Setting Up Disk Array's - HPE Smart Storage Administrator - 1158
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- Опубліковано 28 лют 2022
- In this video I show you around in the HPE Smart Storage Administrator or SSA as it is called for short.
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Thank You!! This video was very helpful for a beginner like me.
Hi @kevinfrancis1851
Thank You very much! glad you liked the video :-)
Thank you for watching! :-)
That's cool, thanks for going into the details... Don
We never had a look at this before..
Thank you got me out of a bind :) subscribed
Awesome, thank you!
Turned on this video and went to get a cup of coffee from the kitchen, then hears you say "look at the graphics, look at the graphics" so I instinctively ran to my computer to look at the graphics!
Sorry sorry,, to much excitement, and exercise at ones :-)
Thanks for your complete explanation
You are welcome! But I am sure I missed something :-)
@@MyPlayHouse no that's good, best regards
I see you managed to fix the firmware thing great stuff👍
Syhhh that is next video,, just did not want two videos in a role about firmware on that server.. :-)
@@MyPlayHouse Do you have good experience with HYper-V? I am considering this for a client( single node system ) to cut out some expensive vmware licenses since I have to buy Windows server 2022 anyway. You have used hyper V at work?
I would very much like to see you configure a RAID 0+0 on the HP DL380 G9, as I will need to create one next week. :)
I do not think you do 0 + 0 :-/ It makes no sense.
@@MyPlayHouse I would like to Benchmark it and see if the gains are nearly doubled as rumored. (Double Double)
thanks alot
Hi NasTech-ናስቴክ
Thank You very much! glad you liked the video :-)
Thank you for watching! :-)
Very helpfull
Hi Elton goncalves
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This raid setup sounds great for windows sever installation ie two disks mirrored for OS and remaining three for raid 5 for data.
What is recommended raid setup for esxi installation. Obviously we can use internal USB flash to boot esxi server and 3 drives for raid 5.
ESXi does not do much software raid,, so any safety and performances comes from the raid controller.
Raid 1 for performances and raid 5/6 for capacity.
Hi, the esxi SSA tool is also amazing!
Maby a good short movie idea?
To show how to preforme tasks without a reboot of the system.
Thanks for the tip!
hello, I found your video a very great one. and I just want to ask if is it possible to install different application on each array and run them together? It was happened that my company had two system and want to install it in each array and run them..
The arrays become virtual drives that is presented to the operating system,, you han only run one OS at the time. But if you run a virtualizer,, like ESXi the virtual machines can have each a virtual drive.
Good morning, thanks for your lesson.
I have a HP Gen 8 MicroServer with 4 drives (2 with 1TB each and 2 with 2TB each). I mounted an array and logical drive raid with the 2 1TB and have done the same with the 2 2TB.
One of the 2TB disk broken and i have replaced it hopping the data would be rebuilt. On this server i have Windows server 16 and WS16 don't show the logical drive or the folders on it.
In order the server rebuild the information what must I do, please?
I thank You for instructions You can give me
If you are using WS16 to manage your array,, you will have to tell WS16 that there is a new drive for it to use.
1 TB SAS SSD at Port 11: Box 3: Bay 1 has less than an estimated 56 days before it reaches the maximum usage limit for writes (wearout) and should be replaced as soon as possible
Hi @user-cp6dq7qd6k
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Thank you for watching! :-)
Great channel and video!
Do you know if it is possible to install several hard disks that already contain information on server without losing data each one HDD contain? (All HDDs have ntfs) partitions
Thank you so much.
If the disks have been added to an array on a similar system. You can import them on another server.
"Box 3" states for Internal cage number free :) Becasue this 24 Small Form Factor cage server version can have 4 sections. 3 available from face (3 sections containing 8-disk bays) and 1 rear section (for 2x SFF). So in your case - right section is called "box 3" :)
and ADG - states for Advanced Data Guard
And I would suggest to boot from SSDs (as a target for OS) ;) And make them as RAID-6 ADG than RAID-5 + spare. Almost identicall performance but twice as much security. In the same time 2 disks can fail. But in fact SSDs are not good for RAID-5 or RAID-6. Should be mirrored RAID-0. So => RAID-10.
Hi CharlieKPoland
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hi, good video. i have one question. really can be make a backup of arrays? or of the logical drive?, in the SSA, my server is a proliant hpe dl g9. thanks
real expensive backup software can do it,,, I have not found a way to make an ISO file of a boot drive from an array,, hardware array
I'm planning on setting up my hp with proxmox and run trueNAS as one vm, trying to figure out how should i config the raid, i think truenas will complain if it is already striped .. any tips?
Proxmox can handle the drives and trueNAS can handle the drives,, it kind of depends on what you want to do.
I have lost HPE SmartCache Array P440ar License Key after a reset. How can I get one? Please help. Thank you.
Sorry I do not know....
Hi, i want to delete the RAID, recreate the RAID and perform a BMR after that(i have backup my data already). Do i need to erase the disks somehow before deleting the RAID or the RAID deletion is enough to get ride of the old data?
If you remove the array, and make it again. The system will act as if there is no data.
Nice video, when one disk failed and replace, the information will rebuild automatically? or i need to enter to smart storage administrator and assign the disk?
I believe that if you take a bad drive out and replaces it with good one,, it will automatically start using that.
Be sure that you wait for rebuilding if you plan to remove a second drive. As drive size increase you may be waiting days.
Do you have the same experience with the capacitors? I just bought a dl380g8 and added a capacitor-pack to the raid-controller (has cost me only 5€).
Capacitors is a much better solution IMO, they just works. I've been using them in G6 and G7 serverne - not seen any faulty ones - capacitors can be recharged multiple times more than batteries. Unfortunately they are not available in G9 for the 440ar controller card AFAIK 😞 I would like to have capacitors for all my 440ar controllers....
I have never change a capacitor pack,, so I would think so!
@@MyPlayHouse Nice. So I took the right parts.
Hi, I have several local disk (C, D, F, etc), Every ona is a RAID, but..... how can I identify wich windows disk unit is what RAID?
Uhh and that is not easy,, you might have to look at serial numbers.. :-/
Hello, I'd like to know if it's possible to change a failing physical drive witch is in a RAID 1 without loosing all data.
Yes it is,, you can replaces the failed drive,, and the raid controller will rebuild the data/security on to the sec new drive.
@@MyPlayHouse thank you very much for your answer. I have Smart Array P420i, is it hotplug/ hotswap ? According to your answer it is, right ?
ZFS allows you to mix SAS and SATA drives in the same VDEV.
I would expect that is not improving performances,, you probably just wasted all the extra the SAS drives had to offer. :-/
But the same goes for windows storages spaces,, it can also mix..
@@MyPlayHouse Depends if you're going for speed or capacity with mixed drives.
Very Nice (Thank You)... Which version of the "Smart Storage Administrator" were you using. I was hoping you would hit the pull down arrow next to the name, showing the version of the software... I'm trying to upgrade a DL380pGen8 Server from"HPE's SSA v.2.65.7.0 to SSA v.4.15.6.0"... their latest version can only run as a WEB Enabled App (will not allow it to be installed ~ upgrading my SSA v.2.65.7.0) (?)
Uhh,, I do not know,,, does the G8 support that version,, or maybe you need to find a version in between,,, first.
You save me thanks 👍 upload more video on HPE SERVER.
Hi @parbatichhetri9901
Thank You very much! glad you liked the video :-)
Thank you for watching! :-)
awesome video, I'm very happy to be one of your followers, after one year of this video release, I'm finally are going to buy a used hp dl380 g9 8sff, i have multiple question from you, i really appreciate your help, first is how loud it would be under moderate load, i know it is very noisy in booting sequence, for two or three minutes, how loud would it be in other situations, I'm planning on putting this in my room, it would not be on 24/7, i need it be that quite that i could do my labs with it, the other questions is using non hp certified storage, like you did in this video, with Samsung drives, in the server, I've heard and read that because of miscommunication between ILO and ssd storage (in general non hp certified storage) in this situation, the ILO is not able to get the temperature data from SSDs and in return the ILO would speed the fans up, even there are no reason for that, temperature wise, is it true?, i really like to use consumer SSDs like evo series on my hp server(i haven't bought it yet) without getting deaf from the server's fan noise, your answer and experience would mean a lot to me🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
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for record my raid controller would be p440ar 2g
by hp certified i meant having hp firmware in it.
I do not run my HPE DL380 G9,,,all the time so I do not have all the answers,, and I have so many servers that I forget,,, how they each are. Sorry :-/
Hi. I bought an HPE DL380 Gen9 a week ago for my home lab. Came with two 15k 600Gb SAS drives. When I took them out, I was surprised to find they are Dell branded, not HP. My fans don’t run full speed; they’re normal. Haven’t updated any firmware though, so don’t know if maybe with newer firmware it might cause that type of issue with the fans.
Hi i have some problème with m'y HP ml 310 gen 8 v2
By the past i have congurated in raid1 with 2 hd of 1TB and installed win serv 2016 standard édition, there IS 2 weeks m'y tevhnician try to install vmware exsi 6.7 by recreated raid1 and formated that pass and get to install vmware exsi 6.7 when finish and reboot the server show 1785 drive array not configured and no drives found..
HD IS HP smart dinamic rai B120i array .
I try a lot the same message appear .
Please help me
You can check if Server 2016 or 2019 still sees the drive,, if not, that is a good places to start.
Hi Morten, do you or anyone who watch your videos know what the max hard drive size is for an HP MSA60?
I'm trying to reduce my power usage. I have 4 MSA60s full of 4, 5, & 6TB hard drives. As anyone can image my electricity bill is as much as my house payment during the Summer. That's not sustainable for a home tinkerer!
Today the 3rd 18TB drive arrived and works perfectly connected to the on board SATA controller of HP Z420 & Z440. What's the best way to connect 9 of them externally? An external case for single drive works for sneaker netting but I will never use USB external cases ever again! The most unreliable and irretating method for over 120TB of 4TB drive storage.
I do not know what the max disk size is on the HP MSA60,, I am surprised that you can use 6TB,, as I found some that claimed that 1,8TB was max. There could be a differences between SAS and SATA,, maybe..
@@MyPlayHouse I have 8TB drives running in it also. I wish there were a way to send you screen shots. Maybe controller and firmware all make a difference. When I inserted the 18TB the MSA60 froze. Ended up pulling the 18TB drive then plug the 6TB back in.
I'm not a fan of USB external. That will probably be the way I have to go short term until I find an external hard drive case that can handle x8 Seagate 18TB hard drives.
Perhaps a cost analysis comparison between keeping what I have and investing in solar will reveal a better result.
Anyone have ideas?
how to add more disk on Raid 5 without loosing data on existing drive?
You can expand an array, with more drives in the software.
@@MyPlayHouse once the expansion is started, can the utility be exited and server booted up? or do you have to wait?
Bro please am using ml 110 gen 9 am getting error 338 api restful cannot communicate with ilo few please I have done factory rest still got that error and it has made the system very slow.please any help
I googled it for you : community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/post-error-338-hpe-restful-api-error-unable-to-communicate-with/m-p/7059776#M167711
hello my name is Pietro i have a problem , i can not configure on hp proliant ml 10 v2 server the raid does not let me enter with f5 on the controller for configuration .
I need if you have the disk I have iso image of hp storage administrator ofline for configuration could you help me?
The SSA software can be found online.
@@MyPlayHouse hello now I'm replying to your comment unfortunately I can't find it would you help me if you send me the link to download your version of the software used in your video I kindly ask you for this help for my server hp proliant ML10 V2
Good morning
I try to install windows 2016 and 2019 serveur but thé os does not detect thé drive disk
Raid controller problem,, have you configured a virtual drive on the controller for it to present to the OS..?
@@MyPlayHouse good morning
I have not configured or enable the option of install virtual disk in thé setup.
Explain me please how thé do what to Say.
Welcome How are you, engineer? I want to ask you about a problem I encountered on the HPE dl380 Gen9 server I was trying to repair a 960gb SAS SSD I succeeded in resetting the server machine, the server hung, I restarted the server and rebooted it The server light changed from green to the red color under the power button What is the problem and what is the solution Likewise, when the hard disks are installed in the server, the indicator light is in a bag and does not appear in the server’s storage to create a message that I imagined and will send to you. When I remove the hard disk and reinstall it, it turns green A message appears that it will expire after 56 days His machine is 95.5%, meaning he only uses 3.5% of the total What is the solution that pleases me?
Sorry,, I do not think I know anything about this.. :-/
God aften, If the Windows version of HPE Smart Storage Administrator is downloaded and installed on a production Windows 2019 server, will it simply discover the existing array configuration with no disruption to production? Tak skal du have
You might be able to do changes and keep the system up.
So we can't modify a array like a software raid ?
You can add drives and change raid level,, but there are limits. Software raid, is just you downgrading the server to being a storage controller.
@@MyPlayHouse thanks you, but how to add disk to hardware raid on this card, I can't figure it out.
Add the extra drive,, and look for expanding array,, I am not with the server,,, I do not remember exactly what it is called :-)
So is this the first time you really dive into the HP controllers? You should check out the P400 and P800 series cards as well. I like them a lot for SAS mix matching storage arrays. (NetApp, EMC and so on including HP 3PAR) They just don't care what SAS hardware you connect. The controllers just uses the disks in any format.... Plus you have the Windows admin tools to boot.
I have used them at wook,, set up arrays and hot spare. But I did not want to sound like an expert on this,, as so many of you have much more experiences and knowledges on HPE.
@@MyPlayHouse Cool it is good to be humble but it is also ok to talk to what you know. Keep it up! /:> Always good to talk with you...
I have to say that I find HP stuff quite sexy, they are nidcely made machines.
It is like ordering a moving company, and a big truck with 3 women turns up.. there will be better taken care of all the smaller things. But a bit unstable with the heavy lifting.. and you might have extra tasks, taking lager components apart.
@@MyPlayHouse 🤔 That metaphor potentially includes the aspect of sexyness, so I guess you are spot on!
Mine doesn't detect the drives 😞
See my video on 520/524 formatted disks..
@@MyPlayHouse could you share the link please? Having trouble finding it 😅
ADG = Advanced Data Guarding
Hi @StephenAtkinson-eq4os
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Hi
Hi there..
@@MyPlayHouse hi
appreciate the video, but I must say this product is horrific, ours only sees 2 out of 10 drives as I type this on each of our three different servers
Hi @Good-Enuff-Garage
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Awesome video, made this really easy and simple to follow. Thanks so much!
You're welcome!