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How to transform a Smart Array P410i RAID 1 (+0) into just RAID 1
I would like to change the entire arrangement to 2- 1Tb drives in a RAID 1 arrangement with a third drive (1TB) as an active spare. These drives are of the exact same family as the originals, just larger.
Is this possible, and what are the steps to achieve it?
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If you do have the battery, you're plan may struggle anyway, as you are trying to change RAID TYPE.' Raid 1 +0' into a 'Raid1 with spare' is unlikely to be possible on the 410i card.
Do you have enough drive bays to install the new drives and create the new RAID, then just image/ghost the existing logical disk to the new array?
(always take backups before messing with your RAID...)
It's also possible to create a nwe array with your 1TB disks and then move the logical disks to them using the ACU but that (called Advanced Capacity Expansion) requires a SAAP license which costs about $300.
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Could I remove the last three drives ( the entire 2nd mirror group) and replace them with 1 Tb drive to allow the rebuild from the working array of mirror group 1?