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Dual 3.0ghz Xeon procs. &nbsp;1 gb of ram. &nbsp;The server is almost 2 years old using a Perc 4e/di controller.
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Dual 3.0ghz Xeon procs.  1 gb of ram.  The server is almost 2 years old using a Perc 4e/di controller.

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I see, well i can't make an absolute estimate time, but just free yourself some schedule while commiting this process.
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I see, well i can't make an absolute estimate time, but just free yourself some schedule while commiting this process.

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, I am going into work this afternoon. &nbsp;I just wanted to make sure I could get it done before Monay morning, providing everthing goes smooth.
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, I am going into work this afternoon.  I just wanted to make sure I could get it done before Monay morning, providing everthing goes smooth.

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Yep,<br />
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No problem.
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I am adding 2 monre 73 gb drives to my Dell PE server this weekend. &nbsp;I currently have 3 of them now running raid 5. &nbsp;<br />
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1. Does anyone know how long it will take to add the extra drives to the array?<br />
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2. Does the danger with data loss occur when adding the drives to the array or just when extending a partition using extpart or diskpart?<br />
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Thanks
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I am adding 2 monre 73 gb drives to my Dell PE server this weekend.  I currently have 3 of them now running raid 5.  

1. Does anyone know how long it will take to add the extra drives to the array?

2. Does the danger with data loss occur when adding the drives to the array or just when extending a partition using extpart or diskpart?

Thanks

Extending a Raid 5

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