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Flakey smart array 5i
Back in September ('07), there were two posts and some discussion about the smart array 5i in Proliant DL380's that prevent cold re-booting. http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=1399006 http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=1417671 Well, I had to cold boot yesterday and sure enough...- johnzbesko
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How to upgrade hot-swap drives without rebooting?
I have a Proliant DL380 G2 that has an issue with the Smart Array 5i (http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=1399006) that I am reluctant to cold-boot. I wish to replace one pair of 18GB drives with a 36GB pair. Can I simply replace the pair one at a time? Should I partition and format the...- johnzbesko
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How to diagnose bad smart array 5i?
I recently acquired a surplus Proliant DL380 G2. It has a Lights Out board and six hard drives. I installed Ubuntu. Then, I added a gigabit PCI ethernet card. Upon boot, the smart drive array did not seem to be recognized, ie. the smart drive did not initialize and the system would not boot. I...- johnzbesko
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