FOA Daz or sysadmin/storage type

Chuckles · 02-09-2008, 01:29

Has anyone got any experience of IBM bladecentre S with HS21's?

I can't for the life of me get windows installed without BSOD on an array unless cut it to less than 2TB. There's no documentation saying there is a 2TB limit and I've used the latest firmware/drives on the SAS controllers/BIOS/chassis/MM - everything!

Del Lardo · 02-09-2008, 01:32

No experience but does the 2TB limit come from Windows rather than the hardware? What version of Windows are you trying to install?

Chuckles · 02-09-2008, 01:50

2003 enterprise SP2 x86. Disks over 2TB should be supported by GPT at this level. Even if they weren't they shouldn't just BSOD!

Mark · 02-09-2008, 02:00

Quote:

http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device...e/LUN_SP1.mspx

32-bit versions of Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) and Windows XP 64-bit Edition (x64) cannot boot from GPT disks.

Relevant?

Chuckles · 02-09-2008, 09:02

Arse!

Thanks though. Shame I'll up to chop up the storage now but at least I'm not gonna waste anymore time on it.

Daz · 02-09-2008, 09:56

Aye, gonna say, you need to keep the system and boot partitions off GPT

Chuckles · 02-09-2008, 18:06

On the plus side those 15K SAS in RAID10 are a bit nippy

You can copy a file anything <500mb and it goes so quick the progress bar doesn't even flash up

02-09-2008, 01:29	#1
Chuckles '09 sexual conquests: 4.5 Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,075	FOA Daz or sysadmin/storage type Has anyone got any experience of IBM bladecentre S with HS21's? I can't for the life of me get windows installed without BSOD on an array unless cut it to less than 2TB. There's no documentation saying there is a 2TB limit and I've used the latest firmware/drives on the SAS controllers/BIOS/chassis/MM - everything! __________________

02-09-2008, 01:50	#3
Chuckles '09 sexual conquests: 4.5 Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,075	2003 enterprise SP2 x86. Disks over 2TB should be supported by GPT at this level. Even if they weren't they shouldn't just BSOD! __________________

02-09-2008, 09:02	#5
Chuckles '09 sexual conquests: 4.5 Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,075	Arse! Thanks though. Shame I'll up to chop up the storage now but at least I'm not gonna waste anymore time on it. __________________

02-09-2008, 09:56	#6
Daz The Stig Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Swad! Posts: 10,713	Aye, gonna say, you need to keep the system and boot partitions off GPT __________________ apt-get moo

02-09-2008, 18:06	#7
Chuckles '09 sexual conquests: 4.5 Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,075	On the plus side those 15K SAS in RAID10 are a bit nippy You can copy a file anything <500mb and it goes so quick the progress bar doesn't even flash up __________________

02-09-2008, 01:32	#2
Del Lardo Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cambridge Posts: 2,539	No experience but does the 2TB limit come from Windows rather than the hardware? What version of Windows are you trying to install?