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hhoyoseco
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Installation problem with Smart Array P212

Hi community

I'm installing a HP tape storage in a new DL160 G6 server with ESXi 4.1 isntalled and running, i've 3 Hard drives in RAID 5 and i put the tape in the rear of the card, but the esxi not show me the disk and show me the tape in the same LUN, is like if the esxi taked only one device, how i can put configure the tape ?

See the pictures before and after to put the Storage Tape

Config_Before.JPG

Config_after.JPG

Thanks a lot

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hhoyoseco
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Hi

This situation is not accepted for HP, you can to do the RAID or you use the storage but you can not to do the two solutions at same time, you need to put other card like HP Smart Array P410/256MB for to connect the discs and the Smart P212 for to connect the storage tape.

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