SMART ARRAY P400 PROLIANT DL 380 G5 / WINDOWS 2003 SERVER R2 SP2

[RICKITY]

Good morning ,  it is possible I need to install a new SMART ARRAY P400 card  , but I would need to create a RAID1 configuration again because it is a new card , I am going to use F8 ORCA procedure , please  does someone know this procedure to create a RAID 1 again ? 

I would install the card into PCIe slot , then boot the server ,  I hope the server identifies the Smart Array Controller , then F8 and create the RAID1 configuration , the SAS disks already exist , 

Is there any problem with the information into the disks ? 

Thanks for your support

Best Regards

Ricardo

[Jimmy Vance]

The RAID information is stored in an area called 'RIS' on each disk in the array.  During POST the controller retrieves the RAID configuration from teh drives. Replacing a defective controller should not cause data loss.