No. That is part of the hidden cost of buying low-end hardware. If you had a PERC 6/7, you could do it, but not with the SAS 5/6, which is very low-end, basic hardware.
It will take at least 24 hours to format and sync new drive and probably another 2-3 hours to restore if not more.
You will insert the new larger drives, configure RAID 1, and then restore your backup to it. You do NOT normally need to wait for it to fully initialize.
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April 20th, 2016 10:00
No. That is part of the hidden cost of buying low-end hardware. If you had a PERC 6/7, you could do it, but not with the SAS 5/6, which is very low-end, basic hardware.
You will insert the new larger drives, configure RAID 1, and then restore your backup to it. You do NOT normally need to wait for it to fully initialize.
theflash1932
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April 20th, 2016 08:00
If you have a SAS 6 controller, then your only option is a backup/restore.
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April 20th, 2016 09:00
Is there any easy way to do this? It will take at least 24 hours to format and sync new drive and probably another 2-3 hours to restore if not more.
rdurham
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April 21st, 2016 03:00
Check the server again and found it is using a PERC H200A controller would this change the way an upgrade to bigger drives is done?