I have a degrading server hard drive on the Dell server. I have a replacement hard drive that I plan on swapping. Can I hot swap hard drive with the computer turned on at Windows Server Desktop without losing data? Also, does Dell have a free tool I can use to monitor the RAID rebuilding process?
If the drive in question has failed, then it can safely be replaced. If it is in a predicted fail state, you'll want to mark the drive as offline, first. As for the rebuild process, you'll want to install OpenManage Server Administrator. You can find the download on the support site. I can also link to the latest version, if you can share what version of Windows you have.
I am able to find an download the Dell Opemanger Server Administrator. I cannot log in through the web browser. I tried admin domain username and password.
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Posted May 6th, 2021 02:00
You can run below command is also to monitor VD state and rebuild progress
command to check VD status
omreport storage vdisk
Command to check rebuild progress of virtual disk
omreport storage pdisk controller= pdisk=
E.g. omreport storage pdisk controller=0 pdisk=0:1:5
To get controller id you can run below command
omreport storage controller
To get pdisk ID you can run below command
omreport storage pdisk controller=