If the Array controller has no initial configuration or was last configured to be a RAID5, then you would have a problem.
-----Original Message----- From: Joseph L. Casale [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 11:31 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: swapping HDs in servers John, How would the initial creation of drives help at all? Is it not a matter of simply importing the foreign config? I have used Phil's method exactly many times before... jlc > -----Original Message----- > From: Barsodi.John [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 12:25 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: swapping HDs in servers > > Bring the replacement server up and configure a RAID1 on the Array > controller with other drives(Smaller in size or same size) > > Pull the drives out, place 1(or both if you've got a good backup) from > the dying server, power up, make sure it boots. Slap the second drive > in if all is ok. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 11:22 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: swapping HDs in servers > > > Been awhile since I done this... any reason this shouldn't work? > > I have an HP ML350 G3 server (about 3-4 years ago) that is acting up. > I > think it's hardware related. I have an unused (retired) HP ML350 G3 > server > laying around. I'd like to take the (2) physical hard drives from the > problematic server (configured as RAID1) and install them in the unused > retired server. > > I'm thinking the second server should recongnize a RAID1 configuration > on > the drive and boot up without a problem. > > Any problems with this theory? > > J > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > mail2web.com - Microsoft(r) Exchange solutions from a leading provider > - > http://link.mail2web.com/Business/Exchange > > > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
