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RAID controller replacement

 
Leonard Thng
Frequent Advisor

RAID controller replacement

Hi,

Currently i've an array of 3 harddisks of 36GB of RAID 05 connecting to a smart array controller. If my controller fails and i replace the controller, will my array information still be available? Will all the information such as RAID configuration and data still be available after replacement? Any HP web link i can find information regarding this document?

Many thanks!

Leonard
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Uwe Zessin
Honored Contributor

Re: RAID controller replacement

The new controller can pick up the existing disk configuration from the meta data that was stored on the disks by the current one.
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Leonard Thng
Frequent Advisor

Re: RAID controller replacement

Hi Uwe,

Are there any HP documents published on the web that states about such information? Thanks.


Leonard
Ivan Ferreira
Honored Contributor

Re: RAID controller replacement

Check your array controller documentation, it may be there, but that information is available for people that takes the course with hp. You can trust Uwe.
Por que hacerlo dificil si es posible hacerlo facil? - Why do it the hard way, when you can do it the easy way?
Leonard Thng
Frequent Advisor

Re: RAID controller replacement

Hi,

it's not that i can't trust uwe. Actually i'm asking on behalf of my colleague who needs the document for a respond to customer.

sorry uwe for seeming to doubt your response. hope u understand. appreciate your valuable information.

Thanks.

Leonard
Basil Vizgin
Honored Contributor

Re: RAID controller replacement

Look for witepaper
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/DocumentIndex.jsp?contentType=SupportManualтМй=en&cc=us&docIndexId=179111&taskId=101&prodTypeId=329290&prodSeriesId=367226
Ultra320 SCSI technology in HP Smart Array controllers technology brief
and for User Guide:
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/CoreRedirect.jsp?redirectReason=DocIndexPDF&prodSeriesId=367226&targetPage=http%3A%2F%2Fh20000.www2.hp.com%2Fbc%2Fdocs%2Fsupport%2FSupportManual%2Fc00574141%2Fc00574141.pdf

From this documents:
Data compatibility
Each Smart Array controller provides complete data compatibility with previous-generation Smart Array controllers. This compatibility makes it easy to upgrade array controllers by swapping controllers, and makes it easy to migrate data from server to server by moving data drives to new controllers.
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You can move drives to other ID positions on the same array controller. You can also move a complete array from one controller to another, even if the controllers are on different servers.
Leonard Thng
Frequent Advisor

Re: RAID controller replacement

Hi Basil,

Thanks for the link!!

Leonard