Big DBA Head!

Yesterday I reinstalled ubuntu on my linux server here at home. Interesting stuff, ran into all kinds of problems using gutsy with vmware. Followed the standard vmware install procedures for ubuntu ( run the installer, stop before the config and run the vmware_any_any_113/runme.pl script )Everything appeared to go fine with few problems ( I did hit some minor issues ).

Here are some helpful links:

http://www.howtoforge.com/ubuntu_feisty_fawn_vmware_server_howto

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/VMware/Server/AMD64

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=337040

The problem came when I started playing with some appliances I know work. The system would seize up and literally die. No issues in any of the system logs, no way to ssh into the server, etc. mouse and keyboard function where screwy, etc. I tried older gutsy kernels, newer ones, etc. None of them had any effect. I was beginning to wonder if it was my new hardware I just purchased a quad core intel with a new motherboard. I decided since their was not a lot to lose to try fiesty, which I have working on my laptop.

Wammo! everything is working wonderfully. I guess that why gutsy is not ready for production yet:)

Anyways, got the new server up and running. used mdadm to configure two raptor 10K sata drives in a raid 1 configuration. Pretty good performance coming out of them hdparm -t shows 135MB/s… which I am happy about, I will through bonnie++ up later to benchmark them.

just for reference here is the command to setup a new array:



mdadm –create –verbose /dev/md0 –level=1 –raid-devices=2 /dev/sda1 /dev/sdb1

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