Questions tagged [hardware-raid]
RAID solution with hardware assistance. RAID parity calculations can be performed by either the main CPU, or by a separate processor on the RAID controller card.
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Rotate entire disk set in RAID0 array?
We have a Lenovo RD430 with a RAID 500 controller.
Installed in the server are 6x 4TB drives configured as 2x RAID0 arrays of 3x 4TB each, however, we also have another 3x identical 4TB drives and ...
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RAID array Considerations - Any advice?
We just bought a Dell PowerEdge r510 (12 drive bays) that will fill the role of an archive server. We have 6 drives (1TB each) installed.
The plan is to have all the drives in a single RAID array and ...
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Is it possible to have multiple storage servers in a failover cluster?
I'm familiar with setting up RAID arrays and am running a few in my home environment.
I was wondering if it's possible to have multiple storage servers in a failover configuration.
What I hope to ...
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Slow Single Thread Performance on Dell R620 and Windows Server 2019
I recently purchased some new to me r620 servers for a cluster. Mostly they will be doing heavy database transactions, but generally they will have Hyper-V vms doing a variety of work. It was during ...
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Windows 10 installation on Dell T7600 with PERC H310 Raid Controller
We work in an environment with machines running mostly CentOS 7.3 but from times to times we need to switch to Windows 10.
To manage those changes, we have a PXE boot solution with tree options:
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How to check 3ware raid controller's health? (Where to download tw_cli tool?)
I have a 3ware controller and I would like to check the health of the drives and the raid itself.
I found this blog: http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-check-health-of-3ware-raid-array/
but I ...
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what does UNCONFIGURED BAD mean
have a few SAS ssd's, the $4000 kind {manufacturer name withheld}.
I have had two now go to unconfigured bad after 1-2 hours of only powered on use, such that I am skeptical that the drive is not ...
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ML350 G6 drive not detected
I have an ML350 G6 that I have bought some new drives (HP P/N: 507129-004) for. According to the drive specs these are compatible with the G6 but the SAS controller (p410i) is not detecting them. The ...
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R610 PERC 6iR - Incompatible with SATA
I purchased a couple R610 servers which has been a constant source of frustration lately. I got a heck of a deal on them with a single 2.93 Ghz processor and 96GB RAM, so I cannibalized one and got a ...
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Overland SnapServer 510 - Constant Beep
I have an Overland SnapServer 510 with GOS 6.5.029.
I cleaned it, reseated the memory, same sticks, same slots.
But now, when I boot, it is emitting a constant beep.
I can't find anything about "tones"...
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RAID 10 Configuration Settings with different disks
I have just started configuring a server with 4 SSD drives.
Each drive pair has the same capacity, but not the same throughout the 4 disks.
I want to use RAID 10, and I have tried different ...
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I lost the RAID control drive position
I have a HP Proliant DL360 with RAID controller.
I had some trouble in the power supply so I removed the 6*250 drives without positioning the drives
After fixing the problem power supply I need to ...
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Trim support in Hardware RAID (Perc H700)
We are about to order a dell R610 with a H700. We were thinking of using 2 X Samsung 850 Pro 512Gb drives in RAID 1.
The question is does the Perc H700 support TRIM in hardware RAID 1? The answers I ...
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Hard drive with many hard links 'fills' almost overnight
I recently installed a cheap 2tb hard drive on a server for backing up files which are also backed up elsewhere. It's basically an overflow drive. The other drives on the server are configured as 1TB ...
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How to determine HP Smart Array model?
How to determine HP Smart Array model on HP server? I own HP 350 G6 server.
Really do not know where to look, is there a utility tool that can help me find this information, or is there a sign on the ...
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PERC H330 or Windows Storage Space on Raid 5
I'm trying to build a raid 5 array for our file server using the following:
1. Dell Poweredege R530 - server
2. Windows Server 2016 - OS
3. 3x 4TB SAS - Hard Drives
4. PERC H330 mini - embedded ...
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deep debug/monitoring LSI RAID cotroller
I happen to be I stile use LSI RAID controller for Lustre file system in Centos 5. Sometimes Lustre have file system have failure. In my opinion it can be connected with working LSI RAID controller ...
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Configure raid for IBM x3200 M2
I have a x3200 server and I have planing to use raid 1 for mirroring Sata Hardisk .
I am searching on google to find raid server manager for x3200 , but no luck .
Is there another way to configure ...
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HP smart array p212 raid controller. Only two arrays possible? because of missing RAM on raid card?
I bought a HP Proliant gen8 microserver. In it I installed 1 * 500GB SSD connected to SATA port 5 as a bootable disk and 4 * 3TB HDD connected to a HP smart array p212.
What I would like to do is ...
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megaraid sas resetting fusion adapter
I'm running ESXi on a small home server and I'm seeing the following messages in ESXi logs:
lsi_mr3: fusionCompletionBHIntr:3558: Firmware in fault state.
WARNING: lsi_mr3: fusionReset:3918: ...
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RAID controller overheats in certain cases
I've been having problems with my builds' RAID controller overheating. I found that the case is to blame, but I can't figure out how and why it would do that.
I used to use 4U CompuCase RA455A00 for ...
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Replacing RAID 1 with larger drives - professional standards
I work with one of the biggest hosting companies on the planet. I got a dedicated server with hardware RAID 1 and two SAS 15k disks. I asked my hosting company if they could replace SAS with much ...
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Red Hat installation on HP ProLiant does not detect hard drive
I have an HP ProLiant BL460C Gen8 having real hardware RAID.
I am trying to install Red Hat Enterprise x86_64 bit on an HP ProLiant (iLO 4) server with an Array of 2 hard drives configured as RAID1.
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Combination of ZFS and Hardware to gain Raid 51
I'm looking into RAID solutions for a very large file server (70+TB, ONLY serving NFS and CIFS). I know using ZFS raid on top of hardware raid is generally contraindicated, however I find myself in an ...
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Megaraid storage manager. How to add drive in RAID 0 with OS
I have a LSI megaraid sas 9271-8i controller and 8 physical drive.
I have error on Slot 0. Media count error: 1568 and Pred fail error: 12.
And I have error such as:
How can I check a partition of ...
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How can I enable caching on the RAID card or Hard Disk(s)
I've got a HP ML350 G5 server running 6 disks as two RAID-5 configurations. This server has been notifying me of an empty battery on the E200i card. This seems to result in disabled cache: read and ...
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MegaRAID SAS Phy is bad on enclosure, no SAS address
I've inherited a MegaRAID SAS 24 bay RAID, that is also attached to two additional enclosures ( one 24 bay, and one 12 bay).
I attempted to load 6 new drives into 6 consecutive empty drive bays on ...
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Low random read IOPs for 5 SSDs in hardware RAID5 setup
We have 5 Toshiba Px04Srb192 SSDs (270K random read IOP as per spec), setup in hardware Raid5. Running fio is giving 250K IOPs which is much below what I was expecting.
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Which RAID level for virtual machines in SAN
I have Dell EqualLogic PS5000E iSCSI Array. I have connected this SAN in servers directly. I used Jumbo Frames. In this case, everything is ok. My storage is ~25TB. Now, I need to choose, which RAID ...
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Is a hard reset equivalent to power loss for storage devices and file systems?
There are trade-offs regarding data safety vs performance when configuring storage. Some faster settings are only recommended when one does not expect power outages, e.g. because the server has a ...
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Changing SATA/SAS and SSD/HDD mix capabilities on a raid controller
We are currently facing the challenge of replacing disks in a raid 1 configuration of a standalone server. The server is quiet old and uses 10k SAS HDD drives together with a Fujitsu D2616 (based on ...
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MegaRAID SAS 2108 - Can I use different drives for the same array
I know you can in general use different drive manufactures and size in general but does anyone know if the MegaRAID SAS 2108 card will let me do RAID 5 with multiple drives that are not the same in ...
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ThinkServer RD440 raid mess
Does anybody have experience dealing with raid config on these new Thinkpad servers?
My problem is the following: In order to be able boot this server I must put the drives to RAID1 to create an SCM ...
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HP SAS expander maps all drives to slot id 0
I recently bought a used 6Gbps 24 port HP SAS expander (468406-B21/487738-001) because it is cheap and presumably has a high degree of compatibility. Unfortunately, I cannot get it to work with more ...
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Duplicate partitions (and lvm pv) when using hardware RAID
OS: Debian stretch, motherboard: ASUS H87I-PLUS.
I am trying to setup bootable hardware RAID1. Through motherboard menu I've created array of two drives (sdd and sde). This array is recognized by ...
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Is it possible to run multiple RAID arrays simultaneously on my single dell r720?
I am brand new to the world of servers and system admin., but I recently stumbled upon a used server in good condition:
Dell Poweredge R720, 2x E5-2640 12 Cores (2.5 Ghz), 128GB RAM, 8.2TB of drives (...
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Poweredge 730xd Replace RAID 5 disk with alternate model?
I have a Dell Poweredge R730XD with 24 x 1.2tb ST1200MM0088 (2.5, SAS 12Gbp 10K) disks in multiple raid 5 partitions.
One disk has failed - I have a brand new ST1200MM0099 disk available to replace ...
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Low-end hardware RAID vs Software RAID [closed]
I want to build a low-end 6TB RAID 1 archive, on an old pc.
MB: Intel d2500hn 64bit
CPU: Intel Atom D2500
RAM: 4GB DDR3 533 MHz
PSU: Chinese 500W
NO GPU
1x Ethernet 1Gbps
2x SATA2 ports
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mdadm hardware raid-5 broken after dist-upgrade
We have intel raid-5 in motherboard, which was assembled in ubuntu as well and mounted as home in fstab. I read later somewhere I shouldn't use hardware raid in ubuntu. However it was working. But, ...
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Can You Mix and Match Between RAID Controller Connected Hard Drives and Hard Drives Connected to Motherboard via Standard SATA Cables?
Can You Mix and Match Between RAID Controller Connected Hard Drives and Hard Drives Connected to Motherboard via Standard SATA Cables?
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1x Hardware RAID Controller / HBA Card, connecting to 4 ...
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Replacing 2 disks (raid 1) to a larger pair under a 3ware controller in linux
I have a 3ware 9650se with 2x 2TB disks in raid-1 topology.
I recently replaced the disks with 2 larger (3TB) ones, one by one. The whole migration went smoothly. The problem I have now is, I don't ...
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Difference between software and hardware RAID 10 if the server suddenly shut down
today I have a question that I can not answer.
Our servers are dual power and battery. The operating system never crashes. (thanks linux)
Now, I wonder what happens if the server suddenly shuts down?...
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Increase hardware RAID1 volume size
We are working with an IBM server and a SAS1064ET hardware RAID controller. We used two 73.4 GB 10k SAS HDDs with RAID1. As we wanted to upgrade the storage, we replaced one after another with a 600GB ...
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Information needed on availability of RAID controllers that have hardware encryption capability
I am somewhat familiar with the RAID controller card offerings in Dell servers, such as PERC H730P in their PowerEdge servers. And also some of the LSI 9xxx series RAID controller cards, that allows ...
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Compaq Smart Array 431 with 3.13 kernel
is there any way to use Compaq Smart Array 431 controller on 3.x kernel?
I have 431 board with 4 disks, that are seen by the controller during POST, but I'm unable to communicate with it on Linux ...
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HP SmartArray P400i marks a good drive as a failed, what can I do about it?
I have the HP ProLiant DL360 G5 server with the SmartArray P400i RAID controller. The server itself is pretty old, but it still works normally. The only issue is the RAID controller, which marks good ...
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Why does the server chassis backplane have multiple SFF8087 connectors?
On the backplane, there are 5x SFF8087 connectors on a 20x SATA disk setup. Why are there 5x connectors? Do all 5x need to be connected to the motherboard via a SAS Controller, or only one? And does ...
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HP DL360e G8 with P410I
Can I use a P410i RAID Controller in the HP DL360 "e" version G8 server? I currently have several G7 boxes with 410i's in them, working fine. I see listed in the QuickSpecs for the DL360"e" versions ...
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G-sense errors in new disks
I have a Synology DiskStation. It used to contain 3xTB drives, I now have 2xTB, 2x8TB drives. The old drives were "Seagate NAS" drives, the new ones are from the same(?) series, named "Ironwolf".
The ...
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Reading hardware-raided disks with software raid
I have a computer with 2 disks on it in RAID 0. Unfortunately this PC just died yesterday and I need to get a VM out of the disk to transplant it in another computer, but I'm not sure if the raid ...
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