Gen8 B120i Driver Issues & S2012 backup failure

[Joe_Miner 254]

in the Gen8 Kernal_Security_Check_Failure I was seeing with my attempted installation of S2012R2 it seemed like the procedures/files at:

 

http://h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/GetPDF.aspx%2F4AA4-7658ENW.pdf?jumpid=ba_r329_hhoaffiliate&aid=38293&pbid=TnL5HPStwNw&aoid=35252&siteid=TnL5HPStwNw-5tnMEpHB1P.49mdDrGB2fQ&jumpid=ba_r329_hhoaffiliate&aid=38293&pbid=TnL5HPStwNw&aoid=35252&siteid=TnL5HPStwNw-VmWR97fhIOtO01m4b9fDZw

 

ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softlib2/software1/supportpack-generic/p1235385378/v89111

 

should fix the situation.

 

and this is a good reference http://www.em-soft.si/myblog/elvis/?p=394  

 

Besides the Kernal_Security_Check_Failure I was seeing a failure of the Server Backup to complete Successfully.

 

 

In order to use Server Backup (I need it for some of the testing I want to do) I blew away the S2012R2 and installed S2012

 

With S2012 I no longer go the Kernal_... issue but my Server Backup would fail like it had in S2012R2

 

So I applied the CP020926 since the problem smells like a driver issue with the B120i

 

the Server Backup still fails:

 

So, apparently there are still driver issues with the B120i and Server 2012....................

Edited December 11, 2013 by Joe_Miner

[Joe_Miner 254]

Looking more at the performance of the B120i...................

 

My RAID0 OS Drive created in B120i had the following performance in S2012R2 which was very similar to what I am seeing now in S2012

 

 

Which is noticably worse that what I saw with a HW RAID0 for my OS Drive on a N40L (also with two VR's but on SATA II ports) -- a SW RAID0 on the N40L under WHS2011 also provided better performance than the B120i (with it's two SATA III ports used in the RAID0 on the Gen8)

[Joe_Miner 254]

Well, it's beginning to look like HP's Intelligent Provisioning is the root cause of my Server Backup Problem http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/7aa15059-646e-4c42-9bc8-bface95e94c9/server-2012-server-backups-the-drive-cannot-find-the-sector-requested?forum=windowsbackup

 

And up to now I was thinking IP was Way Cool (it is fun to watch in action).....................

 

I'll dig some more into this...............

[Joe_Miner 254]

Well, it's beginning to look like HP's Intelligent Provisioning is the root cause of my Server Backup Problem http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/7aa15059-646e-4c42-9bc8-bface95e94c9/server-2012-server-backups-the-drive-cannot-find-the-sector-requested?forum=windowsbackup

 

And up to now I was thinking IP was Way Cool (it is fun to watch in action).....................

 

I'll dig some more into this...............

 

 

@(#$*%&!)# -- IT WORKED!  I followed the suggestion (in Technet Thread above) to reduce the size of my C: Volume and Backup Now Works great in Server 2012 -- I was having the same issue in Server 2012R2 so I suspect the issue is related !!

 

I did a Shrink Volume by 512MB 

 

And Success -- apparently an HP IP issue.  I am current on IP at 1.5.....................

Edited December 12, 2013 by Joe_Miner

[ikon 438]

Nice work JM. Pretty cheap price (512MB) to pay to get proper functionality.