Comments on: DELL Tutorial: Create RAID Using PERC 6/i Integrated BIOS Configuration Utility

By: Wayne

Wayne — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:01:14 +0000

@Haytham Embaby May 25, 2011 at 4:34 am

Hi,
Did you ever get a solution to your problem? i am experiencing exactly the same problem. Dell 2950, using the Installation and Server Management discs (v5.2), can set up the RAID 5 ok (I think!) but when it tries to load the Server assistant, it comes back with the same error message:
unable to determine boot devices. drivers may not initialized. initialize using BIOS utility, or check if the disks are connected correctly

Any help or guidance, most greatly appreciated!
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Hi All,
Million Thanks for support, actually i have followed the steps above for creating new VD, but when i start the server management CD to manage and setup my server i got message unable to determine boot devices. drivers may not initialized. initialize using BIOS utility, or check if the disks are connected correctly
N.B: iam using server DELL Power Edge 2950

By: sreekumar

sreekumar — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 07:24:31 +0000

sir,i have installed DELL POWEREDGE server with 5 hard disks each having 300gb and configured RAID 1 with first 2 HDD AND RAID 5 with remaining 3 HDD.When i was trying to install Windows 2008 R2 Enterprise edition i could not complete it.In the last stage after loading files & updating files its getting long time for “COMPLETING INSTALLATION”.After that window is not moving forward but system not get hanging or somewhat.I installed the os in RAID 1 with a partion of 50gb,even i tried 60gb not possible.Then i tried with RAID 5 alone and followed the procedure,same problem.I checked with another working cd and all but result is the same only.I need to increase the partion size more or should i try with more than 100gb?

Please find a solution for this one sir..awiting your reply..

By: timeracer

timeracer — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:38 +0000

I have set this up however when I try to install Windows 2008 R2 it says that there are not devices found to install the software on. Any help?

By: Shkkumma

Shkkumma — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 09:32:33 +0000

Hello,
i have a server DEll Poweredge 210 II
Windows Server 2008
HDD 500 x2
i want to make mirror RAID 1,but also i dont wan to loose my config there of an software is this possible any suggestions.

By: srimanta mohapatra

srimanta mohapatra — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 10:04:29 +0000

q- how i configuration raid 6 in 2003 server ,

By: Morad

Morad — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 11:41:43 +0000

Hi
I am using RERC H700 Controller on Dell R710 server
I have 2 physical disks each 300GB and would like to configure as follow:

VD 1 – Disk A / Disk B RAID 1 on 100GB from each disk
the rest of the 200GB on each disk should be seprate configure to RAID 0

summery
VD 1 – Disk A / Disk B RAID 1 on 100GB from each disk
VD 2 – Disk A RAID 0 200GB
VD 3 – Disk B RAID 0 200GB

is this possible ?

Thanks

By: Karthick

Karthick — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 22:18:21 +0000

Hi,

I am not much knowledge in Dell RAID cards, Can anyone please let me know what does mean Virtual Disk in the below snippet. Also please let me know what is the use of this?

Attached devices:
Host: scsi0 Channel: 01 Id: 00 Lun: 00
Vendor: Dell Model: Virtual Disk Rev: 1028
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 06
Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00
Vendor: SEAGATE Model: ST31000424SS Rev: KS68
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 05
Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 01 Lun: 00
Vendor: SEAGATE Model: ST31000424SS Rev: KS68
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 05
Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 02 Lun: 00
Vendor: SEAGATE Model: ST31000424SS Rev: KS68
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 05

By: Najam

Najam — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 10:12:47 +0000

I have Dell Power Edge 2900 Server machine with Perc 6i raid controller. i have two hard drive installed with raid 1 and three with raid 5. i need to add two more hard drives in raid 5 without data loss. kindly advise procedrue.

By: Jerry

Jerry — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 08:12:13 +0000

Dear All,

Please help

I’ve followed the proper procedures to carry the RAID 0 on 9 PD,1VD,but could not install windows server 2003, indicated that ‘ no hard drive found’

By: Haytham Embaby

Haytham Embaby — Wed, 25 May 2011 10:34:47 +0000