Installing Proxmox VE 3.1 on HP Proliant server

[TerraLtech]

Hi,

We recently bought a new HP server: HP ProLiant DL360e Gen8 E5-2407
I have 4 SATA Hard Disk of 1TB each.

After creating the RAID 1+0 with the "array configuration utility" and rebooting on the CD to install Proxmox VE 3.1, the array wouldn't show up in the Hard disk to select, I get only single disk!!!

Can someone help me?

 

[m.ardito]

Hi,

We recently bought a new HP server: HP ProLiant DL360e Gen8 E5-2407
I have 4 SATA Hard Disk of 1TB each.

After creating the RAID 1+0 with the "array configuration utility" and rebooting on the CD to install Proxmox VE 3.1, the array wouldn't show up in the Hard disk to select, I get only single disk!!!

Can someone help me?

your server should have a fake/soft raid with proxmox iso does not support.

you can either add a hw raid controller (best), or install wheezy with mdraid and then pve on top

Marco

 

[TerraLtech]

your server should have a fake/soft raid with proxmox iso does not support.

you can either add a hw raid controller (best), or install wheezy with mdraid and then pve on top

Marco

I installed proxmox on one disk but the HP Proliant server won't boot on the Disk!!!

 

[m.ardito]

to install,
you should have disabled soft raid (usually some POST menu or BIOS setting) before... did you?

you should see a 4 disk system, no raid at all.
then, if you want install wheezy, you can use
- 4 disks indipendently, or
- setup 4 disks LVM, or
- setup 4 disks mdraid, or
- setup 4 disks mdraid + LVM on top

Marco

 

[TerraLtech]

to install,
you should have disabled soft raid (usually some POST menu or BIOS setting) before... did you?

you should see a 4 disk system, no raid at all.
then, if you want install wheezy, you can use
- 4 disks indipendently, or
- setup 4 disks LVM, or
- setup 4 disks mdraid, or
- setup 4 disks mdraid + LVM on top

Marco

Yes that what I just did and it worked, thank you

The server now is booting into proxmox ve 3.1
I am going to try this with mdraid :http://boffblog.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/how-to-install-proxmox-ve-3-0-on-software-raid/
Which is suggested on the proxmox wiki's page: http://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Software_RAID

Anyone have better suggestions? is it better to install wheezy before and pve on top of it?

Thank you

 

[sumsum]

I assume your server has Smart Array B320i/512MB FBWC controller inside (onboard). If this controller is not supported by Proxmox, I would spend some bucks for a good controller.
Software Raid might work for test or development environments but not productive use.

 

[TerraLtech]

Thank you sumsum, actually we already have the server so we can't change the controller.
Next time I'll make sure checking the following page for compatibility : https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Raid_controller
Since the server is for development use, I configured a software RAID5
http://terraltech.com/how-to-install-proxmox-ve-3-1-with-software-raid5-using-mdadm/