Physical server UCS 220 m4s V02.
Installed a RAID controller with this type of configuration:
SSD 480 gb -2 pcs. (RAID1) (VMware ESXi, 6.5.0)
Where 3 virtual pc were deployed.
The mother collapsed, burned down and it was changed, I connected the disks separately, the information was preserved.
I tried to connect the disk via the USB port and boot from it, since there is no SATA port on the motherboard, but it does not boot writes an error:
BANK6: not a VMware boot bank
No hypervisor found.
SSD 480 gb -2 pcs. (RAID1) (SQL) -This RAID has not collapsed normally displayed in the BIOS of the controller.
Is it possible to restore the RAID somehow? or start the system to take a snapshot.
Hello.
Let's assume that your disk controller (RAID) is onboard, i.e. it is included on the motherboard.
Usually the disk controller has a copy of its internal configuration and another copy on the disks.
When the controller fails, the controller is changed and the disks are connected so that the new controller detects the existing configuration on the disks. Usually a message is presented indicating that it detected a pre-existing configuration and if we want to use it, otherwise it will have to enter in the administration of the controller and activate the existing configuration in the disks.
I reviewed the entire Raid Bios, and I can't find this function there, could you tell me how to do this correctly, or tell me which menu item is responsible for this? I'm afraid not to press and erase the info.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/19UEwgHLYt0i-TQqcb6_09eYkpy1Crbdz/view?usp=sharing
Hi,
on your pct. I can see raid1=890GB
and 2 drives (w/o Raid), each 446GB.
Where is your esx installed there?
Reg
Christian Z.
Hi,
normally under the Foreign config.
Reg
Christian Z.
Hi,
normally the way is following:
detach the disks!! (all) from the controller
go into raid bios and then clear the configuration (this will clear all the configurations in the raid controller)
then connect the drives again and go into the Foreign Config (it should see the config from the disks)
get this configuration back
done
Reg
Christian Z.