You can use ESRT2 SW RAID with the active midplane. In BIOS, go to Advanced => Mass Storage Controller Configuration => Direct SAS => Configure SAS as SW RAID.
Save settings and reboot, press Ctrl-E to configure RAID.
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Re: FALSASMP Midplane - Couple Questions
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driver for Multipoint server 2012
have a serverHP Proliant DL120 G7Intel S2600GZ/GL
I can'tfind the driverbuilt-invideocardMaxtor G200.Inteloffersa driver forMaxtor cardon theserver, 2012,but inMultiPoint server 2012 is not assigned.Who can tellwhat todo and how towin?
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Re: S1200BTS BIOS update via Windows
Oh I just noticed that you're using a S1200BTS board instead of S1200BTL... That update package is for S1200BTL only. So far we don't have an OFU package for S1200BTS, so you may need to update BIOS under EFI...
Sorry again for the misunderstanding and inconvenience it caused.
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Re: S3420GPLC-based system does not recognize size of Seagate ST4000NM0033 4 TB disk correctly
Same case but with a little different. I had S3420GP and Seagate Baracuda ST3000DM001 3TB. This 3TB just hook up to an existing windows 2003 Standart Edition as data disk (or in other term, as slave disk). In BIOS, the hdd not detected but when i run into "Intel Deployment Assistant (ver 3.6), my 3TB only detected as 763893 MB.
I have download "S5500_Windows_4_5.zip" file ( Download Center), open the "ofu_userguide_r0_2.pdf", read it and then base on that pdf, the zip file i extract into d:\, open command prompt window, go to the extraction file (ex: d:\S5500 Window\Windows_OFU970_B21\OFU\windows) and run "install.cmd".
Not working because the command is not correct, it's said:
USAGE: Install [Platform]
The Platform is the number corresponding to different platforms.
S5000 = 1, SHW40 = 2, SE752 = 3, SBX44 = 4, S3000 = 5, SFC4UR = 6, S3200 = 7, SB
LUES = 8
Example:
Install 3
So, Because i don't know my S3420GP is on what platform, then i choose no 7, because i think my S3420GP is still on one family with S3200.
Then i run "install 7", the progress quiet OK, and in the end, it said the server must reboot unless for Win PE.
After reboot, still following the guide from "ofu_userguide_r0_2.pdf", then i ran "flashupdt -u /tmp/flashupdt.cfg".
Not working because the system can't found flashupdt.cfg.
I'm very sure that file is not on the extracted file nor in C:\ directory.
And then i search in http://support.intel.com as suggested in "ofu_userguide_r0_2.pdf", but with no result.
Any solution so my 3TB can be used properly? Many thanks..
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S5000pslsata Server Board Broken Raid 5 Array
I have a customer that has a Intel server with S5000PSLSATA system board. Server has been running fine for some time (5 Years). The server has 6 750Gb Seagate drives. 2 of the drives are configured as Global Hot Spares. The rest of the drives (4) are configured as a Raid 5 array. Last week, the server locked up and had to be rebooted. The customer called me when the server would not come up. The 2 global spares had died. The server was trying to rebuild the raid array because another drive was also failing. I had to order two more drives so i returned the server to the office for repair. When I started the server back up and entered into the embedded raid utility, I noticed that two of the good raid drives showed READY and two of the other drives showed ONLIN A00-00 and ONLIN A00-01. The virtual drive still shows the raid 5 array with a size of 2.14TB but the status is degraded. Is there a way to add the two ready drives back to the existing array and let it rebuild without losing data?
Thanks for all your help.
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Re: S3420GPLC-based system does not recognize size of Seagate ST4000NM0033 4 TB disk correctly
Run "Setup_Win.exe" under OFU folder to install the utility. That document you read is for different server platforms. Use the document in the OFU package under doc folder.
The flashupdt.cfg is in the firmware package: Download Center. You need to download and extract it before running flashupdt.
Yes the board does support drives larger than 2TB. See Memory and hardware compatibility for a tested hardware list.
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Re: S5000pslsata Server Board Broken Raid 5 Array
I do hope you have a full backup of you data. I can't guarantee the steps below will get your data back, but if the disks are intact then you may still have chance.
First check the parameters of the existing array, and record them all, like VD size, stripe size, etc. Make sure all drives are in their original position. Now delete the existing VD, and create a new VD using exact same parameters of the old one. Do NOT initialize the new VD.
Reboot and see if the data is accessible. Good luck.
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Re: S3420GPLC-based system does not recognize size of Seagate ST4000NM0033 4 TB disk correctly
I have already run "Setup_win.exe" then run the flashupdt.exe -u flashupdt.cfg, here the result:
One-Boot Flash Update Utility Ver 9.70 Build 21
Copyright (c) Intel Corporation 2012
Update file configuration: XXX S3420GPX:S3420GPV:S3420GPC,1.0
Update file configuration: Revision 0.22
FRU & SDR Update Package Version for Intel(R) Server Board S3420GP
Copyright (c) 2010 Intel Corporation
Intel(R) Server Board S3420GP detected
Select the function you want to perform:
1 Update only the SDR
2 Update only the FRU
3 Update both the SDR and the FRU
4 Modify the Asset Tag
5 Exit FRU/SDR update
Answer: 3
Select the Chassis
1 Intel(R) Server Chassis PP5UP (SC5650UP)
2 Intel(R) Server Chassis HJ-Fix (SR1630GP)
3 Intel(R) Server Chassis HJ-HS (SR1630HGP)
4 Intel(R) Server Chassis PP5UP ULA
5 Intel(R) Server Chassis PP4DP_BRP (SC5299DP_SC5299BRP)
6 Intel(R) Server Chassis P4304XXSFCN (Union Peak Short)
7 Other Chassis
8 EXIT Update
Answer: 7
Usage of these fan speed control profiles is for internal use only.
Legal disclaimer for external use is pending.
Select a fan speed control profile for your chassis
1 Other Chassis Full Speed Fans
2 Other Chassis Slow ramp
3 Other Chassis Medium ramp
4 Other Chassis Fast ramp
Answer: 1
Does the system have chassis intrusion?n
Is a fan connected to the CPU connector?y
Is a fan connected to the SYS FAN1 connector?y
Is a fan connected to the SYS FAN2 connector?n
Is a fan connected to the SYS FAN3 connector?n
Is a fan connected to the SYS FAN4 connector?n
Probing system for sensor and FRU device hardware.
This may take up to one minute to complete.
Detected sensor and FRU device hardware
********************************************************************************
********************************************************************************
Would you like to update the chassis info area of the FRU?y
Would you like to enter the chassis type (HEX byte)?n
Would you like to enter the chassis serial number?n
Would you like to enter the chassis part number?n
Would you like to enter the 31 byte chassis manufacturer name?n
Would you like to update the product info area of the FRU?y
Would you like to enter the product part number?n
Would you like to enter the product serial number?n
Would you like to enter an product asset tag?n
Processing BMC update.........Please wait
Querying USB Interface...
Updating the OpCode........100% Done
Updating the PIA...........100% Done
Verifying the OpCode.......100% Done
Verifying the PIA..........100% Done
This may take up to 50 secs to exit.
Clearing SDR repository.......Please wait
Processing SDR Update.........Please wait
Updating the SDRs..........64 of 64.
Verifying SDR Update..........Please wait
Writing FRU - ID(0) Addr(20) SlaveAddr(20) Bus(FF)
Writing FRU Internal Use Area
Writing FRU Chassis Info Area
Writing FRU Board Info Area
Writing FRU Product Info Area
Updating the system BIOS...100% Done
This may take up to 50 secs to exit.
The system has been updated successfully.
A system reset is required for the update to take effect.
But when i restart, my 3TB still detect as 763893 MB (801 GB) on BIOS but the BIOS has been updated to ver S3420GP.86B.01.00.0051, build date: 05/11/2012 and BMC from ver 1.23 updated to ver 1.25
And when i login into windows, the hdd not detected alias not found in the windows explorer nor Disc Management.
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Re: S3420GPLC-based system does not recognize size of Seagate ST4000NM0033 4 TB disk correctly
I have tried it here with a Hitachi 3TB drive. Both BIOS and Windows see the drive properly. So, looks like compatibility issue. That's why we always recommend selecting hardware from the tested list.
Besides, which SATA mode did you set? Perhaps it's because your drive is using 4K sector. Does it have a emulated 512 sector mode?
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Re: S3420GPLC-based system does not recognize size of Seagate ST4000NM0033 4 TB disk correctly
For SATA mode, i used Intel ESRT 2 which support RAID 0/1.
How do i know my drive using 4K sector or 512 sector mode?
right now i jus trying to update Intel® Rapid Storage Technology (Intel® RST) base on Intel Rapid Storage Technology (RST) drivers and Support for Disk Drives Beyond 2.2 TeraBytes (TB)
Wish me luck
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RAID 5 over 2TB, can not install windows server 2008 R2
The pc is freezing at Copying Windows files (0%)...
I followed this document by intel.
GUID Partition Table (GPT) How to install an Operating System (OS) using the
GUID Disk Partition Table (GPT) on an Intel® Hardware RAID (HWR) Array under
uEFI environment.
CPU Xeon E5606 x2
memory DDR3 32GB
MB S5520HC
RAID card RS2WC080
all firmware updated.
Build RAID 5, total space 2.7TB.
Need install windows server 2008 R2 x64 Std.
Could you help?
Thank
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Re: driver for Multipoint server 2012
Is it this driver? Download Center
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Re: S3420GPLC-based system does not recognize size of Seagate ST4000NM0033 4 TB disk correctly
For ESRT2, you'll need to create a VD on the new HDD before it can be detected in OS. See http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/sb/CS-030492.htm. When ESRT2 is enabled, BIOS doesn't display HDD info. Does the ESRT2 utility display HDD size correctly?
You drive has 512 Bytes per sector - it's documented in the datasheet: http://www.seagate.com/files/www-content/product-content/constellation-fam/constellation-es/constellation-es-3/en-gb/docs/constellation-es-3-data-sheet-ds1769-1-1210gb.pdf. Maybe I was looking at the wrong document last time. Sorry for the confusion.
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Re: RAID 5 over 2TB, can not install windows server 2008 R2
Is this the document you're using?
Using GPT (GUID Partition Table) with Intel� RAID Controllers
Were you able to see the correct drive size when partitioning the HDD? Was "EFI Optimized Boot" enabled in BIOS? Did you run BOOTX64.EFI under EFI shell to start the installation?
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Re: S3420GPLC-based system does not recognize size of Seagate ST4000NM0033 4 TB disk correctly
Yep, when ESRT2 enabled, BIOS doesn't display HDD info but when i chose Enhanced or AHCI mode, the HDD consist 801.5 GB which is not correct. 
Then, when i use ESRT2 utility, the hdd still display 763893 MB 
And for update Intel RST ( Download Center), no luck, because it's said "This computer does not meet the minimum requirements for installing the software. Setup will exit."
For the hdd i used, ST3000DM001 (http://www.seagate.com/files/staticfiles/docs/pdf/datasheet/disc/desktop-hdd-data-sheet-ds1770-1-1212us.pdf), it used 4K sector.
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Re: driver for Multipoint server 2012
yesthis is it, tried it,did notset
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Re: S3420GPLC-based system does not recognize size of Seagate ST4000NM0033 4 TB disk correctly
If you change from HDD mode from ESRT2 to AHCI or Enhanced in BIOS, you'll need to reboot the system to get correct HDD size. In my case AHCI mode doesn't display HDD size in BIOS, but OS can see the entire HDD size.
If you're using ESRT2, you can't install OS to a disk larger than 2TB. Install OS first on a HDD less than 2TB, and then initialize the large drive.
As for RST, you need to enable RST mode in BIOS before you can install RST driver/utility.
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Re: S3420GPLC-based system does not recognize size of Seagate ST4000NM0033 4 TB disk correctly
In my case, the OS installed in a HDD < 2TB and the 3TB hdd is hook up as slave disk. And when i change into AHCI or Enhance mode, the OS can't be load because it's has been installed on ESRT2 mode and the doc said that.
Tomorrow i will check where to find the option to enabling RST mode in BIOS, thx.
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Re: S3420GPLC-based system does not recognize size of Seagate ST4000NM0033 4 TB disk correctly
ESRT2 should support 3TB HDD. Did you create a VD using the 3TB disk? Also make sure you have the latest ESRT2 driver loaded.
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Re: RAID 5 over 2TB, can not install windows server 2008 R2
Thank you answer.
YES. I used this. Using GPT (GUID Partition Table) with Intel� RAID Controllers
All step followed.
I see the driver is correct size. 2.7TB.
First time, I choose total to install.
Second time, I choose to make 3 partitions, 200G, 500G, 2000G.
All same issue. The server is freezing at Copying Windows files (0%)...
"EFI Optimized Boot" enabled in BIOS.
Run BOOTX64.EFI under EFI shell to start the installation.
Could you help?
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