Whoops I mean I cant create a windows volume over 2TB I can see the remainder of the raid volume but windows doesn't allow me to do anything with it
I presume the UEFI boot mode writes something to the disks and this code isn't on the dell build disk Thanks -----Original Message----- From: Nigel Parker [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 30 April 2013 12:30 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: PowerEdge R520 installation Ok this may be a dumb question but........... We purchased a new Dell poweredge 520 everything was ok; but Either we; or dell had missed something on the config and it was setup as a raid 5 without a hot spare No problem just trash the array and recreate it with a hot spare done Quick config It has 8 x 600 gb drives 7 in one array and 1 as a dedicated hot spare I had to use the Bios boot mode and not the uefi and now the server can't use anything other than 2GB Started again and selected UEFI boot and put in the del build CD and it refuses to boot from this disk I can boot from the windows 2008 server disk via UEFI but of course the drivers are missing for the disk and would prefer to use the dell server assist So........ HELP :-) I just want one raid volume with a hotspare Nigel Parker Systems Engineer Ultraframe (UK) Ltd Tel: 01200 452329 Fax: 01200 452201 Web: www.ultraframe.com Email: mailto:[email protected] Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. The statements and opinions expressed in this email are my own and may not represent those of Ultraframe (UK) Ltd. This email is subject to copyright and the information contained in it is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is sent out only for intended recipient(s). Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorised. If you are not an intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or other use or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited and unlawful. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. The statements and opinions expressed in this email are my own and may not represent those of Ultraframe (UK) Ltd. This email is subject to copyright and the information contained in it is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is sent out only for intended recipient(s). Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorised. If you are not an intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or other use or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited and unlawful. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
