How do I use iLO to check the storage status of my server?

Due to the nature of hardware, you should regularly check the storage of your servers, to make sure no errors have occurred with the server’s virtual or physical drives. If you identify that an error has occurred with the storage of your server, you can use your iLO to identify which specific piece of hardware has an error, and use this information to decide on what action you wish to take next.

Please note that this section uses iLO 4 as an example. Different generations of HPE servers use different version of iLO. You can identify the iLO version your server is using when you log in to the iLO control panel. Older versions of iLO may have less functionality and the portal may look different to the examples shown in this FAQ; so the below may not apply to these older versions.

To check for errors relating to storage, click on System Information on the left hand side of the iLO control pane and then click on Storage.

You will now be presented with the status of any Logical Drives (or RAID arrays) and any Physical Drives within the server; as well as the status and details of the RAID Controller. You will also be able to see all the details of the Logical and Physical Drives. Use can this information to identify the current status of the storage of your server.

In my example below, you can see that my server has two Logical Drives, four physical drives, and the drives are split so that there is two drives configured within each logical drive. You can also see that the Physical Drive in bay 4 has degraded, which has cause the status of Logical Drive 2 to also be degraded.

If an error has occurred, you can use this information to help you decide what action you wish to be taken. If you wish for a drive to be replaced, please see the section on having a drive replaced using iLO, for more details on how to get a faulty drive replaced using the information found through the iLO portal.

Using the above information you should now know the status of the storage of your server. If you have any further questions about iLO or Remote Management, please look through our FAQ section. If our FAQ page does not have the answer, please feel free to raise a support ticket, and we will be happy to help.