topic Re: Changing System Disk in ProLiant Servers (ML,DL,SL)

Changing System Disk

DO2 — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 08:14:23 GMT

Hello

ProLiant DL120 Gen9

The array controller is a Smart HBA H240 (RAID Mode)

The system disk is an HP SAS EG0300JEHLV (Raid 0) - 300Gb

We bought a disk HP SAS EH0600JDXBC (Raid 0) - 600GB

Is there any operation that can be done, without having to reinstall the operating system, to "clone" the System disk (C:) to the new 600Gb disk and place this as the system disk?

Thanks in advanced

Re: Changing System Disk

shiva_jr — Thu, 05 Jan 2023 06:48:06 GMT

Hi DO2,
Since this disk is in RAID-0, you will loose the data if you replace it with new disk.

Many of the third party softwares are available to clone from disk to disk.

Procedure :
    1) Check the provided 600GB disk is compatible to the server by referring this link.
    2) If the new disk is compatible and you have free disk slot, insert the disk, configure the RAID 0 and dump the cold data from old disk.
    3) If compatible but you dont have free disk slot, take backup of old disk and replace it with 600GB new disk, create RAID 0, Install OS and dump the cold data from backup.

FYI,
SFF supported by DL120 Gen9 server:
HPE 600GB SAS 12G Enterprise 15K SFF (2.5in) SC 3yr Wty Digitally Signed Firmware HDD 870757-B21
HPE 600GB SAS 12G Enterprise 15K SFF (2.5in) SC 3yr Wty 512e Digitally Signed Firmware HDD 870763-B21
HPE 600GB SAS 12G Enterprise 15K SFF (2.5in) SC 3yr Wty HDD 759212-B21
HPE 600GB SAS 12G Enterprise 10K SFF (2.5in) SC 3yr Wty Digitally Signed Firmware HDD 872477-B21
HPE 600GB SAS 12G Enterprise 10K SFF (2.5in ) SC 3yr Wty HDD 781516-B21

LFF supported by DL120 Gen9 server:
HPE 600GB SAS 12G Enterprise 15K LFF (3.5in) SC 3yr Wty HDD 765424-B21

Regards,
Shiva_JR

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I work with HPE but opinions expressed here are mine.

Re: Changing System Disk

Tam92 — Wed, 11 Jan 2023 02:17:23 GMT

Hello,

I see my colleague has already answered here.

Please let me know if you have any further queries on this.

Thanks,

TAM

Re: Changing System Disk

Sunitha_Mod — Thu, 19 Jan 2023 07:35:06 GMT

Hello @DO2,

We do see you have marked the reply as solved. We are glad to know the problem has been resolved.