topic Re: array configuration utility problem expanding array in Disk Enclosures

array configuration utility problem expanding array

Brett Holmes — Mon, 31 Jan 2005 13:41:29 GMT

I have array B with Logical drive 2, size xxxx, RAID 5. I added 2 new 72.4 gb drives then extended array to include these drives. Now it lists Logical drive 2 & Unused space 144.8 gb, which is correct. However when I go to expand Logical drive 2 to incorporate the unused space it only lets me add a third of what the unused space is. What gives?

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Dilbert_2 — Mon, 31 Jan 2005 14:12:05 GMT

Sounds about right. The remainder is accounted for by the Raid5 overhead.

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Brett Holmes — Mon, 31 Jan 2005 14:51:43 GMT

It's not right. Raid overhead would not remain listed as unused space. Thanks though

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Steven Clementi — Mon, 31 Jan 2005 16:11:05 GMT

WHat are the size of the original drives? 72GB as well?

Steven

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Brett Holmes — Mon, 31 Jan 2005 22:30:08 GMT

Yes I had four 72.4 gb drives in the array (Logical drive 2) before I added these 2 new ones

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Steven Clementi — Mon, 31 Jan 2005 23:51:42 GMT

Can you post a screenshot of the ACU and the Array's/logical drives?

Steven

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Brett Holmes — Tue, 01 Feb 2005 09:45:38 GMT

Here is the screen shot, I put it into a PDF. What you see is what I get when I when I choose Standard configuration and it shows me what what I can do with that logical drive. I added what I could (about 52 gig) from the unused space into the logical drive 2. Thats why unused space is listed at 103gb when it's two 74.2 gb drives. Windows shows what I could add as unallocated space but it doesn't give me any options to expand it into the existing drive.

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Fred Bingman — Tue, 01 Feb 2005 10:24:51 GMT

Brett,
I had an issue almost the same. I had to update the controller firmware then update the ACU. Then everything went fine.

Fred

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Brett Holmes — Thu, 03 Feb 2005 15:27:43 GMT

Firmware upgrade was good idea but didn't help. Anyone else have any suggestions before I break the array and rebuild it.

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John Kufrovich — Thu, 03 Feb 2005 17:41:00 GMT

Did you update ACU?

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Fred Bingman — Thu, 03 Feb 2005 17:47:59 GMT

Yes, The update of the ACU is the crictical step.

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Brett Holmes — Fri, 04 Feb 2005 12:41:32 GMT

I updated tha ACU to the most recent verison two days before I upgrade the array controller's firmware.

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daniel_361 — Wed, 26 Oct 2005 04:59:16 GMT

Have you resolv this problem, becouse I have the same problem.