ML 370 G2 - add hard drive

[mike tran_2]

My server have raid 5 with 1 disk 0 and 2 logical drive. I want to add another hard drive to the raid. I also want to add the new space to the logical drive. Can I do it? and how? I have windows 2000 server.
Thank You
M

[Christhian J. Chamba P.]

Firt, your Windows 2000 Server must have the Service Pack 3 and installer the Proliant Support Pack for your server.

If your server don't have this you can't do in online this; only shutdown the sever and reboot with the Smart Start for your server.

Please confirm if you have the service pack 3 and Proliant Support Pack (PSP).

[mike tran_2]

Yes, I do have Windows 2000 sp 4 and Proliant support pack.
Thanks

[Shameer.V.A]

Hi mike,
If your RAID controller supports online capacity addition, then you can do it online, by putting new hard disk to the array & initiate capacity addition & you will get the free sapce as unassigned space on disk management . You can create this as a new logical volume.

But remember that if you are adding a higher capacity disk to an consist of lower capacity disks, you will get the lower capacity only (eg: If you are putting a 72GB hdd on an array of 18GB, you only get 18GB added space & balance space on your 72Gb will be waste.)

In that case you can go for a single disk with RAID0 or put 2 new disks of same capacity & do mirroring.

Please go through the following threads for more details.

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=993564

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=986460

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=990272

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=988535

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=989114


Hope these informations will help you,

Regards,

Shameer

[Christhian J. Chamba P.]

Mike,
For do this, first run de Array Configuration Utility and then Expand the Array where you like install the new disk, and select the new disk, then expand the size of the Logic Unit....

After this wait the reconstruccion of RAID and ready....

Go the Disk Manager in Windows and select the disk and put like Dinamic Disk and then expand the size of disk...

P.D.: My english in not good

[mike tran_2]

I did expand the array but it has been gone for 4 days and the status message still shows that "Array is still expand..."
Do you know when it will be done? I have 146GB hard drives set.

Thanks
Mike

[Christhian J. Chamba P.]

What type of raid is where you add the new HD, with a disk of 16 GB i wait 1 hour without information.....

But in other ocassions depends of the tipe of server and the type of information when i add a new disk of 72GB i wait 24 hours.....

P.D.: My english is not good

[mike tran_2]

Thank You very much.
M

[mike tran_2]

after 10 days added the hard drive to the array, it's still not finish. I have 146GB of hard drives. The current array has 4 hard drives and I added 1 more hard drive.
Why does it take too long to finish?
Thanks
Mike

[Christhian J. Chamba P.]

No, much time......i don't know why don't finish.....

But if the procedure was incorrect the disc had not been added to the array.....

Try this open the ACU and then click in rescan and then click in the array and click in More Information.....in some times the page not update although the process already has finalized.....

Chris....

[mike tran_2]

Thank You very much,
It works.
Mike

[Christhian J. Chamba P.]

Ok, no problem any thing that you need you tell me...

Chris