topic adding independent drives to server without adding to the Raid Array in ProLiant Servers (ML,DL,SL) https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/adding-independent-drives-to-server-without-adding-to-the-raid/m-p/6889400#M154493 <P>I have a DL180 G6 server with a P140 Smart array controller. I would like to add a couple of drives for storage without adding them to the raid array. I have tried to add them to the server by simply plugging them in the server does not see them. Do i need to preformate them befor installing them? Is it even&nbsp;possible to add the drives?</P> Tue, 16 Aug 2016 20:01:59 GMT Popinator 2016-08-16T20:01:59Z adding independent drives to server without adding to the Raid Array https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/adding-independent-drives-to-server-without-adding-to-the-raid/m-p/6889400#M154493 <P>I have a DL180 G6 server with a P140 Smart array controller. I would like to add a couple of drives for storage without adding them to the raid array. I have tried to add them to the server by simply plugging them in the server does not see them. Do i need to preformate them befor installing them? Is it even&nbsp;possible to add the drives?</P> Tue, 16 Aug 2016 20:01:59 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/adding-independent-drives-to-server-without-adding-to-the-raid/m-p/6889400#M154493 Popinator 2016-08-16T20:01:59Z Re: adding independent drives to server without adding to the Raid Array https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/adding-independent-drives-to-server-without-adding-to-the-raid/m-p/6889430#M154494 <P>You have to add them to the controller.&nbsp; You can create a new array, or a couple of arrays with just one disk each using RAID 0</P> Tue, 16 Aug 2016 21:13:05 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/adding-independent-drives-to-server-without-adding-to-the-raid/m-p/6889430#M154494 Jimmy Vance 2016-08-16T21:13:05Z Re: adding independent drives to server without adding to the Raid Array https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/adding-independent-drives-to-server-without-adding-to-the-raid/m-p/6889444#M154495 <P>Thank you for your assistance.</P> Tue, 16 Aug 2016 21:30:31 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/adding-independent-drives-to-server-without-adding-to-the-raid/m-p/6889444#M154495 Popinator 2016-08-16T21:30:31Z