HP DL380 G6 - how to setup with no operating system for storage

[krandall]

i have a 2nd hp dl380 g6, the 1st is setup and running with windows server, i want the 2nd to be a storage, i have it ready with 16 x 900gb hdd, how do i set it up to show in windows server as a 2nd just for storage,

thanks in advance

[AmRa]

You can only achieve this by Mapping a network drive of server with 16 x 900Gb HDD on existing working server.  Without OS on another server you cannot implement this configuration.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/map-a-network-drive-in-windows-10-29ce55d1-34e3-a7e2-4801-131475f9557d

[kira12]

Hello,

if you need the 2nd as Network Storage just watch FreeNAS. Very simple to handle and run perfect. The Only think you should change your HDD Controller to a simple HBA...

best regards  ré

[krandall]

thank you for the reply, i will have a look into FreeNAS, any ideas on how to configer the 2nd to boot via network or something without putting an OS on any harddrive.

regards

[sudhirsingh]

Hi,

San boot will be the ideal solution but that will cost you extra if you don't have an external storage.

Regards,

Sudhir

[krandall]

Not having much luck, surly there is a simple way to setup the server to boot to network so it shows up in Windows server then I can map the drives and do what I want with them.

[kira12]

Hi,

the Server support netboot via pxe, some NICs supports also iScsi. All Unixlike OS can boot via Network. For pxe you need a Computer with TFTP and the netbootimage of the OS for your 2. Server.

best regards ré