topic Re: Hotplug disk replacement in Disk Enclosures

Hotplug disk replacement

Marcelo D. Carrascal — Mon, 07 Mar 2005 09:00:12 GMT

Got a Proliant Server ML530 SmartArray controller 641. Six hotplug disks. Raid 5 configuration.
One disk failed. What is the procedure to replace it? should I unplug it and replace it? or should I do any procedure with the Disk Array Manager?
Thanx in Advance

Re: Hotplug disk replacement

Stephen Kebbell — Mon, 07 Mar 2005 11:33:13 GMT

Hi,

just remove the old disk, then put in the new one. After about 30 seconds it should automatically start to rebuild (the middle LED blinks about once a second).
You don't need to go into Array Configuration Utilty for this to start, but you can go there to check the progress of the rebuild.

Regards,
Stephen

Re: Hotplug disk replacement

Marcelo D. Carrascal — Mon, 07 Mar 2005 11:53:00 GMT

Can I just eliminate the disk without replacing it? Do I have to reconfigure the whole array? or it can be done automatically?

Thanx

Re: Hotplug disk replacement

Stephen Kebbell — Mon, 07 Mar 2005 14:30:28 GMT

No, you have to replace the disk.
Or else you can delete the entire array, recreate it with only 5 disks and restore all your data from backup (if it all fits - the effective capacity of the array would be 20% smaller)

Regards,
Stephen