Hp Proliant microserver G8 Installation over partitioned ssd

[danny36]

Hi,
I read on this forum that it's possible to boot over ODD on this micro server by changing some settings on bios.
It's possible to install truenas scale on a partition of 256GB SSD attached to the internal odd sata port? so I can use the rest of space of SSD.

 

[Arwen]

I don't have the details of how to turn the Optical Disk Drive port to a regular HDD / SSD port.

Yes, you can use a boot drive partitioned, with space for application. However, it is not a supported function;

I have to waste an entire drive just for booting?

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What it comes down to, if you have to ask how, you likely can't support such a configuration reliably. Meaning when the boot drive or other part has a failure, you have 2 failures to deal with. Improperly dealing with one, can crash the server.

 

[danny36]

I don't have the details of how to turn the Optical Disk Drive port to a regular HDD / SSD port.

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Yes, you can use a boot drive partitioned, with space for application. However, it is not a supported function;

ok i leave it alone

 

[danny36]

can you suggest me a compatible sata controller for hp microserver?

 

[danb35]

Why would you need a SATA controller, when you don't have room in that chassis for anything but the four bays that are already handled + the ODD port? Put your boot device on a USB SSD and be done with it.

 

[danny36]

like this?

 

[danny36]

Why would you need a SATA controller

because only two of four sata ports it's 6gb so I think to add sata controller for all four disk and with onboard sata controller I have another four sata port, one for boot, and another three ports for cache for example.

 

[danny36]

I just now installed truenas on an external USB SSD drive but attached to the internal usb port but after installation I have reboot the server but don't boot from internal usb port.

 

[Whattteva]

I just now installed truenas on an external USB SSD drive but attached to the internal usb port but after installation I have reboot the server but don't boot from internal usb port.

You have to tell the BIOS to boot from USB first.

 

[danny36]

yes it is already like this because I had already tried to install truenas on usb stick.

 

[danb35]

because only two of four sata ports it's 6gb

Do you think any of your spinners is going to be close to saturating that?

 

[danny36]

i tried again with the usb stick attached to internal usb port and boot but with a usb 2.5 ssd with case don't boot on internal usb port.
maybe I did something wrong during installation?