you cannot use the RAID modes provided by the controller (this is quite obvious).The BIOS cannot boot from the disks attached to the RAID controller (see below Booting without the RAID controller) There are some downsides when configuring the controller for HBA mode (pass-through): It is also not possible to configure "RAID 0" for all disks separately, since these disks still contain the meta data format of the RAID controller (thus they are not usable without the controller) and there is still no access via smartctl.You cannot simply remove the controller, since it provides the hardware connector for attaching the front disk bays (besides the RAID controller there is only one on-board SATA connector).you do not want or you are not allowed to install the proprietary management software (provided as RPM packages) from HP, but still require access to the disk internalsĭisabling the RAID controller is not trivial:.you need direct access to the disk internals via smartctl.you require TRIM/DISCARD, but the controller lacks this feature.you want software RAID instead (no dependency (lock-in) with regard to this specific RAID controller you may plug your disks into any ordinary other server).You may want to avoid using a hardware-based RAID controller for some reason: The description below explains how to disable the RAID modes of this controller and use the attached disks directly (e.g. HP Proliant servers usually contain a hardware-based RAID controller (e.g. Configure the controller for HBA mode (pass-through).(note that if you are using new HDD’s or salvaged ones, then you might need to use “Delete Logical Drives” and then use “Create Logical Drives” option. Now in RAID settings, create your Logical Drive from your available physical drives: Here’s step by step getting to the RAID settings:įirst from the ILO settings, Exit from the File menu:Īfter exiting ILO you get the RAID controller options – press F8 for the Arrays Utility: My D元80 G7 has the HP R410i RAID controller card. I am saving this article on my site that I found here as I have 2 G7’s in my homelab to do some work I found this tip mentioned in this post on the HP forums here. Exit ILO, and next you’ll get the RAID configuration options. To get to the RAID setup options, when the screen appears showing the F9 and F11 options press F8 every second or so, and you’ll first get the ILO configuration. When the HP Proliant D元80 G7 boots up the only displayed BIOS options are F9 for Setup, F11 for the boot disk menu, but neither other these take you to the RAID setup.
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