ml310e gen8 - How do I use SATA Port 6 as the boot drive with the hot-swap cage in AHCI mode?

[Wolfe_MSL]

I have a Proliant ML310e Gen8 server which I plan to use as a fileserver with ZFS.  For ZFS purposes the hot-swap cage is set to AHCI mode instead of RAID.  My OS drive is installed on the spare motherboard SATA port (port 6).

The BIOS only offers a single "Boot from hard drive" option, which appears to always look for a drive by order of SATA ID.  This means the server insists on attempting to boot from the drives in the hot-swap cage, which results in boot errors (there is no MBR on these drives, intentionally).

How do I reconfigure the BIOS to use the drive on SATA port 6 as the primary boot device?

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi:

I recommend you also post your question on the HP Business Support Forum -- ML Servers section.

http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/ProLiant-Servers-ML-DL-SL/bd-p/itrc-264#.UyBokulOW9I

[Wolfe_MSL]

Thanks, I'll do that

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.