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IBM 9110-510 P5 Server.<br />
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I have 4 hard drives added on this server, but they all seem to be connected on the same storage controller.<br />
I need to know if there is a way on software level or hardware level of getting another storage controller added to the server so i can split the 4 disks onto 2 storage controllers?<br />
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I am trying to create 2 lpars on this P510 machine, but with current setup of only 1 storage controller, i am unable to allocate any disks to the secondary lpar.
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IBM 9110-510 P5 Server.

I have 4 hard drives added on this server, but they all seem to be connected on the same storage controller.
I need to know if there is a way on software level or hardware level of getting another storage controller added to the server so i can split the 4 disks onto 2 storage controllers?

I am trying to create 2 lpars on this P510 machine, but with current setup of only 1 storage controller, i am unable to allocate any disks to the secondary lpar.

IBM Pseries p510 9110-510 disk storage controller

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