ML115 easy setup cd error

[duxbuz]

Hi,

Just installed 4 sata drives in ML115, went in bios and turned raid on

I get this error from easy setup cd :

Boot controller: nvIDA mcp55 mempry controller
Boot controller disk size: 0 mb

"The primary controller configured in your system is not supported by this version of HP Easy Set-up cd"

I then went into Boot up and set raid 5 that way instead.

I then installed xenserver, but wen i rebooted it just said "Boot Error".

Does this sound like dodgy sata cable ?

Anyone help. I was looking forward to virtulization!!

Thanks

[IanT]

You downloaded the latest HP SmartStart CD?

[Duke]

What Hypervisor were you planning to use? I can't see any need for the SmartStart CD if you're deploying ESX/ESXi, I just popped the 4.0U1 CD in and off it went. Not sure about MS Hyper-V though...

[duxbuz]

Hi

I was going to use it for the raid setup, but i have sinced used the command/dos based one.

I was going to try xenserver, cause someone said tht something about 64bit arch on ml115, been trying to find what he said but i cannot off hand.

Anyway i get a boot error with xenserver and also whilst loading server 2003 my keyboard stops working.... i started to think it was all related to the easy setup error.... but i dont actually think it is. Just coincidence

ta

[duxbuz]

Originally Posted by DMcCoy
It's worth noting that the ML115 will not do RAID with ESXi without an additional RAID card as the RAID on the Intel ICH10R has no driver support.

Worth looking at Citrix Xenserver then as it seems to have alot more driver support.

That was it!

[duxbuz]

You downloaded the latest HP SmartStart CD?

Tried newest download. Same

[Duke]

That was it!

Ah right, I used a USB stick for ESXi and my VMs were on networked storage, sorry!