PainOfDeath
Technical User
Hello,
I have a BCM400 that I recently upgraded from 3.6 to 4.0. Prior to the upgrade, I had installed a RAID kit and the mirror process went through successfully. However the BCM failed the precheck tool before the upgrade due to incorrect partition sizes.
I sent the primary drive to a BCM vendor and got it re-imaged. I was told to wipe the secondary drive clean (i.e. delete partitions) before reconnecting the primary to the RAID assembly, or I would risk having the wrong drive re-imaged. I wiped the drive clean (deleted all partitions) but connected the new re-imaged primary as a standalone first. The system booted up but STILL failed the pre-check tool also for incorrect partition sizes.
I sent this drive back to the vendor and they told me they couldn't fix it, instead they sent me a brand new factory-sealed 3.6 hard drive. It's a Seagate 80 GB drive and I installed this drive, booted the BCM successfully, and this one finally passed the precheck and I did the upgrade successfully.
Finally, I reconnected the (blank) secondary drive together with the primary in the RAID assembly. When I installed it in the BCM, the system would not boot - instead, the status light on the RAID module was red and the system emitted a loud beep every few seconds. I left it for an hour but it never booted. I finally shut it down, reconnected the primary as a standalone, and booted the system successfully.
The vendor is telling me that the secondary drive is defective and must be replaced. However I can connect this drive to a PC and it works normally. Are there some partitions I need to create on the secondary for the RAID imaging to work? What does the beeping and red status light indicate anyway? I am at my wit's end and the vendor is not giving me much help.
I have a BCM400 that I recently upgraded from 3.6 to 4.0. Prior to the upgrade, I had installed a RAID kit and the mirror process went through successfully. However the BCM failed the precheck tool before the upgrade due to incorrect partition sizes.
I sent the primary drive to a BCM vendor and got it re-imaged. I was told to wipe the secondary drive clean (i.e. delete partitions) before reconnecting the primary to the RAID assembly, or I would risk having the wrong drive re-imaged. I wiped the drive clean (deleted all partitions) but connected the new re-imaged primary as a standalone first. The system booted up but STILL failed the pre-check tool also for incorrect partition sizes.
I sent this drive back to the vendor and they told me they couldn't fix it, instead they sent me a brand new factory-sealed 3.6 hard drive. It's a Seagate 80 GB drive and I installed this drive, booted the BCM successfully, and this one finally passed the precheck and I did the upgrade successfully.
Finally, I reconnected the (blank) secondary drive together with the primary in the RAID assembly. When I installed it in the BCM, the system would not boot - instead, the status light on the RAID module was red and the system emitted a loud beep every few seconds. I left it for an hour but it never booted. I finally shut it down, reconnected the primary as a standalone, and booted the system successfully.
The vendor is telling me that the secondary drive is defective and must be replaced. However I can connect this drive to a PC and it works normally. Are there some partitions I need to create on the secondary for the RAID imaging to work? What does the beeping and red status light indicate anyway? I am at my wit's end and the vendor is not giving me much help.
