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‎07-29-2015 03:55 AM

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Hi all,

 

I'm not sure If I post this message in correct topic of this forum, if not, I'm sorry.

 

I've an HP MicroServer Gen8 and I'm very happy with. But for security reasons I want to mirrored the two drives to RAID1.

It's for me along time ago to configuring RAID and I forget things quickly. I use this server for private and office use.

 

I have two hard drive froms 500GB (I bought a new second disk). I saw that the HP Dynamic Smart Array was not enabled in the first boot sequence when I start the server. So I go to BIOS for setup. I followed this vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSQWJCbvpAA (from HP, the uploader is someone else btw)

 

When I was in the BIOS I go to:

1 System options

2 SATA Controller Options

3 And then Embbed SATA configution

4 I get an warning message pop-up, when I want to enable and I press on enter (I followed exactly the tutorial on youtube)

5 Enable Dynamic HP Smart Array B120i RAID Support -> I press on enter

6 Then I go to Advanced Options and press on Advanced System ROM Options and I enable the Virtual Install Disk

7 I go look back on System Options if I see now that the Dynamic HP Smart Array B120i RAID Support is enabled, but I didn't see it.

 

Small info: I see under PCI Device enable/disable that the Dynamic HP Smart Array is enabled. But Why I cant see it under System Options?

 

In the video is ROM - BASED Setup utility, Version 3.00

Copyright 1982, 2012 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.

And in this server is :

ROM - BASED Setup utility, Version 3.00

Copyright 1982, 2014 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.

 

Maybe it's changed. I don't know.

 

I'm stuck. Missed I an feature that I need to enable in the Bios setting? I'm known well in BIOS. But the RAID configuration is a bit drained away...

Can anyone help me further?

 

Thanks in advance!

 

Sincerly,

Blusion.

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‎07-29-2015 07:08 AM

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Hi:

 

You may also want to post your question on the HP Enterprise Business Community Support Forum -- Proliant Servers section.

 

http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/ProLiant/ct-p/proliant

 

 

‎07-30-2015 06:19 AM

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Hi,

 

Thanks!

I will post my message also there.

 

Have a nice day!

 

Sincerley,

Blusion.

‎07-30-2015 07:32 AM

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You're very welcome.

 

You have a nice day too!

‎08-09-2016 03:28 AM

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Good day Blusion. Could you possibly send me a link where you reposted this message and resolved your problem?

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