Drive roaming is an offline feature. There is no method for removing an array while the server is online
and then moving it to a new physical location.
Data failure or disk errors on a server with a 10SFF drive backplane or a 12LFF drive
backplane
Symptom
Data failure or disk errors occur on a server with a 10SFF or 12LFF drive backplane.
Cause
The drive backplane is not cabled properly to the controller.
Action
Be sure that the drive backplane ports are connected to only one controller. Only one cable is required to
connect the backplane to the controller. The second port on the backplane is cabled to the controller to
provide additional bandwidth.
More information
Server user guide on page 167
HPE Smart Array S100i SR Gen10 drives are not found when RAID mode is disabled
Symptom
The HPE Smart Array S100i SR Gen10 drives are not found when RAID mode is disabled.
Cause
When an HPE Smart Array S100i SR Gen10 is enabled on a server and RAID mode is disabled in the
UEFI System Utilities, then the drives are listed as AHCI drives or HPE H220i drives and the RAID
controller is not found in POST or device manager. When RAID mode is enabled, the drives appear as
HPE Smart Array S100i SR Gen10 drives.
Action
1.
Reboot the server.
2.
Start UEFI System Utilities by pressing
F9 (System Utilities)
during POST.
3.
Select
System Configuration
>
BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU)
>
Storage Options
>
SATA
Controller Options
>
Embedded SATA Configuration
>
Smart Array SW RAID Support
and press
the
Enter
key.
4.
In the SATA Controller Options screen, for the Embedded SATA configuration option, select
Smart
Array SW RAID Support
from the drop-down menu and click
OK
.
If you see the warning "Important: Smart Array SW RAID is not supported when the Boot Mode is
configured in Legacy BIOS Mode", click
OK
.
5.
Press
F12: Save and Exit
.
6.
Save changes by clicking
Yes-Save Changes
.
7.
Click
Reboot
.
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Data failure or disk errors on a server with a 10SFF drive backplane or a
12LFF drive backplane
