Compaq SCSI drive array missing

[Shibumi]

I have a Compaq Proliant 1500R with a NCR SCSI adapter that has 2 Drive arrays connected to it. I am running Mandrake 7.2 and it installed without any problems but I cannot find any way to access the second drive array. It doesn't show up in HardDrake or DiskDrake the partitioning utility. Is there a command I have to pass to get the other array noticed or is there any other setup I need to do. Any help would be appreciated.

[James Bond]

Ok, not sure how much you know about scsi, but, let's start from the beginning. #1 - make sure that the drive has power, is plugged in and that the termination and scsi id are correct. To find out what the jumper settings have to be, check the manual or website for the disks.

#2 - assuming that this is all correct already, the fact that the first drive is working says that the card is functioning. type at the command line
cd /proc/scsi
do an ls, you should see 2 items, one is a directory named the same as the kernel module for the scsi adaptor. The second is a file called scsi. If you type

cat scsi

it will print out what drives the module sees, for example, mine is

flint /proc/scsi> cat scsi
Attached devices:
Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00
Vendor: IBM Model: DNES-318350 Rev: SA30
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 03
flint /proc/scsi>

I only have one drive in mine.

If only one drive shows up, then, the module only sees one drive which is why the disk utilities cannot see the other drive.

Another thing you might want to try is to see if the card came with a setup utility (example, I can type ctrl-A during startup to bring up the card settings, but, I have an adaptec).

Post what you have, it will help people who know more about your card or scsi in general help you out.

-JB