We have purchased two stock HP ML350e Gen8 servers. Ubuntu 12.04 is to be installed in those. The stock, base unit have provision for 6 hard disks for creating RAID in which, one is filled with 500GB Hard disk and others with blank plates. We are planning to buy hard-disks and hard-disk bays for creating RAID array.
I am confused with software RAID, hardware RAID and RAID levels. Kindly help me. Which RAID level is commonly used in IT firms and is most reliable.
Kindly guide me with what all steps are there for creating RAID in HP Proliant ML350e Gen8 server? I am new to RAID configuration. Kindly answer in detail.
Answer
Ubuntu is not a good match for the HP ProLiant ML350e server hardware. Ubuntu is not supported for use with the hardware RAID controller on that system.
Please see the following question for more detail: Installing Ubuntu 12.04 on HP Proliant DL380e with 1TB SAS Drive
Ubuntu is certified for the ProLiant ML350e only if the Dynamic Smart Array controller is disabled. Please see the Ubuntu certification notes.
HP Dynamic Smart Array System is certified with
Dynamic Smart Array disabled. To disable Dynamic Smart Array: * Press
F9 to boot into RBSU * Navigate to System Options -> HP Dynamic Smart
Array B320i and select disable * Go to System options -> SATA
Controller options and select Legacy SATA or AHCI * Reboot the machine
and now you will be able to install the OS.
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