciss-mapping. Just boot clonezilla live, and when it asks for the disk you want to save, the mapping will be done automatically.
    You can switch to 2nd console by "ctrl-alt-F2", and run:
    ls -alFh /dev/sd*
    and you will see which one is a linked device to cciss device.
    Then you can press "ctrl-alt-F1" to continue clonezilla.
    
    Lef me know if you have problem there.
    
    Steven.
    
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    - zool1 - 2009-04-09
      
      Hello Steven,
      thanks for that answer, I have dried that allready.
      
      The Problem is the linked device is not listed, because the "display" is limmted to sda-sdz.
      
      The linked device name is: /dev/c0d0, and /dev/1-3 for the partions and even the other Harddisks sdaa-sdaj wher not shown.
      
      Ralph
      
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      - Steven Shiau - 2009-04-09
        
        Could you please show me the results:
        ls -alFh /dev/[hs]d*
        
        Steven.
        
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        zool1 - 2009-04-09
        
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        Steven Shiau - 2009-04-09
        
        zool1,
        Please email me at <steven _at_ nchc org tw>.
        
        Steven.
        
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- zool1 - 2009-04-09
  
  Sorry for the doubblepost, the mighty browser refresh button striked back.
  
  The output of ls -alFh /dev/[hs]d*
  brw-rw---- 1 root disk    8,   0 2009-04-09 15:14 /dev/sda
  brw-rw---- 1 root disk   65, 160 2009-04-09 15:14 /dev/sdaa
  brw-rw---- 1 root disk   65, 176 2009-04-09 15:15 /dev/sdab
  brw-rw---- 1 root disk   65, 192 2009-04-09 15:15 /dev/sdac
  brw-rw---- 1 root disk   65, 208 2009-04-09 15:15 /dev/sdad
  brw-rw---- 1 root disk   65, 224 2009-04-09 15:15 /dev/sdae
  brw-rw---- 1 root disk   65, 240 2009-04-09 15:15 /dev/sdaf
  brw-rw---- 1 root disk   66,   0 2009-04-09 15:15 /dev/sdag
  brw-rw---- 1 root disk   66, 16 2009-04-09 15:15 /dev/sdah
  brw-rw---- 1 root disk   66, 32 2009-04-09 15:15 /dev/sdai
  brw-rw---- 1 root disk   66, 48 2009-04-09 15:15 /dev/sdaj
  brw-rw---- 1 root disk   66, 64 2009-04-09 15:15 /dev/sdak
  brw-rw---- 1 root disk    8, 16 2009-04-09 15:14 /dev/sdb
  brw-rw---- 1 root disk    8, 32 2009-04-09 15:14 /dev/sdc
  brw-rw---- 1 root disk    8, 48 2009-04-09 15:14 /dev/sdd
  brw-rw---- 1 root disk    8, 64 2009-04-09 15:14 /dev/sde
  brw-rw---- 1 root disk    8, 80 2009-04-09 15:14 /dev/sdf
  brw-rw---- 1 root disk    8, 96 2009-04-09 15:14 /dev/sdg
  brw-rw---- 1 root disk    8, 112 2009-04-09 15:14 /dev/sdh
  brw-rw---- 1 root disk    8, 128 2009-04-09 15:14 /dev/sdi
  brw-rw---- 1 root disk    8, 144 2009-04-09 15:14 /dev/sdj
  brw-rw---- 1 root disk    8, 160 2009-04-09 15:14 /dev/sdk
  brw-rw---- 1 root disk    8, 176 2009-04-09 15:14 /dev/sdl
  brw-rw---- 1 root disk    8, 192 2009-04-09 15:14 /dev/sdm
  brw-rw---- 1 root disk    8, 208 2009-04-09 15:14 /dev/sdn
  brw-rw---- 1 root disk    8, 224 2009-04-09 15:14 /dev/sdo
  brw-rw---- 1 root disk    8, 240 2009-04-09 15:14 /dev/sdp
  brw-rw---- 1 root disk   65,   0 2009-04-09 15:14 /dev/sdq
  brw-rw---- 1 root disk   65, 16 2009-04-09 15:14 /dev/sdr
  brw-rw---- 1 root floppy 65, 32 2009-04-09 15:14 /dev/sds
  brw-rw---- 1 root floppy 65, 33 2009-04-09 15:14 /dev/sds1
  brw-rw---- 1 root disk   65, 48 2009-04-09 15:14 /dev/sdt
  brw-rw---- 1 root disk   65, 64 2009-04-09 15:14 /dev/sdu
  brw-rw---- 1 root disk   65, 80 2009-04-09 15:14 /dev/sdv
  brw-rw---- 1 root disk   65, 96 2009-04-09 15:14 /dev/sdw
  brw-rw---- 1 root disk   65, 112 2009-04-09 15:14 /dev/sdx
  brw-rw---- 1 root disk   65, 128 2009-04-09 15:14 /dev/sdy
  brw-rw---- 1 root disk   65, 144 2009-04-09 15:14 /dev/sdz
  
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- zool1 - 2009-04-09
  
  Thats my external usb-hd, its not a floppy, but it works.
  brw-rw---- 1 root floppy 65, 32 2009-04-09 15:14 /dev/sds
  brw-rw---- 1 root floppy 65, 33 2009-04-09 15:14 /dev/sds1
  The external-cdrom:
  lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root           4 2009-04-09 15:14 /dev/cdrom -> scd0
  lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root           4 2009-04-09 15:14 /dev/cdrw -> scd0
  lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root           4 2009-04-09 15:14 /dev/dvd -> scd0
  
  And finally the wanted RAID-Harddisk
  lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root          17 2009-04-09 15:16 /dev/1 -> /dev/cciss/c0d0p1
  lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root          17 2009-04-09 15:16 /dev/2 -> /dev/cciss/c0d0p2
  lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root          17 2009-04-09 15:16 /dev/3 -> /dev/cciss/c0d0p3
  lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root          15 2009-04-09 15:16 /dev/c0d0 -> /dev/cciss/c0d0
  
  I think the problem is, that only sda-sdz where listet in under "Choose local disk".
  
  Thanks for your ideas.
  Ralph
  
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  - Steven Shiau - 2009-04-09
    
    Ralph,
    That's weird... you have sda to sdz ?
    Are you running Clonezilla live or Clonezilla SE ?
    
    Steven.
    
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- zool1 - 2009-04-09
  
  Steven,
  thats normal if you clone a server which is attached to a SAN with a fiberchanellcard.
  I run clonezilla Live from the CD.
  
  Ralph.
  
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- zool1 - 2009-05-18
  
  So its true that Clonezilla live only supportes the first 26 SCSI-Disk sda-sdz ?
  
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- zool1 - 2009-05-18
  
  So its true that Clonezilla live only supportes the first 26 SCSI-Disk sda-sdz ?
  
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  - Steven Shiau - 2009-05-18
    
    So far I think so, but it won't be a big issue to extend more.
    
    Steven.
    
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Anonymous - 2010-11-26

I am using clonezilla-live-1.2.6-40-i686, and although this is an older post, currently it is 11-26-2010 and I am having this exact same problem, I can't see the internal disks in order to savedisk. and the are cciss.

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Steven Shiau - 2010-11-29

So you mean you have more than 26 hard drives?

Steven.

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amaxware - 2010-11-29

Yes, this system is SAN attached and has even more than that. As far as OS disks I have only 1 LUN (on a hardware raid cciss partition). The SAN disks are not my concern, but they are taking up the 26 slots. I think from another post that my best option is to run partclone manually from command line. I am looking to find documentation on how to run that.

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Steven Shiau - 2010-12-04

OK.
For how to run partclone manually, you can check this: http://partclone.org/usage.php
Or run:
partclone.$fs -help,
e.g. partclone.ext4 -help

Steven.

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