I've seen a number of folks posting this problem, but have yet to discover an answer...
ML350g6, with a P410i, 6 (then 7) SAS drives installed in an 8 drive cage.
Have a RAID1 array for the system volume and a RAID10 array for the data volume. One drive failed in the RAID10 array, and the volume went down completely. Not very effective RAID, in my opinion. Oh well, stuff happens.
Client ordered two replacements, with the idea that we'd replace the failed drive and add a hot spare.
Installed the replacement for the failed drive and the array rebuilt itself. Had to restore the volume from backup (great fault tolerance) and they were running fine afterward.
Installed the spare, and went into the ACU but there is nothing in the menus to "Manage Spares". What do I need to do to create a hot spare? I made sure the ACU was the latest available. I noticed that the firmware isn't completely current, but the updates from then to now all state not to bother upgrading unless the upgrades list my issue. Since none of the last 2 or 3 firmware updates mention that they suddenly enable "Manage Spares", I have been reluctant to install the FW update. It would be just my luck that the update would trash the entire server...
I have since configured the spare drive as a RAID0 array (all by oteself) and provided it to the OS as a place to write Shadowcopies. However, the client wants to add a hot spare, and has another drive on order.
HP Chat won't even answer unless the server is under warranty, so I am hoping someone here can enlighten me. What do I need to do to create a hot spare with this controller?
Thanks...
P.S. This thread has been moved from Storage>General to ProLiant Servers (ML,DL,SL). -HP Forum Moderator
