topic Re: HP Proliant server in Disk Enclosures

HP Proliant server

Dave Clarke_4 — Thu, 05 May 2005 12:21:33 GMT

Hello

I have the above model of server, with windows server 2000 freshly installed. There are 3 146Gb SCSI drives attached. Yet after windows has completed the initial install only 4Gb appear on the system. On reboot I am gettin the message "No SCSI boot devises present/detected". I am kinda new at the server end of things as you can probably guess. So the bios set-up is a mystery to me. Can anyone shed any light on how i may be able to get the system to recognise its full hard drive capacity??????

Many thanks
Dave

Re: HP Proliant server

Andrzej Kowalik — Thu, 05 May 2005 13:36:28 GMT

Hi,
What kind of server (model) do you have and what array controller?
regards,
Andrzej

Re: HP Proliant server

Dave Clarke_4 — Fri, 06 May 2005 04:03:47 GMT

It is a HP Proliant ML370 server and a Raid 5 Array controller i think

Re: HP Proliant server

Andrzej Kowalik — Fri, 06 May 2005 04:16:00 GMT

Wich generation server (ML370G?), which array controller type, did you use Smart Start CD - which version?

Re: HP Proliant server

Dave Clarke_4 — Fri, 06 May 2005 04:20:37 GMT

It is a

ML370 G3 T03 (TOWER) Server
Compaq SMART ARRAY 641 PCI-X Controller Array
And yes it was version 7.10 of Smart Start

Re: HP Proliant server

Andrzej Kowalik — Fri, 06 May 2005 04:32:57 GMT

Did you install in such manner:
1. Start from SmsrtStart
2. Than go to ACU and configure aray/logical disk(s)
3. Install OS via SnartStart setup?

Re: HP Proliant server

Dave Clarke_4 — Fri, 06 May 2005 04:38:40 GMT

Yes i started from start smart...

ACU?

and yes chose the OS from start smart cd and then inserted the OS install disk...

Its the ACU step I aint to sure about..

In the boot up you can assign the disks to a partion and then set the array, etc.. is that what you mean? if so yes we did that, select all the three drives, raid 5

Re: HP Proliant server

Stephen Kebbell — Fri, 06 May 2005 05:28:13 GMT

Hi Dave,

what do you see in Windows Disk Management? Can you post a screenshot?
You can also run ACU from Windows. Start -> Programs -> HP System Tools -> HP Array Configuration Utility

Regards,
Stephen

Re: HP Proliant server

Manuel_53 — Fri, 06 May 2005 09:55:07 GMT

When you install a smart array card in a Proliant ML system, you must change the boot card secuence.

By default tha boot card is the scsi card, get inside to the options of that card (scsi card) and change this option.

1.- you must ignite the proliant, when it shows the option of enter to "cmos" of the card scsi you must enter (dont remember, but I believe that is ctrl-c or something else, the option its show to get in)
2.- When you see the options inside the cmos of the scsi card, you must choose to change de boot card to the smart array controller, and its all.

Reboot the system and then configure whith de smart start CD your system.

i hope this small indications help you.!

Re: HP Proliant server

Dave Clarke_4 — Fri, 06 May 2005 09:55:58 GMT

I went into Start -> Programs -> HP System Tools -> HP Array Configuration Utility

and it sees the Logical drive i want, but.. thats the only place i can see it.. In My computer it still only chows a 4Gb Hard Drive...

Re: HP Proliant server

Andrzej Kowalik — Fri, 06 May 2005 11:21:04 GMT

Dave,
If you have W2k/W2K3 and you don't want to reinstall OS you can use diskpart.exe (is free of charge) to extend windows partition.
I think its happened because you install system via SmartStart just clicking "next", "next",..., "finish".
Default settings for some MS OS/Proliant/controllers is setting primary system partition to 4GB (this came from NT4).
Using diskpart is possible if you extend logical disk fromarray controller (with ACU), or had it created and can see it in disk manager (after your 4GB partrition).
regards,
Andrzej