RAID array goes into fault status when installing OS
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03-16-2023 04:39 PM
I am thoroughly confused. I have a C240 M4 I recently got and bought a UCSC-MRAID12G-1GB for it. I plugged a pair of 1TB Samsung 870 EVO SSD's into it and tried to configure them in a RAID 1 array. Works fine until I go to install Windows Server to it... after I select the drive (virtual drive created in CIMC) and click next it either errors out or get's stuck at 0% Copying Files and the raid array goes into fault status in CIMC for a variety of reasons:
-Drive in bay 1 in unknown state
-Drive in bay 1 in failed state
-Drive in bay 2 in unknown state
-Drive in bay 2 in failed state
-Both drives in failed state
-Both drives in unknown state
Am I doing something wrong or do I probably have a bunk raid card?
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03-17-2023 01:04 AM
- Perhaps Windows has an incorrect driver for the raid array (or even none) ?
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03-17-2023 06:35 AM
It seems to detect the array once I load the raid controller driver, when I go to install is when I have the issue. But it does also happen prior to booting to the installer as well. I bought another controller do verify its not just a bunk slot on my board.
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03-17-2023 06:04 AM
That raid controller (and it's firmware) was tested with specific sets of drives (https://www.cisco.com/c/dam/en/us/products/collateral/servers-unified-computing/ucs-c-series-rack-servers/c240m4-sff-spec-sheet.pdf).
Would have to look at raid controller logs to see if something is causing the controller to crash/restart.
Kirk...
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03-17-2023 06:36 AM - edited 03-17-2023 06:37 AM
By which you mean Storage Logs in CIMC? Saw tons of "Unexpected sense" errors. Not sure if backplane, drives, board, controller, or what...
I did also try downgrading the firmware of the controller. Was of no help.
The controller itself did go into unresponsive status twice yesterday so I'm thinking controller.
