ML 110 SCSI RAID URGENT PLEASE PLEASE

[rogerp_1]

Can somone please help, i have tried speaking to the HP Support but not getting anywhere with my issue.

One of my Clients has the following server :

ML110 G2
ML110 SCSI Raid Controller P/N 355671-B21
4 x 36.4Gb Ultra 320 SCSI Hard drives 15K RPM

The server is configured in RAID 5

In device manager we see the raid card as :
Adaptec Scsi Raid 2120s.

The server works fine.

However, there is no way of checking/managing the raid systems withing windows, there is no way of seeing if a drive is dead or alive, you can even see the lights on the front of the server.

I have checked the HP site to see if there is any sought of managemnt s/w and there is not, however there is for the SATA version.

Surly there is some sort of windows s/w available to see whats going on with the array.

How about downloaing and installing the Adaptec Storage s/w from the Adaptec site? would this blow my server ?

Some please help, my client is not to impressed ?

Thanks

[raadek]

Hi,

It looks like this guy had similar problem:
http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1033799

I don't think you should be afraid of installing Adpatec software - they are serious folks.

Rgds.

[rogerp_1]

Cheers,

Thanks for that.

As its a live server i wanted to know if anyone had found a salution/tried the adaptec s/w

[nurascorpio]

Hi Roger,

This is the link for 2120s Chipset on the adapter:

http://h18000.www1.hp.com/support/files/server/us/download/23531.html

Install tyhis, Ctrl + A during POST takes you to Adaptec Raid Configuration Utility where the RAID can be configured.

Regards

[rogerp_1]

Hi mate,

that link take you to the SATA mgnt software.

are you saying this s/w will manage the SCSI adpatec card too ?

[nurascorpio]

Thats right it does manage the SCSI adaptec card too.

At the BIOS prompt, press Ctrl+A
From the ARC menu, select Array Configuration Utility.
From the ACU menu, select Manage Arrays

This S/W does work within windows also.

[rogerp_1]

Great News.

Thanks for this information.

I've been trying to find out how to manage the array in windows for ages. I know the BIOS level version but this is pritty useless as i cant ask the end user to access this. The windows version will make out life a whole lot easier.

Thanks again.

I'll get it installed this afternoon.