Moving RAID 5 HDDs on another Dell-R720 Servers
We have 3 Dell R-720 servers of same specification and same OSTwo server has 8 drives (Server-A and Server-B)2 = 15 K RPM (Configured on RAID 1) for OS6 = 10 K RPM (Configured on RAID 5) for DATAOne...
View ArticleBest way to format a single disk in a PE 2950
Hi,I am trying to recover a RAID array where 1 of the disks failed. I purchased a replacement, but after installing the disk back into the array it just said "unsupported". I spoke to Dell technical...
View ArticleWhat happens during Disk Initialisation?
I'd like to know what "Disk initialisation" actually does from the Dell virtual disk management screen (i.e. the RAID configuration).When I add a physical disk to a logical drive, it gives me the...
View ArticleR910 RAID array statisics not available through iDRAC. How to get them?
I've got an R910 this one:System Information:System Model = PowerEdge R910System Revision = ISystem BIOS Version = 2.2.3Service Tag = 7LH****...
View ArticleConfiguring SSD Drive for OS
Hi everyone,I recently purchased a PE T320 with 4TB HDD. I would like to add a SSD drive and install the OS, but when I attempt to run the installation of Windows, it's unable to see any drives. It's...
View ArticleRAID controller diagnostics
Hello,Could you please advice which tool can we use for diagnostics of RAID controller <PERC H710 mini> on PowerEdge R630?Thanks
View ArticleDell R710 IDRAC 6 express Raid 6 hot swap of problematic disk
Hello,Can you please help me with this.I have a Dell R710IDRAC 6 express andRaid 6 with 4 SAS disks. One of the disks is blinking green/amber/off. Server is in production and there is no way to turn...
View Articlecreate new Integrated Mirror array with adding two new drives onto 2 unused...
Power Edge SC1430 w/ SAS 5IR card. Been running a Raid 1 array with two 250GB drives. Want to set up a second IM array. Plugged two new blank 500GB drives onto the unused cables 2 &3 from the...
View ArticleDELL R910 bad motherboard?
After trying to resolve what I thought was a Disk error I am left with an R910 that will not boot. Subsequent attempts to "drain power" and bring it up have all failed. I am seeing these two errors...
View ArticleSAS Firmware upgrade on 2950 for Fujitsu MBE2147RC gets This Upgrade Package...
I realize this is an older system, but I'm hoping I can get some help. I have a 2950 Gen3 running Windows 2008 R2, and I'm trying to update the firmware on the drives. The drives are all Fujitsu...
View ArticleIndependent Drives
Is it possible to have the OS be able to see all 6 drives independently to create a Software Based RAID? How would i get my SAS6/ir to do that?
View Articles130 rebuild with 2 virtual disks on same disk array
Hi All,I have 6 750gb sata drives in raid 10 with a s130 controller.There is one 100GB virtual disk and one 2TB virtual disk.One of the drives failed, so I replaced with a new drive.I assigned the new...
View ArticleUsable space - different sized Hdisks - Raid1 on H700 controller- Dell T410
Hello guys,I am quite new to dell serversI have h700 raid controller on a Dell T410 server, one 300GB and one 147GB hardisk is configured as raid1.I plan to replace the 147GB Hdisk by a 300GB oneIs...
View ArticlePoweredge R620 H310 LSI StorCLI
Hi.I have a PowerEdge R620 with PERC H310. I'm able to recognize and manage the disks with LSI MegaRAID MegaCLI. If I try LSI StorCLI utility (the replacement for MegaCLI), the disks are not...
View ArticleRAID 10 Poweredge T310
HI,I have a RAID 10 in a Poweredge T310 with a PERC S-100 controller. Server 2088 R2A year ago I changed a drive over and everything went well once I figured out what t do. Since then a second drive...
View Articledell 2900 server create a new vd
all greek to me first time working with a server so don't want to mess it up . it ask for name of vd what is the best to use? sbuu is that the os for it or do I need to install my own?
View ArticleS300 maximum supported drive size
I have an R415 server with a PERC S300 controller that I'm trying to fill up with large hard drives. Before I go out and order a few 4TB SATA drives, I wanted to make sure they'll actually work when...
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Perc 6/i Detecting but Not Adding New Drive to Mirror
hi all,i have a really annoying issue.. with replacing a disc in a PE 1950 - Raid 1 formationpreviously i have simply pulled 1 drive, slapped in another, which has fired off the automated raid rebuild...
View ArticleAdd drive to PERC6/6i virtual disk
I have a server with a PERC6i controller. There are 8 bays in the server. Five of these bays have 450GB drives and 1 large RAID-5 virtual disk has been created. The 450GB drives currently installed...
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