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Compaq Proliant ML360 Questions

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Tbirdkid

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Ok guys. I need some info. I was given one of these, with dual processors, etc. It runs great. However, the disks are only showing up as 3 logical drives.
1. 4000meg
2. 18000meg
3. 18000meg

The problem is that there are 6 drives in the box. They are as follows from left to right.
1. 36 Gig scsi
2. 18 Gig scsi
3. 18 Gig scsi
4. 18 Gig scsi
5. 18 Gig scsi
6. 18 Gig scsi

I dont have the smart start disk. so, I am trying to figure out if I need that or not to configure the raid setup, or if it is a bios setting that needs to be taken care of. Suggestions?

I found the smart start disk download. Will that take care of it? I want to use it as a media server for my house. Access via xbox 360 for movies, etc.

Thanks in advance...
 
No. I havent. I was hoping you guys might know. Its an old server, that is why I am asking here. Some of the veterans may know...
 
Well, the 18Gs could be set for Raid 5 and split into two logical volumes for data, with the 36G used for the boot drive, or, if perhaps you're missing a zero on the "4000" ... it could be two pairs of raid 1 (mirrored) + hot spare + a slice of the 36 as a system drive or a "raid 1e" with several hot spares ...

THere are a variety of possibilities, as there are "many" philosophies for disk layout, especially as relating to the operating system and intended application.

When you boot the system, you should see a "Hit the F2 (or some other function key) to access the Array controller" kind of message. That will allow you to view and / or change the disk / volume layout.

You can also download the utility disk for free from HP/Compaq that will let you monitor / view / manage (non-system) volumes.

If you look at the upper left corner of the front, there'll be a legend for g1 , g2, g3 ... that's the generation of the server, which describes which processors and array card it's likely to be running (g2 = P3, g3=p4 / Xeon ...). That info would be helpful.

 
I see. Download and install the latest Proliant Service Pack (PSP) for that particular model. This will install something called the HP System Management Homepage. Open that and go into the storage section and you will see exactly how your disks are set up. Alternately you can download HP Array Management Utility which also does the same thing. I'd get the PSP since it'll show you more information about your system.
 
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