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Replacing Hp Array Controller while Retaining Data and RAID

hello,

I have a Proliant ML350 G3 and i need to replace the array controller because the battery died. Currently I have a RAID 5 array. The new array controller is nearly identical to the factory one. The current array controller is a Smart Array 5302 Controller with 128MB Cache...the replacement that will be going in is a Smart Array 5302 Controller with 64MB Cache

Assuming that the RAID configuration is store in BIOS or on the drives themselves..will i be able to swap out the array controller and boot back up to windows 2003?

please help soonest,

Thx
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David

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Robert Perez-Corona

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its a really old server..plus we had a spare controller so we didn't want to simply remove the batterty from spare to use on the old array. Not to mention shipping cost to the site are extremely pricing. So Id rather have my engineers swap out the controller..

all disk are ok as of now. the array controller will be swapped out tonight and hopefully it's a plug and play scenario..

or plug and pray..which will it be?

thx

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David

It is plug and play, but batteries also age. So if the controller is old, there is no reason to assume that the battery is good even though it was on a shelf unused.

The only sure-fire guarantee is to buy a battery and have it shipped to the location. That way you only have to make one trip.

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I resent the term "really old" when you talk of something that's been working flawlessly for 10 years ;)