Thanks - I just wanted to get into the RAID setup, and I'd never have guessed without this very clear video! I wanted to configure the RAID as JBOD (just a bunch of disks) aka not a RAID, just four separate disks. To do this, delete the container virtual disk as he does in this video, but then, leave them "be" and don't mark or choose any disks to combine into any sort of raid array. After the initial reboot into Legacy (not UEFI) mode, I did indeed, miss the ^M screen, and I had to do CTRL-ALT-DEL to make it restart and then, I just hit Control-M like crazy to drop into the Marvell configuration utility. Once I'd saved, exited, and re-entered setup to reconfigure back into UEFI mode, the system booted off the internal "top" disk as normal, with four, separate, non-RAID hard drives - just what I wanted.
At least with a newer BIOS version you can run the RAID setup even with UEFI mode enabled. It's a bit tricky too but doable. You need to boot into UEFI shell and there you need to type the word "RAID". Then the integrated RAID setup opens just like in the video, but with UEFI enabled. The user interface is reeeeealy slow, so you need to wait after each key stroke for the system to respond, but after it's set up once, you're hopefully done. (Tested with ZA10A360)
I have to go install two new drives in one of these today. Does the raid card support quick provisioning, or did it take hours for the raid one to set up
Thank you so much. This was very helpful. I was able to configure RAID on my MicroServer with the help of your video!
Thanks - I just wanted to get into the RAID setup, and I'd never have guessed without this very clear video!
I wanted to configure the RAID as JBOD (just a bunch of disks) aka not a RAID, just four separate disks. To do this, delete the container virtual disk as he does in this video, but then, leave them "be" and don't mark or choose any disks to combine into any sort of raid array. After the initial reboot into Legacy (not UEFI) mode, I did indeed, miss the ^M screen, and I had to do CTRL-ALT-DEL to make it restart and then, I just hit Control-M like crazy to drop into the Marvell configuration utility. Once I'd saved, exited, and re-entered setup to reconfigure back into UEFI mode, the system booted off the internal "top" disk as normal, with four, separate, non-RAID hard drives - just what I wanted.
Thanks, was looking for a simple manual but you helped me out.
Thank you very much!!! Saved ma a whole lot of time.
Thanks for putting this video together :)
Thanks you saved me 👌
At least with a newer BIOS version you can run the RAID setup even with UEFI mode enabled. It's a bit tricky too but doable. You need to boot into UEFI shell and there you need to type the word "RAID". Then the integrated RAID setup opens just like in the video, but with UEFI enabled. The user interface is reeeeealy slow, so you need to wait after each key stroke for the system to respond, but after it's set up once, you're hopefully done. (Tested with ZA10A360)
Thank you! Why would HP make a simple task so complicated! 😡
tanks... show...
I have to go install two new drives in one of these today. Does the raid card support quick provisioning, or did it take hours for the raid one to set up
This server can use for backup data or find NAS?
Thank you!
No problem, glad I can help.
is there alternatives to this server? in microsever category...
Not that I know unfortunately.
ML30 , much better