upgrading HDDs on one virtual drive array

Question

Hi guys, I have a PE 2950 3rd gen with perc 6i, Currently i has 2 raid arrays,  0+1 bays with 2 x 146GB SAS in RAID1 mirror 2+3+4+5 bays with 4 x 300GB SAS in RAID10 I need more space so the RAID10 array needs to go, so i can add 4 x 1TB SATA HDDs in RAID10 again (from 557GB to 2TB) So if i delete the RAID10 array will it affect my first mirror array wich holds the OS ? I never did a thing like this, everytime i started from scratch, removing or upgrading all HDDs.. But now i need to keep the first mirror array, or else its going to be a real PAIN to reinstall the OS and everything it holds. Waiting for a reply, Cheers, Alex.

alios24 · Answer

thank you for the reply,

as i mentioned, my 2 VD arrays are separated, first one in mirror that has the OS installed, and the second one in RAID10 of 4 disks that i want to remove because i will install 4 brand new bigger disks

alios24 · Answer

i made the hdd swap in the weekend, everything was great, i didn`t lose the OS wich was stored on the first RAID array

PowerEdge HDD/SCSI/RAID

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