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SAS Adapter Failure on Windows 2008 Server - HP DL380 G7
We experienced a SAS Adpater Failure on a Windows 2008 server with 4 logical drives configured.
Logical Drive 0 is the OS. We have ordered a replacement card from HP.
What steps do we need to follow to ensure that we do not lose data once we replace the card?
The data we are really concerned about is on the other logical drives.
Also, is it possible to move the two drives for the OS to another DL380 G7 with a different controller and build from there?
Any comments would be appreciated
Logical Drive 0 is the OS. We have ordered a replacement card from HP.
What steps do we need to follow to ensure that we do not lose data once we replace the card?
The data we are really concerned about is on the other logical drives.
Also, is it possible to move the two drives for the OS to another DL380 G7 with a different controller and build from there?
Any comments would be appreciated
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David
Nothing, the HP card will "learn" the config.
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OK, that's best case scenario. What options do we have if this does not work?
Can we re-locate the drives to another server which would have an on-board controller?
What steps are required to ensure that the OS detects the new card type?
I am trying to ensure we have a plan B in case Plan A fails or the card does not arrive on schedule as time is against us on this one.
Can we re-locate the drives to another server which would have an on-board controller?
What steps are required to ensure that the OS detects the new card type?
I am trying to ensure we have a plan B in case Plan A fails or the card does not arrive on schedule as time is against us on this one.
Backup. Yes, the controllers also support drive roaming. The online smartarray controller documentation pretty much answers every one of those questions in detail. You can just go to support.hp.com type in the model of the computer and dig up the controller documentation.
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Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.
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