HP ProLiant with SATA/SAS Drives

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I Currently have a DL350 G5. I have 4 74GB SAS drives in RAID that work fine but I tried to add a 1TB WD RED SATA drive for some storage and the RAID controlling isn't giving me an option to create a new logical disk.

At first I thought it might be the WD Drive so I tried the same with a 500GB from an old laptop and nothing is still showing up.

I've read that I should be able to mix SAS/SATA as long as they are in separate RAID arrays. Am I missing something that needs to be changed outside of the RAID Utility?

Thanks,

Edit: I tried adding the drives by booting the server waiting for the ROM based utility to load then once the HP RAID utility loads hitting F8 into the HP utility. I'm then presented with an option to view/create/delete logical disks.

Best Answer

I'm assuming your server is either an HP ProLiant DL380 G5 system (2U rackmount) or a ML350 G5 server (5U rackmount or tower). The DL350 G5 does not exist. I'm also assuming 72GB SAS disks are in use.

Either way, that server is old. It was available on the market from 2006 until 2009. Your BIOS and RAID controller firmware are likely out-of-date, given the size of the drives you're speaking of and the fact that the server/controller firmware likely predate the disks you're trying to use.

My recommendation to you is:

  • Upgrade the firmware of the host - This covers BIOS, adds bugfixes and some new functionality.
  • Upgrade the firmware of the Smart Array (P400i? E200i?) RAID controller - Also adds functionality and bugfixes.
  • Don't use the ROM-based setup utility for RAID configuration - Use the HP Smart Storage Administrator (née: HP Array Configuration Utility). The ROM-based utility is extremely limited in features.

This can all be covered by a run of the HP Service Pack for ProLiant bootable DVD.

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