topic Re: Issues installing SAS Expander card on ML350 G6 in ProLiant Servers (ML,DL,SL)

Issues installing SAS Expander card on ML350 G6

Chris.Armstrong — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 23:51:15 GMT

So here is what I am working with

ML 350 G6, it has 8 SFF HD's in standard bay. I want to add an addtional 4 drives with the optional SFF bay. I have installed this cage and purchased the SAS Expander card Product No# 468406-B21 for the Smart Array p410i onboard raid controller. I installed this in slot 2 per the HP guide. The green LED is lit. I connect my backplace to ports 2-3 and boot into the RAID BIOS and it see's no drives. I check the PCI slots in the ProLiant BIOS and it doesn't show the SAS expander card in any of the PCI slots (not sure if it should)

I called HP India (I was so excited!!) and after 1.5hrs of talking to someone who was reading the same manuals I was they decided to send me a replacement card. I didnt think the card was an issue but it was really late so I just accepted the offer.

New card arrives, same **bleep** thing! I highly doubt I have two bad cards. I have two ML 350 G6's and both don't show the card.

I have some questions maybe someone can help me with, because HP's support couldn't answer anything (basically useless)

1. Should this card show as occupying a PCI slot in the ProLiant BIOS

2. Is this thing plug-n-play? Do I need to enable/configure anything for this expander card to be recongized? (I am dumbfounded how HP support couldn't answer this one)

Any help would be truly appreciated, this has been quite the headache!

Thanks!!

Re: Issues installing SAS Expander card on ML350 G6

PGTRI — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 07:21:30 GMT

hi,

Do you have a cache module for the controller, because the SAS expander can not work w/o it.

Thanks

regards,

Re: Issues installing SAS Expander card on ML350 G6

Chris.Armstrong — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 07:31:51 GMT

I am 99% sure I do in both servers, how could I check?

Re: Issues installing SAS Expander card on ML350 G6

PGTRI — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 07:34:41 GMT

hi,

You can check it in ACU.

Please check the FW of the controller also.

Thanks

regards,

Re: Issues installing SAS Expander card on ML350 G6

Chris.Armstrong — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 07:34:38 GMT

This box has ESXi 5.1 installed on it, any other way?

Re: Issues installing SAS Expander card on ML350 G6

PGTRI — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 07:44:17 GMT

hi,

hmmm..., check in the vSphere client, but i'm not sure if you can find the info there.

The other way is to create an ACU report. You can check here how to do that:

http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/ESXi/ADU-report-on-ESXi/m-p/5760631#M667

Thanks

regards

Re: Issues installing SAS Expander card on ML350 G6

PGTRI — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 08:48:58 GMT

hi,

I sent you a private message with the correct sas expander cabling. Please check if you have the same cabling.

Thansk

regards,

Re: Issues installing SAS Expander card on ML350 G6

PGTRI — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 06:46:02 GMT

hi,

Have You solved your issue?

Thanks

regards,

Re: Issues installing SAS Expander card on ML350 G6

Chris.Armstrong — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 01:44:49 GMT

I just did thank you!! You should post the picture you sent me for others to see in the future.

Re: Issues installing SAS Expander card on ML350 G6

KITKIT — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 13:22:48 GMT

Hi Guys,

Got the same problem, care to share the solution ? :)

Kind Regards

Bjarne

Re: Issues installing SAS Expander card on ML350 G6

Chris.Armstrong — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 17:22:08 GMT

I just checked and I do not have the image in my inbox anymore :( possibly PGTRI could send it to you? May want to PM him

The card is labeled where the ports need to go I think two go to the motherboard and then the back planes connect to the card. Its been awhile and I dont have access to this server anymore because its in a remote location.