topic Re: More on Netraid in Netservers

More on Netraid

Glen Kleidon — Mon, 31 Dec 2001 02:48:48 GMT

I have 2 LC3s with RAID 1 configured.

Each of these have 1 more hot swap bay. 1 has 2x9.1 and the other has 2x18. I want to add 1 more drive on each and convert to RAID 5.

Do the netraid tools allow for a conversion from RAID 1 to RAID 5?

Re: More on Netraid

Enes Dizdarevic — Mon, 31 Dec 2001 08:36:56 GMT

Yes, the best way is using NetRaid Assistent. If you have not installed it install it from netserver navigator, start it, select your raid 1 array (status online) and new disk (status ready). In menus find item expand capacity / change raid level, select appropriata action and wait for rebuild to finish.

Re: More on Netraid

Glen Kleidon — Sat, 12 Jan 2002 01:30:50 GMT

This worked great!! The netraid configuration tool now shows 18GB of space under RAID 5.

Except.....Windows NT 4 still shows 9GB even after a reboot.

I expected the NT Disk administrator to show the original 9GB partition and then an unused portion representing the new 9GB. It just shows Drive 0 as 9GB and there is no sign of the new space.

How can I make NT recognise it?

Glen.

Re: More on Netraid

Theo Hill_1 — Mon, 14 Jan 2002 16:53:27 GMT

MAke sure you are viewing all space and not just the partitioned space.

Re: More on Netraid

Glen Kleidon — Sat, 19 Jan 2002 03:55:48 GMT

Theo,

I don't know what you mean. The NT4 Disk administrator does not have any such setting as far as I can see.

I have tried every configuration, option etc etc in the disk administrator. I think there needs to be a change to the disk partition information somewhere eg - I thought it might be in boot.ini but it is not.

Glen.

Re: More on Netraid

Andreas Luetteken — Sun, 03 Feb 2002 10:32:09 GMT

If the existing 9 GB partition is not containing the system, you can create another 9GB in the remaining space you see in disk admin and then stripe the two partitions.

Otherwise you'll have to backup the partition and create a new one from scratch.

The Netraid has a feature that permits the online expansion of a existing volume, but you can install this only on new partitions.

Re: More on Netraid

Glen Kleidon — Sun, 03 Feb 2002 23:39:19 GMT

Andreas,

You Mis-understand the problem.

THe Disk administrator is NOT showing the additional 9GB of space even though the NetRaid does.