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02-25-2021 06:27 PM
02-25-2021 06:27 PM
Hi All,
I would like some advice on the following:
We have a D3700 enclosure with 25x 1.2TB SAS Drives with Smart Array P431 controller attached to HPE DL380p server. The D3700 is configured with 5 Arrays, each array has 5 drives including a hotspare (activate on failure only mode). Now due to requiremnt of more disk space, I am now considering removing the hotspare drive from each array and replace them with 5 SSD drives and form a new array from 5 SSD drives.
Can this be achieved without losing data as our server is running 24x7? Not sure how exactly I can remove the Hotspare from each Array. (alter the configuration of array from Array with spare to Array with no spare)
Any device will be appreciated.
Rupert
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02-26-2021 03:44 AM
02-26-2021 03:44 AM
Re: Remove 5x Hotspare and Replace them with 5x SSD Drive
Hi,
yes, you can remove a Host Spare any Time.
Cali
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02-26-2021 04:08 AM
02-26-2021 04:08 AM
Re: Remove 5x Hotspare and Replace them with 5x SSD Drive
Thanks Cali.
That's encouraging.
I had a look at Smart Storage Administrator, it seems nowhere I can unassign the hotspare drive from an array. I will have detailed look later.
Kind regards,
Rupert
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02-26-2021 04:12 AM
02-26-2021 04:12 AM
SolutionDeleting a spare drive
Procedure
1. From the System Utilities screen, select System Configuration > controller > Array
Configuration > Manage Arrays > array > Manage Spare Drives > Delete Spare Drives.
2. From the Delete Spare Drives screen, select the spare that you want to delete, and click Delete Spare
Drives.
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02-26-2021 01:15 PM
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Re: Remove 5x Hotspare and Replace them with 5x SSD Drive
Thank you very much Cali.
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