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Building a Server with a Stripe Array question
Ok. This is my first server in building it with a stripe array.
equip:
Compaq Presario 1850r
2 PIIIs (second just added)
1 gig Ram (just upgraded from 128)
4 35.4 array drives (approx 142 gig)
NT 4.0/sp6
latest bios firmware installed
plan:
-To be a SQL 2000 Server
-4 gig primary C partition
-rest to be striped
-hardware array intended...not OS
currently finished:
-everthing but the drives were installed and booted up with no problems with old hard drive.
-new compaq drives installed ("no system disk installed message" but I do have Compaq's Array Util downloaded for configuring)
PLAN: IS THIS CORRECT
-this what I've gotten so far in getting past the "no system dis.."
-I started loading NT Server 4 and of course it only sees the one drive even though the system during boot-up, recognizes the all the drives and all hardware
-during the nt4 install, I got a msg that it could not install onto a partition w/o it being formatted and I COULD not get it to do it via the setup
1 - DO I format FAT with a boot disk?
2 - restart and hopefully get past it and re-format NTFS?
3 - once OS is installed, setup the array and striping via the Compaq Util Firmware?
Any help would be more than appreciated.
equip:
Compaq Presario 1850r
2 PIIIs (second just added)
1 gig Ram (just upgraded from 128)
4 35.4 array drives (approx 142 gig)
NT 4.0/sp6
latest bios firmware installed
plan:
-To be a SQL 2000 Server
-4 gig primary C partition
-rest to be striped
-hardware array intended...not OS
currently finished:
-everthing but the drives were installed and booted up with no problems with old hard drive.
-new compaq drives installed ("no system disk installed message" but I do have Compaq's Array Util downloaded for configuring)
PLAN: IS THIS CORRECT
-this what I've gotten so far in getting past the "no system dis.."
-I started loading NT Server 4 and of course it only sees the one drive even though the system during boot-up, recognizes the all the drives and all hardware
-during the nt4 install, I got a msg that it could not install onto a partition w/o it being formatted and I COULD not get it to do it via the setup
1 - DO I format FAT with a boot disk?
2 - restart and hopefully get past it and re-format NTFS?
3 - once OS is installed, setup the array and striping via the Compaq Util Firmware?
Any help would be more than appreciated.
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Thanks for the info. I will post back tomorrow after the setup is complete.
Thanks for the info. I will post back tomorrow after the setup is complete.
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CoolHand, thanks for the info. Actually, when I booted with Compaq’s Array diagnostic CD, it was extremely straightforward. It even prompted me for the OS install. Very easy. Since you’re the only one who responded, you may have the points!
BTW, sorry for the confusion, my coworker CZPCZP was logged on when I responded to this thread and I didn’t realize it.
BTW, sorry for the confusion, my coworker CZPCZP was logged on when I responded to this thread and I didn’t realize it.
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