New-HPESALogicalDrive - DataDrive attribute does not processes the variable value

[sahilmutha]

I am using the New-HPESALogicalDrive to create the Logical Drive in DL360. As per the syntax for -DataDrive, I am using double dimension array for it. But it is not able to create the logical drive. Below is my code snippet.

$SA_PhysicalDrives = (Get-HPESAPhysicalDrive -Connection $Connect_SA -ControllerLocation $SA_ControllerLocation).PhysicalDrive.Location
$DrivesToBeAttached = @($SA_PhysicalDrives[0..($NoOfPhysicalDrives-1)]) # I am doing this, since $NoOfPhysicalDrives is a user input.
New-HPESALogicalDrive -Connection $Connect_SA -LogicalDriveName $LogicalDriveName -ControllerLocation $SA_ControllerLocation -Raid $RAID -DataDrive @(,$DrivesToBeAttached)

After running the command like this, when I do Get-HPESALogicalDrive, I get the output like below. Also after reboot of the server, the drive is deleted automatically.

ControllerLocation : Slot 0
ControllerModel    : HPE Smart Array P408i-a SR Gen10
LogicalDriveName   : VMware Boot Volume
Raid               : Raid1
DataDrive          : {<Objs Version="1.1.0.1" 
                     xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/powershell/2004/04">
                       <S>1I:1:1</S>
                     </Objs>, <Objs Version="1.1.0.1" 
                     xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/powershell/2004/04">
                       <S>1I:1:2</S>
                     </Objs>}
SpareDrive         : {}

But, when I run it without having a variable, it gives a proper output.

New-HPESALogicalDrive -Connection $Connect_SA -LogicalDriveName $LogicalDriveName -ControllerLocation $SA_ControllerLocation -Raid $RAID -DataDrive @(,@("1I:1:1","1I:1:2"))

Output:

ControllerLocation : Slot 0
ControllerModel    : HPE Smart Array P408i-a SR Gen10
LogicalDriveName   : VMware Boot Volume
Raid               : Raid1
DataDrive          : {1I:1:1, 1I:1:2}
SpareDrive         : {}

[Bunsol]

Try creating array and logical drive from the SSA GUI(You can try online or offline method) and check if the array dissapears after a reboot or not.  This will help isolate the issue.

Make suure that the firmware and driver of the controller are updated to the latest