topic Re: Configure RAID 1 in Disk Enclosures

Configure RAID 1

YZ — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 13:08:17 GMT

I have a box HP Proliant DL 360 G3. There are 2 SCSI disks installed on it. When I ran Array Configuration Utility 7.80.6.0, it only showed RAID 0. How can I configure RAID 1 (mirror)? I perfer hardware raid if possible. Thanks. Ian

Re: Configure RAID 1

KarloChacon — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 16:44:43 GMT

hi YZ

do you have 5i Controller?

what do you get if you try making the RAID level during POST pressing F8 when the controller shows up?

same result just Raid 0?

regards

Re: Configure RAID 1

YZ — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 09:44:46 GMT

Yes, I have 5i Controller.

When F8, there are only 3 options:

1. Create logical drive
2. View logical drive
3. Delete logical drive.

When select option 2, the controller shows 2 Logical drives RAID 0 in there.

Re: Configure RAID 1

KarloChacon — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 09:55:34 GMT

hi

well delete the existing one and try creating again to check if get RAID 1 option

that is a weird stuff

- just in case update the firmware
http://h18023.www1.hp.com/support/files/server/us/download/27783.html

- reseat HDDs

regards

Re: Configure RAID 1

YZ — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 10:35:03 GMT

Do you mean to delete both drives? If I delete one of them, the Windows OS installed will be gone?

Re: Configure RAID 1

KarloChacon — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 10:57:21 GMT

hi

ok ok now things are clearer I thought you were creating the RAID 1 during a fresh installation

so what you want to do is called migration RAID 0 -> RAID 1

do you get that option on ACU? migrate?
Migrate a logical drive

follow the steps here how to do it, page 25
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00294139/c00294139.pdf

regards

Re: Configure RAID 1

YZ — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 11:16:53 GMT

Yes, migration RAID 0 -> RAID 1 is what I need but in ACU, I only has RAID 0.