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November 19th, 2009 08:00

RAID array configuration

I am re-prvisioning an older PE4400 server. In the process I will be install all new larger HDD's. I plan to use Open Manage V 4.5 that I downloaded and Array Manager to set up 2 drives as a RAID1 and the remaining drives as RAID5 and to install Server 2003 to the RAID1 array. I am getting some conflicting info from the documentation and was wondering if 1. Array Manager can be loaded from this disk set without a previous version installed (the docs indicate it will ony upgrade an existing install) and 2. Is it better to install the first 2 HDD's, set up the RAID1, and then install the remainder and set them up as RAID5, or do it all at once. I have had issues doing it all at once and didn't know if it was just me, or not. Thanks.
  • Myshtigo

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    Posted November 19th, 2009 11:00

    You should be able to load up all drives and configure them together... I haven't touched a 440 in a little while, but I don't think you would have any issues with that...

    I would make sure that the PERC controller you have in that server (PERC 3?) will support the drive sizes you are upgrading to... I know they have limits just not sure what they are for the PERC Model...
  • BWDenen

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    Posted November 19th, 2009 12:00

    Thanks Sean. I'd rather not be messing with it either but times are tough and we are doing more fixing than replacing right now. It's a PERC 3/Di and Dell support says it will support the 73GB drives I have. I'll see how it works out. I appreciate the help.
  • Myshtigo

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    Posted November 19th, 2009 13:00

    Understood... We did have some 73's in our 4400's so you should be fine with them... I was waiting for you to say 300GB or bigger :)

    You should be fine, jsut make sure you have the PERC driver available on floppy!