Good Cheap Server - HP Proliant Microserver 4 BAY - OWNERS THREAD
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Mainly used to get full speed from the top drive bay.
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Hi all,
Just a quick one,
I have a possible failed hard drive in a Microserver that is using RAID1, it has 2 x 1TB Western digital REDs.
I was getting disk alerts flooding my inbox, then one of the disks dropped out the cluster (disk 2) I have tested both of these by removing disk 2 and booting, it booted in to windows.
Then done the same test with Disk1, it booted, so at the moment im having to run WD Datalifeguard on the disks to check for errors.
Issue im having now is that the logical drive is showing as critical and I need to bring the other one back in as its being recognised as a single disk.
There is data on these drives (albiet that is also backed up nightly) but if possible I dont want to loose data!
When your bringing disks in and out there is no data loss? I need to bring disk 2 back in to logical drive 1 essentially, or if thats not going to work, create a new logical drive with the data still intack?
Also going to order a replacement disk.
Can I create a new logical drive whilst im on the box without loosing data and remote access?
Just a quick one,
I have a possible failed hard drive in a Microserver that is using RAID1, it has 2 x 1TB Western digital REDs.
I was getting disk alerts flooding my inbox, then one of the disks dropped out the cluster (disk 2) I have tested both of these by removing disk 2 and booting, it booted in to windows.
Then done the same test with Disk1, it booted, so at the moment im having to run WD Datalifeguard on the disks to check for errors.
Issue im having now is that the logical drive is showing as critical and I need to bring the other one back in as its being recognised as a single disk.
There is data on these drives (albiet that is also backed up nightly) but if possible I dont want to loose data!
When your bringing disks in and out there is no data loss? I need to bring disk 2 back in to logical drive 1 essentially, or if thats not going to work, create a new logical drive with the data still intack?
Also going to order a replacement disk.
Can I create a new logical drive whilst im on the box without loosing data and remote access?
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Many thanks for this (now 3 year old!) guide. Finally got around to trying this out for myself and it works a treat.
Worth noting you won't be able to utilise all the rubber grommets and lining that comes with the new case fan due to spacing, but it's not an issue.
Also, be sure to have a molex splitter with the connector you suggest if you still need to use the ODD cable. Or alternatively a "pass-through" molex connector with fan splitter. I bought your cable then realised I already had the alternative which did both jobs.
Lastly, when i removed my PSU fan there was loads of rubber sealant covering the old power connector which can be removed with a hobby knife but is delicate job.
Thanks again!
Slight problem accessing my Gen8 via ILO
Can`t remember the right password
I was sure I remember it correctly.no go
I ALWAYS write down names and passwords in a little book.Guess what.Forgot to do this for my Gen8`s Doh
Best way to reset please.is it pull the battery and reset bios?
got a huge amount of stuff on there I don`t want to loose access to
or shall I keep trying to get the password variations?
I can still access the xpenology system fine and read all data
Can`t remember the right password
I was sure I remember it correctly.no go
I ALWAYS write down names and passwords in a little book.Guess what.Forgot to do this for my Gen8`s Doh
Best way to reset please.is it pull the battery and reset bios?
got a huge amount of stuff on there I don`t want to loose access to
or shall I keep trying to get the password variations?
I can still access the xpenology system fine and read all data
Got it sorted now
Used Administrator and the password from the paper tag.I looks like it had `forgot`my user name???on both machines
re input name on both and had to re input ILO key on 1 machine .All working as it should now
Bios still on 2015,I think there is a 2016 update but gonna leave it as is for now i think
Used Administrator and the password from the paper tag.I looks like it had `forgot`my user name???on both machines
re input name on both and had to re input ILO key on 1 machine .All working as it should now
Bios still on 2015,I think there is a 2016 update but gonna leave it as is for now i think
What's the latest bios for the gen 8?
Is it system rom in the ilo page?
System ROM
J06 11/02/2015
System ROM Date
11/02/2015
edit:
finally managed to get it registered and flashed so I'm now on
System ROM
J06 07/16/2015
System ROM Date
07/16/2015
Installed my new cpu (first time!). Changed my fan speed to the middle one - jumped from I think 14% fan, to 29%. Temps as follows
Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E3-1220 V2 @ 3.10GHz
01-Inlet Ambient 23C Caution: 42C; Critical: 46C
02-CPU 40C Caution: 70C; Critical: N/A
Is it system rom in the ilo page?
System ROM
J06 11/02/2015
System ROM Date
11/02/2015
edit:
finally managed to get it registered and flashed so I'm now on
System ROM
J06 07/16/2015
System ROM Date
07/16/2015
Installed my new cpu (first time!). Changed my fan speed to the middle one - jumped from I think 14% fan, to 29%. Temps as follows
Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E3-1220 V2 @ 3.10GHz
01-Inlet Ambient 23C Caution: 42C; Critical: 46C
02-CPU 40C Caution: 70C; Critical: N/A
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Took a punt on a refurbed E3-1220L (non V2) for £95. Coming from China so won't get here for a few weeks but hopefully punt is worth the risk. May have paid over the odds I dunno, but seems 1155 Xeon cpu's are hard to get half off/end of life.