Along with my megacli post, I need to remember how to check drives/RAID on an HP server so here it is. hpacucli controller slot=1 ld all show You'll need to replace the slot with the appropriate one for your configuration. That should do it.
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A simple and quick way to get a status of the adapters and devices in the RAID array using megacli is to run the following command: megacli -AdpAllInfo -aALL It will output a LOT of information for the adapter, but you should see the Device Present section that shows the status of the drives. For [...]
Launch `hpacucli’, the RAID interface and run the following: controller slot=0 pd show all All drives will be shown — it’s obvious which ones are not configured as a logical disk. controller slot=0 create type=ld drives=2:2 We’ve only added one drive, and the controller is smart enough to know that making a logical disk out [...]
If configured, you can access the RAID controllers in a Dell server or an HP server by browsing to the IP address of the server and using the ports listed. Dell Servers (OpenManage) https://ip.ad.dr.es:1311 HP Servers https://ip.ad.dr.es:2381 Notice they are both https.
NOTE: RAID expansions can take a few hours to complete, especially if done on-line. This assumes that new drives have been added to the RAID array and a rebuild of the array has been done. You will need to follow these steps to have the OS recognize the new space. 1. Confirm fdisk -l shows [...]
