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Re: DL360 Array Help

 
hassan mir
Advisor

Re: DL360 Array Help

...one more thing,, do i not need more than 2 disk drives for 1+0 ?


Thanks
Sunil_37
Occasional Advisor

Re: DL360 Array Help

Use Symantec Livestate Recovery Server. will solve all your problems.
Ivajlo Yanakiev
Respected Contributor

Re: DL360 Array Help

when you remove old 36 gb disk the unallocation space go to ?????
after you put new 72.gb disk ???? will
be the all amount of 2X72gb disk that is not used. You do not lose any space.

Now you have your old array /from 36gb disk/
+ mirror + free space /unallocate space/.

It is up to you.

You can expand your 36 gb lun + unallocation space

Or
you can make new lun /array/ = unallocate space

Ivajlo Yanakiev
Respected Contributor

Re: DL360 Array Help

RAID 0 = 1 or more disk

RAID 1 = 2 or more disk

RAID 1+0 = 2 or more disk

RAID 5 = 3 or more disk

.........
hassan mir
Advisor

Re: DL360 Array Help

Thanks,,

i think your solution works as you have outlined but i am a little doubtful about the end result.

I get the feeling that after this process i would have 36G mirrord + unused space that can be allocated etc

But what i really want is this

1. I have E and F partitions on the 36G drive
2. E is 23G and almost out of space
3. I would like to keep same logical structure

so when i am done i would have E drive with lot of space on it,, and the whole 72G drive is mirrored with the 2nd drive,, make any sense?


May be what i need to do is this

Take 36G drive out
Put the new ones in
Boot and define your array as RAID 1

attach the old drive via external SCSI to the server and .... restore the images to the drive in bay one,, what u think?


And Sunil,, how would i use Symantec solution? i am not sure of the steps to take.

Thanks


Ivajlo Yanakiev
Respected Contributor

Re: DL360 Array Help

Do what I tell you :)
After last rebuild you will have free spcae that you can extend any logical disk.
You can extend E or F or E and F with all unused space.
Use ACU and make array extend. After that
you need reboot and use Partition Magick or similar tool to extend File System.
But I test that and it work.

On my server now I have 2 X disk 73 GB mirror without any unused space.
hassan mir
Advisor

Re: DL360 Array Help

i knew you were missing something like partition magic :)

part of it is that i dont have your know how and confidence,, when u talk about free space and extanding it --- since we already have two mirrored drive , which one we talking about? when we make changes to E and/or F which drive is getting changed?

explain partition magic and how this will fit into this...

thanks for your help.
Ivajlo Yanakiev
Respected Contributor

Re: DL360 Array Help

OK :)
First of all when you talk about HARDWARE RAID you do not talk about WINDOWS.
All task are made by RAID controler let say bios.
If you want more sharp info I need picture from your ARC main menu (locigal view) and from
My computer /windows/.

I want ot know you RAID config and What windows see from it :))

Partition magick let you expand your files system over new extends.


Sorry for my english.




Ivajlo Yanakiev
Respected Contributor

Re: DL360 Array Help

With Partiton Magick you can say which logical drive will be extend E or F :)
hassan mir
Advisor

Re: DL360 Array Help

Ok,, i am attaching images for u to look at,, let me know if u need to c anything else.

thanks