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<p class=MsoNormal>TAC is unable to assist me with this matter.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Using Cisco’s matrices:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoListParagraph><a
href="http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/voicesw/ps6790/ps5748/ps378/product_solution_overview09186a0080107d79.html">http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/voicesw/ps6790/ps5748/ps378/product_solution_overview09186a0080107d79.html</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph><a
href="http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/voicesw/ps6790/ps5748/ps378/prod_brochure0900aecd8062a4f9.html">http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/voicesw/ps6790/ps5748/ps378/prod_brochure0900aecd8062a4f9.html</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph><a
href="http://h20338.www2.hp.com/enterprise/us/en/partners/cisco-server-solutions.html">http://h20338.www2.hp.com/enterprise/us/en/partners/cisco-server-solutions.html</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>I purchased 4 DL 380 G6 (<span class=apple-style-span><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>AX690A)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>494329-B21<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>HP
DL380G6 CTO Chassis<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>492136-L21<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>2.00Ghz
Nehalem E5504 Processor FIO<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>500656-B21<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>HP
2GB 2Rx8 PC3-10600R-9 Kit<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>507125-B21<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>HP
146GB 10K 6G 2.5 SAS DP HDD<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
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font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Install fails at:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>- 7845H3: passed detection validation<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>DL380G6: BIOS UPDATE<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>DL380G6: BIOS SETUP<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>DL380G6: RAID UPDATE<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>DL380G6: RAID SETUP<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Afterwards the installations stops with "Error:
could not configure the default cache settings for" and the only option is
to abort.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText>BIOS and all firmware is updated.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText>Tried install with all volumes deleted from raid.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText>What I’m I missing?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText>Thanks<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Andrew<o:p></o:p></p>
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