topic Re: Is it possible or how to make a drive with data to a mirrored drive by adding another drive in ProLiant Servers (ML,DL,SL) https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/is-it-possible-or-how-to-make-a-drive-with-data-to-a-mirrored/m-p/5099176#M118873 hi<BR /><BR />well you have to add the other 146 GB HDD once you do that you have to EXTEND RAID and after that (extend process in array configuration utility takes some time, 10-15 min per GB) after that your going to have the other option available which is migrate from 0 to 1.<BR /><BR />so you can migrate your RAID 0 - RAID 1<BR /><BR /><BR />regards Sun, 23 Mar 2008 15:30:15 GMT KarloChacon 2008-03-23T15:30:15Z Is it possible or how to make a drive with data to a mirrored drive by adding another drive https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/is-it-possible-or-how-to-make-a-drive-with-data-to-a-mirrored/m-p/5099175#M118872 hp g4 ml350<BR /><BR />hp 641 raid controller<BR /><BR />array a - 36gb x 2 mirrored set - C partition<BR /><BR />then i have a single 146gb drive just a drive which is D drive with live data on the same controller card.<BR /><BR />Now can i add another 146gb drive and then make this second drive , that is along with <BR />first 146gb drive a mirror pair without losing the existing data on the 1st 146gb drive.<BR /><BR />thank you Sun, 23 Mar 2008 07:50:42 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/is-it-possible-or-how-to-make-a-drive-with-data-to-a-mirrored/m-p/5099175#M118872 MKumar Nagappa 2008-03-23T07:50:42Z Re: Is it possible or how to make a drive with data to a mirrored drive by adding another drive https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/is-it-possible-or-how-to-make-a-drive-with-data-to-a-mirrored/m-p/5099176#M118873 hi<BR /><BR />well you have to add the other 146 GB HDD once you do that you have to EXTEND RAID and after that (extend process in array configuration utility takes some time, 10-15 min per GB) after that your going to have the other option available which is migrate from 0 to 1.<BR /><BR />so you can migrate your RAID 0 - RAID 1<BR /><BR /><BR />regards Sun, 23 Mar 2008 15:30:15 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/is-it-possible-or-how-to-make-a-drive-with-data-to-a-mirrored/m-p/5099176#M118873 KarloChacon 2008-03-23T15:30:15Z Re: Is it possible or how to make a drive with data to a mirrored drive by adding another drive https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/is-it-possible-or-how-to-make-a-drive-with-data-to-a-mirrored/m-p/5099177#M118874 hi<BR /><BR />sorry in my last post I wrote about EXTEND process<BR /><BR />sorry it is EXPAND Process<BR />as soon as you insert a new HDD it will be unassigned so will have the option in ACU to EXPAND the RAID after that EXPAND Process (10 - 15 min per GB) you will have migration option<BR /><BR />regards Sun, 23 Mar 2008 18:01:13 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/is-it-possible-or-how-to-make-a-drive-with-data-to-a-mirrored/m-p/5099177#M118874 KarloChacon 2008-03-23T18:01:13Z Re: Is it possible or how to make a drive with data to a mirrored drive by adding another drive https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/is-it-possible-or-how-to-make-a-drive-with-data-to-a-mirrored/m-p/5099178#M118875 check attached file<BR /><BR />regards Sun, 23 Mar 2008 18:05:02 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/is-it-possible-or-how-to-make-a-drive-with-data-to-a-mirrored/m-p/5099178#M118875 KarloChacon 2008-03-23T18:05:02Z Re: Is it possible or how to make a drive with data to a mirrored drive by adding another drive https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/is-it-possible-or-how-to-make-a-drive-with-data-to-a-mirrored/m-p/5099179#M118876 As others have said, you can add the drive, expand the array, then migrate it to a RAID1. From past experience this is a very slow and long process and that was using drives smaller than what your dealing with. Quickest way is to copy the data someplace and then blow away the JBOD drive, create a new array and copy the data back. Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:21:43 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/is-it-possible-or-how-to-make-a-drive-with-data-to-a-mirrored/m-p/5099179#M118876 Jimmy Vance 2008-03-24T13:21:43Z Re: Is it possible or how to make a drive with data to a mirrored drive by adding another drive https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/is-it-possible-or-how-to-make-a-drive-with-data-to-a-mirrored/m-p/5099180#M118877 many thanks to both members solution which added value to attain my result successfully. Sun, 30 Mar 2008 09:18:40 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/is-it-possible-or-how-to-make-a-drive-with-data-to-a-mirrored/m-p/5099180#M118877 MKumar Nagappa 2008-03-30T09:18:40Z