https://community.hpe.com/t5/disk-enclosures/smart-array-5i/m-p/2922035#M7751 I have (3)40 gig drives in my Proliant DL380 with Smart Array 5i and have added a fourth drive to the array. It has now been 12 hours and I am only 32% into the expansion. Is this normal? Fri, 07 Mar 2003 13:23:45 GMT Jeff Sharp_1 2003-03-07T13:23:45Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/disk-enclosures/smart-array-5i/m-p/2922035#M7751 I have (3)40 gig drives in my Proliant DL380 with Smart Array 5i and have added a fourth drive to the array. It has now been 12 hours and I am only 32% into the expansion. Is this normal? Fri, 07 Mar 2003 13:23:45 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/disk-enclosures/smart-array-5i/m-p/2922035#M7751 Jeff Sharp_1 2003-03-07T13:23:45Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/disk-enclosures/smart-array-5i/m-p/2922036#M7752 First of all, I think you mean 36GB drives (40GB in the OS).<BR />We usually count 3GB/hour during an Array expansion or rebuild, depending on the load on the server. <BR />What you could have done and still can do, is to set the Array expansion priority to high, this will of course have an impact on the users. Sat, 08 Mar 2003 08:46:00 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/disk-enclosures/smart-array-5i/m-p/2922036#M7752 Gert Luyten 2003-03-08T08:46:00Z