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Smart Array Expansion

We have an HP DL380 G5 with a perc P400 controller and 5 146 GB SAS drives configured in raid 5 with hot spare. We added 2 additional hot plug 146 GB drives and need to expand the array. According to HP there is an issue with the ACU utility so we can't expand online. We must use the Smart Start CD and I need to know if anyone knows how long the expansion process might take.
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What is this issue saying you can't expand online? P400 supports online expansion, it's even doing online expansion if you boot the smartstart CD since Linux on the CD is running.

It used to be 4GB per hour, it's probably 6GB/hour nowadays. You ca nset the expansion rate to high through the ACU first but it's still a slow process.
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We talked to a HP engineer today and we were told that there is an issue with the DL380 and the ACU. When we load ACU 2.9, there is no option to expand, just create. We were told to use Smart Start, but that seems like it will be too much down time.
ACU 2.9? what OS? it's at 8.10.2.10 version for Windows. I would run the firmware update CD on the server, that won't take very long and latest firmware fixes a number of bugs. No option to expand, just create sounds like you haven't got the array or logical disk selected, just the controller. Menu is context sensitive so you have to have the right thing highlighted.
The network in Netware 6.5, sp5, trying to use the cpqonlin.nlm.  We have the correct option selected based on prior MLXXXX series instructions we have done before, the current review of the ACU manual.  We looked at all the possible items, in addition to what you state above.  The Expand option does not appear and confirms what HP tech support stated.

We currently have 45146GB drives in the array and want to add 2 more and if we have to do it offline via smart start, need to know how long it would take.  We don't have a 24 hour window available, significantly less.
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