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I have a HP ML350 server with 3 hard drives setup in a raid 5.<br />
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It has a C and D partition.<br />
The D partition is running out of space because our ERP database is constantly growing.<br />
We need to add space to it as soon as possible.<br />
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It has slots for 2 more drives.<br />
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Can I just get 2 drives that match the rest and put them in, and it will add them to the array and add space?<br />
OR<br />
Can I do this &nbsp;by adding the 2 drives and using an HP/COMPAQ utility?<br />
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The goal is to do it fast and not to lose the data on D.<br />

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I have a HP ML350 server with 3 hard drives setup in a raid 5.

It has a C and D partition.
The D partition is running out of space because our ERP database is constantly growing.
We need to add space to it as soon as possible.

It has slots for 2 more drives.

Can I just get 2 drives that match the rest and put them in, and it will add them to the array and add space?
OR
Can I do this  by adding the 2 drives and using an HP/COMPAQ utility?

The goal is to do it fast and not to lose the data on D.


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