Looking for a little guidance setting up a PowerEdge R300 server from scratch, this is new to me, have controller card that states SAS6IR on boot. Unit has a DVD drive but no floppy so I assume I need to install the OS prior to upgrading the BIOS from 1.3 to 1.5.2 ? Is this the correct order I need to do things...
1. Setup RAID 1
2. Install Win 2012 Server
3. Upgrade BIOS from 1.3 to 1.5.2.
When I go into the RAID configure screen it recognizes the two 500GB drives. I select RAID 1, and it lists the 2 drives with default set to NO for include in RAID array for each drive. Do I change this to YES and allow one to be primary and another as secondary. I thought RAID one just kept 2 identical drives and wouldn't necessarily have a primary and secondary? Then install the OS, and then upgrade the BIOS. Is there anyway to upgrade the BIOS first?