I deal with a few customers with ML350/370 servers and have a few queries if anyone can help!
1. If any of the servers had problems booting, how would I repair the windows installation? The usual boot from the windows cd, have the raid drivers on a floppy and run a repair? Or can you boot from the smartstart cd, follow through as if you were going to do a fresh install and repair that way.
2. Most of the servers have a RAID1 for the boot drive and RAID5 for the data with a spare covering both arrays. If one of the drives failed would the server automatically use the spare and rebuild without any downtime? How would it alert of any problems. And how would you go about changing the drive? As the server has used the spare drive, would you fit the new drive and enter the array configuration and set the new drive as the spare?
Thanks!
1. If any of the servers had problems booting, how would I repair the windows installation? The usual boot from the windows cd, have the raid drivers on a floppy and run a repair? Or can you boot from the smartstart cd, follow through as if you were going to do a fresh install and repair that way.
2. Most of the servers have a RAID1 for the boot drive and RAID5 for the data with a spare covering both arrays. If one of the drives failed would the server automatically use the spare and rebuild without any downtime? How would it alert of any problems. And how would you go about changing the drive? As the server has used the spare drive, would you fit the new drive and enter the array configuration and set the new drive as the spare?
Thanks!