Yes they are hot swap, so pull the drive on the running server and then plug in the new one just like Raid 5 and it will automatically re-build? It's my second physical AD server with an virtual as my 3rd back up so I should be ok.
Stefan On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 4:32 PM, Glen Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > Me thinks those are most likely hot swap drives. > > Make sure you’ve got a good backup, pull the failing drive, put new one in > and the raid controller should automatically rebuild. > > No down time. > > > > *From:* Stefan Jafs [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Wednesday, October 27, 2010 4:27 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Replacing drive in Raid 1 (+ 0) > > > > I have an HP GL380 G5 server with 2 drives for the OS, it's now telling me > that drive 1 is about to fail! 2 months after the end of Warranty! > > I'm ordering a new drive but how do I replace it? Do I have to shut down > and start with SmartStart go to ACU and split the Array or do I simply shut > down replace the drive and re-start? > > - > > - > Stefan Jafs > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > -- Stefan Jafs ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
