https://community.hpe.com/t5/hpe-proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/dl380g5-add-new-disk-to-array/m-p/4362189#M88164 well.. i can't see another way around it but to convert to raid5 and then install the next drive.<BR /><BR />Or you reinstall your server and do 2 diffrent arrays one raid 1+0 2 disks and a raid 5 with 4 drives... Thu, 19 Feb 2009 13:44:16 GMT Cederberg 2009-02-19T13:44:16Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/hpe-proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/dl380g5-add-new-disk-to-array/m-p/4362188#M88163 Hi All,<BR />I've got 4x146GB disks in a single array in the following config:<BR />* 20GB Raid 1+0 (system files)<BR />* 389 GB Raid5 (data)<BR /><BR />windows 2003<BR /><BR />I've got a 5th disk that i misplaced while unboxing that i'd like to add in now. but when i try to add the disk the ACU says that i can only add even disks because there's a raid1+0 in the array.<BR /><BR />Wondering if anyone knows any way around this e.g. by moving the 389GB set to a different array so i can add in the disks?<BR /><BR />... or should i convert the raid1+0 segment to raid5 as well, and then add the disk Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:50:32 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/hpe-proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/dl380g5-add-new-disk-to-array/m-p/4362188#M88163 calvinchi 2009-02-19T11:50:32Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/hpe-proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/dl380g5-add-new-disk-to-array/m-p/4362189#M88164 well.. i can't see another way around it but to convert to raid5 and then install the next drive.<BR /><BR />Or you reinstall your server and do 2 diffrent arrays one raid 1+0 2 disks and a raid 5 with 4 drives... Thu, 19 Feb 2009 13:44:16 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/hpe-proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/dl380g5-add-new-disk-to-array/m-p/4362189#M88164 Cederberg 2009-02-19T13:44:16Z