PowerEdge 2900 (and 2950) with PERC 5i - extend Raid 5

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• PowerEdge 2900 and 2950 problems

  I need help please! I know my way around the PC, but I'm lost when it comes to servers. Recently, I picked up several servers which I had planned on setting up in my house. They all came without hard drives, I replaced it, and I was planning on installing Ubuntu 14.04.2 but I'm not one of them to boot from the CD drive. I went through the installation program and made sure the boot sequence begins with the CD, but they don't always work. I even hit f11 at startup up and forced to start from the CD but they say always "no found boot device" or something like that. The first is a PowerEdge 2900 Tower and the other is a PowerEdge 2950 rack mounting. I went through the 80 pages of post on the forum here and couldn't find something that helped. Please help because I don't know what else to do.

  Server 2012 integrated controller drivers, but have you configured and initialized the RAID in the CTRL-R utility?

• Battery on the Controller PERC 6 / i integrated Poweredge R900 and 2950.

  Hi, we have this error below Poweredge R900 and Poweredge 2950 for 4 days now, I hope that he will be gone after 7 days (such as by Maximum learning delay)

  Battery on the Controller PERC 6 / i integrated:

  Name battery 0
  Degraded state
  Loan of State capacity
  Learn the State duly
  Next time learn 0 hours
  Learn 7 days 0 hours maximum
  Learn the Auto Mode

  In case the error continues after 7 days, is there any solution to this? or replace the battery if error remains.

  I had been searching for the right part No. battery so that we can order in advance, thank you for giving the battery part No. for Poweredge R900 and 2950 Controller PERC 6 / i integrated.

  Thank you much in advance.

  concerning

  Rais info is stored on the discs should not be a problem

  R900 page 84 support.dell.com/.../XK9460D.pdf

  2950 page 74 support.dell.com/.../hom.pdf

• Dell PowerEdge 2900 - need to use internal drives for RAID

  Hi all

  I am the I.T. guy for small business from my father. I help them on the side.

  They have recently purchased a PowerEdge 2900 server used with 4 internal SCSI drives

  This server also has a Dell SAS 5 / i integrated controller

  I want to install Windows 2008 R2 standard on this server and use it as a file server and a place to host QuickBooks Enterprise.

  The problem, in that I am running is that I can't find in the Bios or anywhere in the server startup utilities where I can configure the 4 internal drives as a RAID 5 array. I want to do this and THEN install the Windows Server operating system. I used the last Build Server utility Dell and also updated all the firmware to the latest versions. The Build Server utility doesn't let me configure the RAID array.  What I'm missing here?

  Thank you very much for your help!

  I upgraded to a PERC 6 / i integrated RAID controller and now problem is solved. Just need a new controller internal RAID.

  Problem is solved!

• ESX 3.5 will recognize additional HDs on PowerEdge 2900 (is not a member of a RAID 1 configuration)?

  Hello gurus/VM-masters

  I am still a novice in the VM world: 3

  The installation program:

  Dell PowerEdge 2900 running VMware ESX Server 3i 3.5.0 build-153875

  Installation of two hard disks in RAID 1

  Only one store of data in RAID1

  The question:

  I have an extra hard drive that I want to add. http://Cheetah 15K.6, SAS (Serial Attached SCSI)

  I was wondering if there where it is possible to add additional hard drive and create a new data store to add new virtual machines on it?

  ESX will recognize it as additional storage?

  Is it bad/mess with existing RAID1 configuration?

  Or is it simple, plug-in HD

  Thank you!

  RAID 0 - a definition of tolerance drive no fault, in this case a single PIN.

  Many raid controllers able technical force you to set the drive as a feature available on the controller, before the operating system can see it, in this case a drive would give a raid 0 LUN set on the controller.

  Your controller will accept it is submitted or you need to take the material down to set it. Sometimes, this feature is available via an interface ILOM (Integrated Light Out Manager) of the server allowing the definition without an outtage.

  http://blog.laspina.ca/

  vExpert 2009

• Initialization of the options in the system dell poweredge r610 with perc 6 / i raid controller

  Hello Sir,

  I have a new question on dell power edge, actually I wanted to know this server works on a raid configuration only and for the purpose of the security of the data, we are able to use a flash drive to object is initialized (os ex: esxi, linux, windows) server as well as data will be SAS and OS record store will be separated into a flash drive?

  Please clear my doubt... Thank you

  Thanks for the reply.

  Yes we do, the real problem is I want to start my server with flash drive, I don't want to use the hard drive for OS, HARD drive for storage and the flash drive for OS.

• Driver problem: Windows Server 2008 R2 on server T110 II with PERC S300 (RAID10)

  I have the Dell PowerEdge T110 II server with PERC S300 RAID card.  I installed 4 hard drives & them set on RAID10 in initial configuration.  The card mother recognizes the PCI-E card, which in turn recognizes readers.

  I pop in the Windows Server 2008 R2 DVD and I start from DVD, but when I get to the part where I have to choose a file location, it appears that he is not a player available.  There is another option to add a driver.  Then I went on the site ( http://tinyurl.com/PercS300driver) downloaded appropriate driver, added to USB & when I get to this screen, I'm trying to add the driver.  However, he said "there is no signed in this folder drivers."

  Does anyone know what I might be missing?

  You are using the wrong driver.  The one you linked to says it's for Server 2008 x 86.  As 2008 R2 64-bit only, there is no way it will work.  Use this driver for 2008 R2 (you must change the drop down menu on site driver downloads / to the correct operating system):

  www.dell.com/.../DriverDetails

  Be sure to run first to extract it, and then put the contents extracted on your CD/DVD/USB for use with the link to load a driver.

• PowerEdge 2900 Perc 6 / i internal Raid Controller

  OK, so I use a server Dell PowerEdge 2900 with a PERC 6 / i integrated RAID controller

  I have configured the RAID array very well, installed Windows 2008 R2 and works fine and dandy

  The only problem I encounter is that, when starting the server (Post), I get a message on the cable SAS B are not connected or misconfigured.  The bottom of the basket on my server, which goes to the internal drives, has only a port where I can plug a cable between the Perc 6 / i.  Where is the 2nd wire supposed to go?  I can't find the second port.

  Thank you

  Hello

  joeyjojo56

  I get a message on the cable SAS B are not connected or misconfigured.  The bottom of the basket on my server, which goes to the internal drives, has only a port where I can plug a cable between the Perc 6 / i.  Where is the 2nd wire supposed to go?  I can't find the second port.

  PERC connector 0 goes to the bottom of basket. Connector on the PERC 1 connects to the modular Bay. If you don't have the module Bay optional then you ensure that you use the 0 on the PERC and not the connector 1.

  Thank you

• Dell PowerEdge 2900 RAID and drive down

  I have a Dell PowerEdge 2900 server. The primary transmission table has three drives and RAID 5. The system came this way, and it has been humming for quite a long time. Recently, one of the disks has deteriorated and the light on the drive flashes green and light amber. The light amber, I figured, it means that there is a problem with the drive and must be replaced. Then, I found a replacement on Amazon.com drive and installed (the drive is hot, but my cold started to be sure). I installed the drive, but keeps flashing green and amber light.

  I didn't know that I shouldn't have to replace the drive in this way, so I will now try to figure out what to do next. I hoped to reallocate the foreign disk so that I can use it, but my server always shows the reader, not having even if the new replacement drive is in the slot, now.

  I'm running PERC 5 / I integrated utility of Configuration Bios 1.04 - 019 a

  I started the server and you press CTRL-R. I've highlighted the controller and press the F2 key, what is operations. When the operations window opens, there are three menu items:

  Create new VD
  Zero Config reset
  Foreign config

  The only thing that I am allowed to do in this menu is to reset the configuration. I can't move my cursor upwards or downwards for one of the other choice of two menu.

  Scroll when the virtual disk and he discovers, it still shows the first two discs and a lack.

  When I press CTRL + N to display the next screen, I see a player listed as failed.

  How can I rebuild my RAID with this new drive? If I can't do it, what is the best way to remove the RAID and start over? If I delete the RAID and do it again (and if my replacement drive is indeed well), how can I make sure that my server not to see it, not having so that I can start using it?

  Alternating flashing green/orange means that the disc is in a status of predictive failure. What OS is running system? If you hotswap drive next failure they may possibly other issues table because the drive was online and participating in the table with errors on the disk. The adequate alternative method is to use our software Openmanage Server Administrator to run a consistency check on the table and then the drive offline. Once this has been done you can then swap the drive. It seems that in your case, that the new drive had bad data copied on it and it made a predictive failure as well. We want to do is run our hard drive diagnostics and test drives in the system.

  http://downloads.Dell.com/FOLDER01456532M/1/Dell-onlinediags-Win32-2.30.0.70.exe

  Install and run the GUI version in the start menu. In the left pane select the PERC 5 and then in the lower right pane select quick test and then to run tests.

• Replacement of 73 GB drives with 300 GB drives on a PowerEdge 2900 server

  I have a 8 years, PowerEdge 2900 OS hard drives are almost full (73 GB of mirrored disks @ 95% full), I would like to replace it with a 300 GB drives to buy me another year.  I have an image of the disc, but when I put the new disks in the Raid Controller said missed me the VFD.

  How can I get the Raid Controller to recognize new readers, if I can put the image on them?

  FBCJohn,

  The VD was missing when you deleted the 73 GB drives, what he lived.  The reason why you see VD lack is due to the fact that VD configuration information are stored on the disks and the controller. When the controller see that he did not drive with the corresponding configuration such that it has, it will show missing VD.

  The easiest way for them to just be seen by the controller would be to simply create a new VD with older readers. Then reinstall OS and reimage.

  If you plan on trying to maintain the existing VFD and then let me know and we can go from there, because the process is more complex.

  Let me know.

• BSOD drives when adding T110 ii with PERC H200 and SBS 2011 or Server 2008 R2-

  Bought the server next in November 2011

  PowerEdge T110 II

  ManufDate: 24/10/2011 market: 06/11/2011
  RAM: 16 GB (4 x 4) 1333 mhz UDIMM DualRanked
  Processor: Xeon E3-1270 3.4 Ghz, 8 M cache, Turbo, Quad Core/8 t (80W)
  RAID: Map Perc H200
  Drive: 2 x 600GB 15K RPM SCSI 6Gbps 3 .5in - RAID 1 Mirror SA
  SBS 2011 standard x 64 (works on Win 2008R2)

  SBS 2011 installed without a problem and the server works perfectly since December 2011.  Backups occurring twice per day to a USB attached hard drive external 1.5 to and OS patches applied on a monthly basis without problem.

  Company need more storage so it wanted to add 2 drives more (same spec as to purchase). I thought to try to turn the RAID 1 pair in RAID 10 set in order to keep the simple logical configuration (a single large logical volume which now seems to be 1.2 TB in size instead of 600 GB) - could get but not really someone to describe if it could be done for non-destructive way that requires not the complete system installation/restoration - so opted for just add the 2 new drives as a RAID extra 1 pair in order to not reach a stable, boot, partition operating system running on the current RAID 1 pair.

  Contracted for the Dell technician to come out to install 2 new readers, be clear that the service was not complete until I had an extra pair of RAID 1, appearing as a usable operating system.

  Technician arrived, installed readers, set the new RAID pair in the H200 configuration utility, rebooted the system and when the BONES began to load had a blue screen BSOD. Technician then disconnected drives newly associated (the level of the cables) to see if the system would boot - BSOD again on restart (both of now get us this "pleated" feel if you know what I mean). Then went into the raid configuration utility, removed the new raid 1 volume (which, by the way, is appeared above the one existing in the list - which is not very intuitive that one that has been added is Volume 1 and the existing old is Volume 2 in the utility). After the triple-checking that we had the right volume (it showed that 8% initialized over the other which was complete, as well as the corresponding drive port numbers), we have REMOVED the new volume (at this point I don't remember if we had replaced the cables for the readers to perform this action).

  At startup the system rebooted normally - we were all so relieved, don't talk over retries at the moment.

  Talk to Dell there seems to be a problem with the PERC H200 firmware or drivers. Has not affected the config initial of a single pair of RAID 1, however caused problems when you attempt to add another pair. Escalation of Dell support said that has happened several times with Windows 2008 (which comes from the SBS 2011) systems. They recommended that the firmware update and the PERC H200 card drivers.

  I turned to the technician and asked when we could plan the updates of the firmware and driver and told him that they wouldn't do that (not sure that I blame the poor guy, he was sweating bullets after the BSOD 2nd).  I explained that we have contracted for installation services which included ensuring that the pair of extra disk appeared also usable for the operating system and he said that I needed to talk to Dell that.

  You wanted to post information on issues with PERC H200 BSOD when adding disks on Win2008 (or SBS 2011).

  Waiting for response from Dell as to who will come on-site to complete the installation.

  Any info about the question to know if the update of the firmware/driver will solve the problem or if I can do with reliability a disk 2 RAID 1 for a 4 disk RAID 10 conversion without having to reinstall/restore system would be appreciated.

  There is NO migration route TO or FROM a nested RAID levels (10, 50, 60) on one of the PERC H series, so it goes from 1 to 10 of RAID is not an option (without backup/replace/create/restore).

  Firmware release notes do not indicate that a large part is added (although the "bugs" may be enough):

  -Addition of Support for > 2.2 to SAS hard drives

  -Small bug fixes

  I have not seen/heard talk of this problem (I don't have a H200), but it is possible that an update of the firmware can change the way it handles the new disks, newly configured RAID arrays, or even how it presents to the OS.

  Do you know if the technician checked to see if the original VD was marked as boot VD?

• Update of firmware and drivers controller PowerEdge 2900

  Hello

  I have server PowerEdge 2900. Current configuration I see on OMSA:

  BIOS version 2.3.1 (former)

  Controller PERC 6 / i integrated.
  Version of the firmware is up to date.
  Firmware Version 6.0.2 - 0002
  Minimum Firmware Version 6.3.0 - 0001
  4.05.01.64 driver version
  6.1.7601.17577 Storport driver version

  I need to upgrade the firmware of the controller and make the Windows updates on this server. My questions:

  What is the correct order for the upgrade:

  1. Windows updates
  2. BIOS,
  3. ESM firware,
  4. Bottom of basket SAS firmware,
  5. Disk controller
  6. Firmware of the controller,
  My questions would be:
  How can I verify ESM and bottom of basket SAS version of the firmware on my server, maybe I do not need to update those?
  On the Dell support site, I could find only:

  Dell Server BIOS, 2.7.0Dell SAS Backplane Firmware, v.1.05, A01Dell BMC Firmware, v.2.50, A00Dell PERC 6/i Integrated, v.6.3.1-0003, A14
  

  and how to find software to update the drivers:
  4.05.01.64 driver version
  6.1.7601.17577 Storport driver version
  ?
  The Dell supports any automatic tool to collect and install the drivers and firmware required on a single server of Windows (except ITA)?
  Server is very critical, thanks,

  Yes, it's safe.  It can be run from within the OS, or you can start on SBUU and serve Suu repository for update packages.

  In most cases, it is easier to update of Windows, but it is not necessary.

  1. Windows updates
  2. BIOS,
  3. Environmentally sound management software (Yes, must be updated to BIOS).
  4. Bottom of basket SAS firmware (also needed),
  5. Controller driver (did you mean driver here? pilot, when it is available, it should be updated before... If current firmware to run 2008R2, new drivers are available through Microsoft Update - if available)
  6. The controller firmware
  7. The hard drive firmware
  8. NIC, DRAC, etc..

  When / if get the support.dell.com site update files, use Packages to update for the format of Microsoft Windows.

• PERC 6 / i driver 2.24.0.64 PowerEdge 2900 running Windows Server 2008 (64-bit)

  Anyone know where I can find the Perc 6 / i driver 2.24.0.64 for a server PowerEdge 2900 running Windows Server 2008 (64 bit)?  It is not part of the package of latest firmware and I am getting an error on OpenManage Admin I have to upgrade to it.  Any help would be great.  Thank you

  Jeff

  http://downloads.Dell.com/FOLDER89865M/6/DELL_MULTI-DEVICE_A03_R210510.exe

• PowerEdge R710 and perc h700, disc not visible in OS

  Hey,.

  We have PowerEdge R710 with perc h700 raid 5 controller physical drives under raid6 running. We have recently added a sixth of the road which is much smaller (512 against 4 TBS) we want to just format and use it as a normal drive in the OS (Ubuntu 12.04.5).

  However, the drive is not visible in the operating system. When you enter the settings of the RAID controller that it says that the drive is READY but not configured and all the options to the title of operations are grayed out. How can we make this hard drive is visible in the operating system?

  See you soon

  The H700 does NOT support non RAID, so all records first must be configured on the controller, before its presentation to the BONE. You must configure (initialize) as a single drive RAID 0.

• How to fix the battery failed in PERC 5 / I in a PowerEdge 2900

  I have a server PowerEdge 2900 running Windows Server 2008 R2.  In OPenManage server administrator (OSA) it shows that the battery on the PERC 5 / I is in a State of 'Impossible '.  What can I do to fix this problem/error?  I find that the only available operations of OSA is "start the learning Cycle.  Will running that can help?  Thanks for any help.

  Well, I ran the Cycle 'learn' and when it finished (took a few hours), the State is about to "Ready". In this case the question was solved/deleted by this operation. Thank you all for your contributions here. Please close case.