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June 20th, 2019 07:00
RAID-5 Reconfiguration Options Without Data Loss
I'm guessing the answer is no and that I'll have to rebuild but I thought I'd ask anyway.
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- R710 Gen 2
- PERC H700
- Populated with 8 SAS disks
- RAID-5 layout
- Single Virtual Disk
I'm swapping from SAS mechanical to SATA SSD and since I can't mix & match SAS & SATA, some reconfiguration is required.
Without some sort of backup/restore operation, are there any options for accomplishing this?
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Daniel My
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June 20th, 2019 10:00
Hello
You are correct, there is no method to switch drive types in the virtual disk. Backups or images would be the best method for data retention. If you do an image copy then I suggest that you do not perform a copy that will include the virtual disk information. I would suggest a file system level image that you can copy to the new drives after creating the virtual disk.
http://www.dell.com/storagecontrollermanuals/
Thanks
Phylum
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June 20th, 2019 11:00
Thanks for taking the time to reply. I'll capture a WIM and re-deploy after re-configuring the disks.