Sorry, I misunderstood - you can't configure a disk into a RAID array from the disk menu. You have to configure the physical disk in a Virtual Disk in OMSA, Storage, PERC, Information/Configuration (link at top of page), Create/New from the dropdown menu of Available Tasks for the controller.
My understanding is that OMSA is the configuration option that I would access from OS GUI for instance Windows Server 2012. But, on excising drive that I have which is 500gb drive and this one set up as RAID0 I am running VMWARE ESXI. So, I think my option only limits to bios raid config, right?
Just to recall, I have one drive running RAID0, I inserted second drive which 1TB and I am trying to bring it online to be able configure second RAID0 array on it. But I cannot even bring it online in raid bios menu to start configuring it.
Not sure if you are using voice to text or something, but I didn't understand your whole post.
There is an OMSA VIB for ESXi.
What is the make/model of the disk that doesn't work? You should not be using laptop, desktop, or NAS drives in a server, so if that is what you are using, it may not show up because of compatibility. Again, you should check for foreign configurations.
theflash1932
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March 31st, 2017 10:00
Check the Physical Disks page ... does it show as "foreign"? If so, that must be cleared before you can do anything with the disk.
mmine
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March 31st, 2017 14:00
The drive not appears as foreign.
theflash1932
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March 31st, 2017 15:00
Sorry, I misunderstood - you can't configure a disk into a RAID array from the disk menu. You have to configure the physical disk in a Virtual Disk in OMSA, Storage, PERC, Information/Configuration (link at top of page), Create/New from the dropdown menu of Available Tasks for the controller.
mmine
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April 1st, 2017 10:00
My understanding is that OMSA is the configuration option that I would access from OS GUI for instance Windows Server 2012. But, on excising drive that I have which is 500gb drive and this one set up as RAID0 I am running VMWARE ESXI. So, I think my option only limits to bios raid config, right?
Just to recall, I have one drive running RAID0, I inserted second drive which 1TB and I am trying to bring it online to be able configure second RAID0 array on it. But I cannot even bring it online in raid bios menu to start configuring it.
theflash1932
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April 1st, 2017 13:00
Not sure if you are using voice to text or something, but I didn't understand your whole post.
There is an OMSA VIB for ESXi.
What is the make/model of the disk that doesn't work? You should not be using laptop, desktop, or NAS drives in a server, so if that is what you are using, it may not show up because of compatibility. Again, you should check for foreign configurations.
mmine
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April 1st, 2017 14:00
I do apologize for my broken English. Obviously English is not my original language.
Disk that I installed and trying to make it work, is enterprise DELL server disk:
DELL CONSTELLATION.2, CONFIG CODE: 1311, SATA 1TB, RPM 7200 FIRMWARE: AA09
And disk that is working and came with server when I bought it:
DELL CONSTELLATION, CONFIG CODE: 1341, SATA 500GB, RPM 7200 FIRMWARE: DA03
That is good to know that there is OMSA for ESXI i did not know that.