Can I move my external RAID array from one 2003 server to another without losing the data?
I want to move an external storage array (7 146 GB drives in a single RAID 5 array inside a Dell Powervault 220S) from one server to the other. Is it possible to do so without losing the data?
I tried today using a separate SCSI card, and that flat out didnt work (the new OS saw the drives as 7 new and seperate drives).
Moving the actual card the external SCSI had been attached to allowed me to see the drive in Windows (which is degraded) but also started a cycle of PERC card beeping because of the "failed" drive array of the old servers internal drives. Nothing I could do would let me delete the internal drive array of the old computer off the PERC card.
If I go into the SCSI card's configuration and create a new array of those same 7 drives, but do NOT initiatlize them, will I be able to see it in the new server without data loss?
Must I wait until the degraded status goes away, and how bloody long will that be? Its been going a long time (hours) since I removed and replaced the drive today.
I tried today using a separate SCSI card, and that flat out didnt work (the new OS saw the drives as 7 new and seperate drives).
Moving the actual card the external SCSI had been attached to allowed me to see the drive in Windows (which is degraded) but also started a cycle of PERC card beeping because of the "failed" drive array of the old servers internal drives. Nothing I could do would let me delete the internal drive array of the old computer off the PERC card.
If I go into the SCSI card's configuration and create a new array of those same 7 drives, but do NOT initiatlize them, will I be able to see it in the new server without data loss?
Must I wait until the degraded status goes away, and how bloody long will that be? Its been going a long time (hours) since I removed and replaced the drive today.
rindi
If you use the same type of array controller in the other PC there should be no problem.
ASKER
Why is type of controller important, over having the specific configuration in the controller? If the array comes from a Perc 4e, and I install it in a system that has a Perc 3d, are you saying it cant be made to work?
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