Trying to build this with an ISO i got from and the latest Dell H200 driver. made sure BIOS can actually see the RAID array (sees all disks, including the RAID disk, and that disk is set to first priority, after USB and CD).made sure the RAID array is set to boot from (it is).Tried some more stuff last night, still no luck. I just cant seem to find the answer myself. I know this is going to be something simple. I even tried removing the array fully and tried installing that way (no arrays, just disks) but no dice. I have made sure the RAID array is set to boot in the controller, and the BIOS can "see" the drives and array.
I have loaded the H200 drivers using an external USB key, which it does see the "correct" drivers, but still wont show any disks. They are left as is, and are not setup in RAID. There are 8 disks in the controller: 2 Samsung 850 Pros, which I have setup in a RAID array, 4 2Tb hard drives, a 1Tb disk and a 128Gb SSD. Anyway, the machine has been running Linux for the last few months and has had no issues, but I need to move to Server 2012 R2, and I cant get it to see the drives on the controller. I hope this helps you or anyone else with this problem.I have a Dell T7600 workstation with Perc H200 controller card (did not come with the box previously, was installed after since the standard onboard card only does 3Gb/s connections).
With these two components, your drives will be recognized by Server 2008 R2.
There are README's included that give full instructions for Windows Installation.
The Dell support rep stated that the PERC H200 drive was designed for "Dell" proprietary drives only and that they have released a firmware version in May or June of 2011 that resolves this: I had this problem to the point and I have resolved it. So I can only conclude that they believe IĪm an idiot and cannot use Disk Manager to initialize the disk, even though I made it clear that there is no volume to initialize in the first place.Īny help would be greatly appreciated, I am going out of town for a day or two and will only be able to check back on Monday, so if any feedback is required from me I will reply ASAP. This article is about basic usage of Disk manager however it has no information on a virtual volume not showing up in Disc Manager.
Now I am either thick and can’t read or these support guys have it wrong.
However the representative I spoke too did make the effort to consult the Software support team and they informed him that this is a known issue and referred me Such I am not entitled to Dell Support on the Software (won’t make that mistake again.). I have contacted dell support today and according to them it is OS related, unfortunately the channel I purchased the server through did not have stock of the Dell OEM Server Standard 2008 R2, thus I was forced to acquire the package via a DSP channel and as I attempted to remove the disks in the functional array and booting with the Installation media, to myĭismay the second volume could not be detected by the Windows setup which leads me to believe it is Hardware related. "Dell's Open Manage Server Administrator" both Virtual disks are displayed, also while posting after the controller has initialized both arrays show up. Unfortunately when I open Disc Manager the second volume is not displayed at all. I have loaded Server 2008 R2 onto the first volume. I am deploying a Dell R410 server with a Dell PERC H200 Controller with 4 X 300GB SAS Drives in two RAID1 arrays. I am hoping someone can point me in the right direction.