HPE MR408i-o Gen11 - JBOD drives are not recognized as SAS in Windows Server 2022 Datacen

[TestBox1210]

Hello all,

I have HPE MR408i-o Gen11 (driver version 7.716.02.00 , firmware version : 52.26.3-5487). I have 6 SSD drives are configured in JBOD pool. and 1 array RAID1 for OS system ( Server 2022). Windows Server 2022 did not see/recognize these JBOD disks. It marks them as RAID (Bus Type). How can I fix this error in MR controller or Windows OS ? ( I need it shown as SAS for setup S2D in Windows Server 2022). Thanks!

PS C:\Windows\system32> Get-PhysicalDisk | Select-Object FriendlyName, MediaType, BusType

FriendlyName MediaType BusType
------------ --------- -------
HPE ***          SSD RAID
HPE ***           SSD RAID
HPE ***           SSD RAID
HPE ***          SSD RAID
HPE ***           SSD RAID
HPE ***           SSD RAID

[rabindra11sharm]

HI  TestBox1210

Sorry for delay in responce. YUou can install HPE MRSA Storage Administrator  to your Windows server OS. from here you can find your JBOD disk and make all the disk as RAID 5. Please go through the document HPE MR Storage Administrator User Guide for detail information steps. for any more quarry you can reach us any time.

Hope, I could provide you with clear and helpful instructions. If you have any more questions or need further assistance, don't hesitate to ask. I'm here to help! Have a great day!!

[Moderator edit: updated the link. You may also refer to https://support.hpe.com/]

[BPSingh]

Greetings!

Please ensure the controller driver and firmware are running on the latest revision. 

It is also recommended that the OS drives are connected to one controller and the S2D data drives are connected to another. This is recommended when using S2D on any Windows Server OS including 2016, 2019 ,2022 and Azure Stack HCI.

[support_s]

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[vangoro]

@TestBox1210 

did you ever get this sorted? I'm seeing the exact same issue with HPE MR408i-o Gen11 on Windows Server 2025

[Mr_Techie]

@vangoro 

Good Day. 

Have you tried the above mentioned troubleshooting steps? I not, can you go through 

[rabindra11sharm]

Dear  TestBox1210 and vangoro

Please go through the below youtube video link to create RAID5 in MR storage controller step by step.

How to configure RAID 5 with Mega Raid Controller HPE G11 server

Hope, I could provide you with clear and helpful instructions. If you have any more questions or need further assistance, don't hesitate to ask. I'm here to help!

Have a great day!!

[vangoro]

@Mr_Techie 

I have updated the firmware to the latest, but am unable to find an installer for the server 2025 for the latest driver and the installer for 2022 will not run on 2025.

Firmware

HPE MR408i-o Gen11 52.28.3-5681 OCP 3.0 Slot 14

Driver

megasas35i.sys 7.717.2.0 megasas raid controller driver for windows

@rabindra11sharm - thanks for your post and attempt to help, but create a RAID is the exact oposite of what i am attempting to do. I need the disks to be individually available to Windows to be able to create a storage spaces direct cluster

The screenshot below shows the drives as detected by Windows (RAID bustype) and the controller config. I am assuming the issue is the controller being in RAID personality mode. I think i need to switch it to another mode.

[Moderator edit: Erased the confidential info.]