IBM Support

Blue screen error occurs when mirroring a dynamic disk partition - Servers

Troubleshooting


Problem

When you have a single drive with Windows OS, if you upgrade the disk to a dynamic disk partition and then try to mirror it using the onboard LSI SCSI controller, the server will blue screen on the next reboot.

Resolving The Problem

Source

RETAIN tip H18492

Symptoms

When you have a single drive with Windows OS, if you upgrade the disk to a dynamic disk partition and then try to mirror it using the onboard LSI SCSI controller, the server will blue screen on the next reboot.

Affected configurations

The system may be any of the following IBM eServer servers:
  • BladeCenter HS40, type 8839, any model
  • BladeCenter HS20, type 8843, any model
  • BladeCenter HS20, type 8832, any model
  • BladeCenter HS20, type 8678, any model
  • xSeries 455, type 8855, any model
  • xSeries 450, type 8688, any model
  • xSeries 445, type 8870, any model
  • xSeries 345, type 8670, any model
  • xSeries 382, type 8834, any model
  • xSeries 365, type 8862, any model
  • xSeries 365, type 8861, any model
  • xSeries 336, type 8837, any model
  • xSeries 336, type 1879, any model
  • xSeries 335, type 8830, any model
  • xSeries 335, type 8676, any model
  • xSeries 235, type 8671, any model
  • xSeries 225, type 8647, any model
  • eServer 325, type 8835, any model
Solution

None; working as designed.

Workaround

You have to create the mirror first; then it is OK to change the partition to dynamic.

Additional information

When you have a single drive with Windows OS if you upgrade the disk to a dynamic disk partition and then try to mirror it using the onboard LSI SCSI controller on the next reboot the server will blue screen.

Document Location

Worldwide

Operating System

BladeCenter:Windows 2000

BladeCenter:Windows Server 2003

Older System x:Windows 2000

Older System x:Windows NT

Older System x:Windows Server 2003

Older System x:Windows XP

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Document Information

Modified date:
29 January 2019

UID

ibm1MIGR-53195