w2k proliant 3000

[franklin]

I recently bought a Proliant 3000 dual processor PIII 500 with 1 GB
memory.
The server has:
- Sony 4/8 internal SCSI tapedrive
- DELL DLT PowerVault 110C 40/80 SCSI Tape Drive.
- SMART-2DH array controller (memory unknown, with daughterboard)
- SMART-2SL
- Storage Ssystem U1 en 12
- SCSI harddrives (4x9.1 and 8x18.2 GB)

I try to make this a working system with w2k server.

On SMART-2SL I made 3 arrays:
A: 2x9.1 GB drive RAID 0-1
B: 2x9.1 GB drive RAID 0-1
C: 3x18.2 GB RAID 0 (storage cage B)

On SMART-2DH I made 1 array:
A: 5x18.2 GB drive RAID 0

Arrays are made with SmartStart 5.50 and functionaing well according to
that application.

So the drives of the Proliant itself are connected to te SMART-2SL and
the
drives in the U1 are connected to the SMART-2DH (external connector).
The DLT drive is also connected to the external connector of the
SMART-2DH.
So we have SMART-2DH -> External Connector -> DLT drive Connector 1
cable incoming -> DLT Drive Connector 2 cable outgoing -> U1 Storage
System.
The U1 must have his own internal terminator I guess because there is
just
1 68p connector to connect the cable with.

When installing W2k server I expirienced trouble making partitions on
the
arrays.
Disconnecting the DLT drive and U1 made me able to install W2K.

Now I connected the DLT drive and U1 again and W2K does not want to
boot.
All arrays and logical drives are recognized but the systems hangs
with:
Error loading Operating System.

The question I have is:
- Did I connect everything right or do I forget something.
- What went wrong installing W2K

Thanks for the answers.

 

[Dave Patrick]

Sounds like a bus termination issue.

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
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:
|I recently bought a Proliant 3000 dual processor PIII 500 with 1 GB
| memory.
| The server has:
| - Sony 4/8 internal SCSI tapedrive
| - DELL DLT PowerVault 110C 40/80 SCSI Tape Drive.
| - SMART-2DH array controller (memory unknown, with daughterboard)
| - SMART-2SL
| - Storage Ssystem U1 en 12
| - SCSI harddrives (4x9.1 and 8x18.2 GB)
|
| I try to make this a working system with w2k server.
|
| On SMART-2SL I made 3 arrays:
| A: 2x9.1 GB drive RAID 0-1
| B: 2x9.1 GB drive RAID 0-1
| C: 3x18.2 GB RAID 0 (storage cage B)
|
| On SMART-2DH I made 1 array:
| A: 5x18.2 GB drive RAID 0
|
| Arrays are made with SmartStart 5.50 and functionaing well according to
| that application.
|
| So the drives of the Proliant itself are connected to te SMART-2SL and
| the
| drives in the U1 are connected to the SMART-2DH (external connector).
| The DLT drive is also connected to the external connector of the
| SMART-2DH.
| So we have SMART-2DH -> External Connector -> DLT drive Connector 1
| cable incoming -> DLT Drive Connector 2 cable outgoing -> U1 Storage
| System.
| The U1 must have his own internal terminator I guess because there is
| just
| 1 68p connector to connect the cable with.
|
| When installing W2k server I expirienced trouble making partitions on
| the
| arrays.
| Disconnecting the DLT drive and U1 made me able to install W2K.
|
| Now I connected the DLT drive and U1 again and W2K does not want to
| boot.
| All arrays and logical drives are recognized but the systems hangs
| with:
| Error loading Operating System.
|
| The question I have is:
| - Did I connect everything right or do I forget something.
| - What went wrong installing W2K
|
| Thanks for the answers.
|