Of all the RAID controllers I've worked with (Proliant server and Dell PowerEdge) there has never been a problem adding a hotspare. Most will even allow you to migrate the hotspare into the array (raid 1) and migrate it to raid 5 while it is live without data loss.
Eric Wittenberg On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 1:31 PM, Paul Gordon <[email protected]>wrote: > I'm building a couple of DL360's that have been delivered with 1 hard drive > too few... - each should have 3 drives, for a RAID1 plus 1 hot-spare > config.. - only two drives per server are currently available... > > I'm thinking that I Can go ahead & build the RAID1 array, then come back & > add a hot spare to that later without having to trash & rebuild the whole > array... - but having been bitten by such assumptions in the past, it would > be nice to have that confirmed or denied as appropriate.. > > So does anyone know, - definitely - on a DL360 G7, with embedded > smart-array > controller, can I add a hot-spare to an existing array that doesn't > currently have one, without any effect on the array itself? > > TIA > > Paul G. > > > > ~ 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
