topic Re: hp storageworks MSA2012fc, help me! in Disk Enclosures https://community.hpe.com/t5/disk-enclosures/hp-storageworks-msa2012fc-help-me/m-p/5499765#M47290 Dear sir/madam,<BR /><BR />If you're going to replace all the disks with larger disks the much _much_ faster way would be to back everything up, put in new drives and restore from backup. Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:17:26 GMT Johan Guldmyr 2012-01-17T19:17:26Z hp storageworks MSA2012fc, help me! https://community.hpe.com/t5/disk-enclosures/hp-storageworks-msa2012fc-help-me/m-p/5497951#M47289 <P>Dear ALL!</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><SPAN class="hps">I</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN class="hps">am using</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN class="hps">an</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN class="hps">HP StorageWorks</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN class="hps">SAN</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN class="hps">MSA2012fc</SPAN><SPAN>,</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN class="hps">12xHDD</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN class="hps">300GB</SPAN><SPAN>.</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN class="hps">I configured</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN class="hps">2</SPAN><SPAN class="hps">RAID1</SPAN><SPAN>,</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN class="hps">RAID5</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN class="hps">and</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN class="hps">one</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN class="hps">RAID6</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN class="hps">1</SPAN><SPAN>.</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN class="hps">now</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN class="hps">my</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN class="hps">RAID6</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN class="hps">fails</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN class="hps">1hdd</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN class="hps">but</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN class="hps">this</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN class="hps">model</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN class="hps">end</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN class="hps">sales</SPAN><SPAN class="hps">of</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN class="hps">HDD</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN class="hps">should</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN class="hps">I</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN class="hps">buy</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN class="hps">to replace</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN class="hps">the same type</SPAN><SPAN>.</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN class="hps">ask</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN class="hps">people to</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN class="hps">help with</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN class="hps">this solution</SPAN><SPAN>.</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN class="hps">I plan to</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN class="hps">replace</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN class="hps">all</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN class="hps">of</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN class="hps">RAID6</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN class="hps">4HDD</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN class="hps">4HDD</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN class="hps">from</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN class="hps">300GB</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN class="hps">to</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN class="hps">450GB</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN class="hps">so</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN class="hps">do not know</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN class="hps">it?</SPAN><SPAN class="hps">all the</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN class="hps">remaining</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN class="hps">HDD</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN class="hps">running</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN class="hps">RAID1</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN class="hps">and</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN class="hps">RAID5</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN class="hps">remain</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN class="hps">as</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN class="hps">300GB</SPAN><BR /><SPAN class="hps">advice</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN class="hps">please</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN class="hps">help</SPAN><SPAN>!</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN class="hps">thanks all</SPAN></P> Tue, 17 Jan 2012 02:03:49 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/disk-enclosures/hp-storageworks-msa2012fc-help-me/m-p/5497951#M47289 lethanhnha01 2012-01-17T02:03:49Z Re: hp storageworks MSA2012fc, help me! https://community.hpe.com/t5/disk-enclosures/hp-storageworks-msa2012fc-help-me/m-p/5499765#M47290 Dear sir/madam,<BR /><BR />If you're going to replace all the disks with larger disks the much _much_ faster way would be to back everything up, put in new drives and restore from backup. Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:17:26 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/disk-enclosures/hp-storageworks-msa2012fc-help-me/m-p/5499765#M47290 Johan Guldmyr 2012-01-17T19:17:26Z