Boot Disk : No on a Windows Storage Server 2016 Workgroup edition Buffalo TeraStation WS5220DN

[Denis Griffoni]

Hi


I have a Windows Storage Server 2016 Workgroup edition licensed on a Buffalo TeraStation WS5220DN with software raid mirror ( no hw controller onboard and 2 disks only )


using diskpart :



disk 0 has Boot Disk : Yes

disk 1 has Boot Disk : No


the device has a software raid 1


DISKPART> select disk 0

Disk 0 is now the selected disk.

DISKPART> detail disk

ST4000VN008-2DR166
Disk ID: {4450FE90-4F06-476F-9C20-3867D4E0E6F8}
Type : SATA
Status : Online
Path : 0
Target : 0
LUN ID : 0
Location Path : PCIROOT(0)#PCI(1400)#ATA(C00T00L00)
Current Read-only State : No
Read-only : No
Boot Disk : Yes
Pagefile Disk : Yes
Hibernation File Disk : No
Crashdump Disk : Yes
Clustered Disk : No

Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
Volume 0 D Data NTFS Mirror 3625 GB Healthy
Volume 1 C NTFS Mirror 100 GB Healthy Boot
Volume 3 FAT32 Partition 100 MB Healthy Hidden


I expect the device will never boot with Disk 1 alone if Disk 0 is removed or corrupted


DISKPART> select disk 1

Disk 1 is now the selected disk.

DISKPART>

DISKPART> detail disk

ST4000VN008-2DR166
Disk ID: {5D8BC811-F205-4A2A-BEA6-960417159564}
Type : SATA
Status : Online
Path : 1
Target : 0
LUN ID : 0
Location Path : PCIROOT(0)#PCI(1400)#ATA(C01T00L00)
Current Read-only State : No
Read-only : No
Boot Disk : No
Pagefile Disk : Yes


avoiding any recovery scenario from backup or system recovery disk ( which I've tested and fully working from Buffalo Technologies for one disk only )


is it possible to manually set both disks to Yes


disk 0 has Boot Disk : Yes

disk 1 has Boot Disk : Yes


using diskpart or any powershell command on Windows Storage Server 2016 Workgroup edition ?


thank you

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