[NTLUG:Discuss] Discovering new device names

[Leroy Tennison]

Richard Witt wrote:
> * Leroy Tennison <leroy_tennison at prodigy.net> [2007-03-02 00:09]:
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>> I have a machine (Compaq/HP DL380 G3 probably - forgot to check) with a 
>> RAID controller (SmartArray 6400, six disks, RAID 5, no spare, one 
>> logical drive) which contains two NTFS partitions.  Booting Knoppix from 
>> CD, cciss module is loaded but no partitions are mounted.  From Googling 
>> it appears that this is the driver for the controller.
>>
>> Question:
>>
>> How do I determine which device names might be assigned to these two 
>> partitions (assuming the cciss module is correct and able to see the 
>> partitions on the RAID controller) so that I can mount them?  Any other 
>> troubleshooting steps would be appreciated.
>>     
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> They should be /dev/cciss/c0d0pX where X is the partition number. Thats
> what all our hp servers here at work show. 
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Thanks for the reply.  Unfortunately, there's no /dev/cciss period.  
Looks like I'm going to have to make nodes.  As I've done my research 
this has become a "peel the onion" exercise.  I've got some other things 
to try at this point.  If they work out I'll post my "findings" should 
anyone else have a use for them.  Otherwise I may be back with "confused 
at a higher level" questions.