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тАО02-12-2011 03:22 PM
тАО02-12-2011 03:22 PM
Proliant ML350 G5 Max size HD / Raid configuration
I have a single Proliant ML350 G5 (S/N USE824N58X HP) that I ordered with 4 drives each 160G and a raid 5 configuration with 2 blank bays.
That was 3 years ago, now I need to attach more HD space.
The server has a Smart Array E200i/128MB Controller and some specifications show 2Tb total space but other documentation show 3Tb max device space.
I wanted to attach 4 pieces of 750G in a raid 0+1 (Mirror) and also attach 2 pieces of a 1.5Tb in a raid 0+1 into the bay 5~6
This should make a total of 3Tb compared to the existing 4-160G drives with a existing raid 5 equaling 480Gb
Is this possible without adding a external storage drive?
Can the HP utility configure?
Meaning attach the 2 1.5Tb drives into the empty slots, coppy the data over from the existing C drive that has the raid 5.
Once copy over then disable the raid 5 (160 drives) then attach the 4 750G drives and format to a raid 0+1 then copy back to the newly configured C drive.
All without doing a full system restore / New OS?
Regards
Alan
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тАО02-13-2011 08:46 AM
тАО02-13-2011 08:46 AM
Re: Proliant ML350 G5 Max size HD / Raid configuration
Replace the 160 GB drives, one by one, to the 750 GB drives.
Then do a RAID level migration to RAID 1+0, you have got plenty of free space.
Then finaly extend the logical drive, if your operating system support that.
Beware of the OS, and its capabilities (Or more lack of) on extended the partition.
And add the 2 1,5 TB disks. (You could do that first).
The ACU can create, expand, extend, migrate, delete for you. It can't copy data to another array for you.
If you choose to go this way. Do ensure that you've got a good backup, and an emergency restore plan.
Also check the disks on the existing array, for all kind of errors, use the System management homepage.
BR
/jag
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тАО02-13-2011 01:25 PM
тАО02-13-2011 01:25 PM
Re: Proliant ML350 G5 Max size HD / Raid configuration
I installed the 2 drives (1.5Tb) into the 5&6 bay and thru the ACU configured a Raid 0+1.
looks like I was mistaken, the first 4 drives are in a raid 0+1
Is it possible to remove drive 1 and 2 (160G) then insert 2 750G drives then use the ACU to configure?
Regards
Alan
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тАО02-13-2011 03:49 PM
тАО02-13-2011 03:49 PM
Re: Proliant ML350 G5 Max size HD / Raid configuration
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тАО02-13-2011 07:00 PM
тАО02-13-2011 07:00 PM
Re: Proliant ML350 G5 Max size HD / Raid configuration
Remove just 1 of the 160G drives then insert a 750G
Within the ACU {rescan} the controller and select ├в Show Physical view├в and see if it was detected as a 750G
Then what?
Remove the 2nd drive and put in a 2nd 750G and repeate the process?
Seems to simple.....
Sorry for not knowing but I just want to know all the proper steps to do without a re-format and keep the OS data..
Is it just as easy as just inset the 2nd 750G drive once the ACU detected the 1st 750G?
Regards
Alan
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тАО02-13-2011 07:04 PM
тАО02-13-2011 07:04 PM
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тАО02-13-2011 07:10 PM
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тАО02-13-2011 07:35 PM
тАО02-13-2011 07:35 PM
Re: Proliant ML350 G5 Max size HD / Raid configuration
Tomorrow at the office I will do as stated and swap one drive by one.
Having 4 drives 750G each as a raid 0+1 will give 1.5TB..
Then the 2 drives of 1.5Tb raid 0+1 will give 1.5TB..
Totaling 3Tb the max of the server as I have read and heard since the E200i raid controller is embedded in the MoBo that it has a max (total) of 3Tb.
This is why I cannot stuff a total of 6 drives of 2 Tb each.
If I configure as a raid 5 for the 4 drives of 750G in addition to the 1.5 I put in the last 2 slots it then will put me over the 3Tb limit.
I had to go in the closet and find some older 750G├в s but the 4 750G├в swill defiantly be redundant.
But for this application having 3Tb on this server will be fine.
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тАО02-17-2011 04:27 AM
тАО02-17-2011 04:27 AM
Re: Proliant ML350 G5 Max size HD / Raid configuration
http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/12460_div/12460_div.html
And I believe (Might be wrong), that those limitations is due to the available drive size, at the time of creating the document.
BR
/jag
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тАО02-17-2011 04:29 AM
тАО02-17-2011 04:29 AM
Re: Proliant ML350 G5 Max size HD / Raid configuration
You can create more Logical drives.
Or extend the existing logical drive, if your OS support it.
BR
/jag