How to do a DELL R720 RAID ARRAY EXPAND
Hi, I have an Dell R720 running ESXi 4.1 with 6 500gb hd and I am changing them one by one to for 1tbs.
Once it's done, I need to expand the raid array and vmware sees it.
How do we do that.
I am use to hp where I would do in the remote bios of this but not with the Dells.
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Once it's done, I need to expand the raid array and vmware sees it.
How do we do that.
I am use to hp where I would do in the remote bios of this but not with the Dells.
tx!
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Raid level 5 but I don't know the controller in it. I tried connecting to the iDrac but not sure of the username and psw.
the default is root / calvin
unless you changed it
unless you changed it
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great I'm in... but I see no where "Raid contoller settings"
you see storage on the left?
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no, there are just
Systeme
Idrac settings
Batteires
Fans
Intrusions
Power SUpply
Media Flash removable
Temp
Power
powersupply
LCD screen
Systeme
Idrac settings
Batteires
Fans
Intrusions
Power SUpply
Media Flash removable
Temp
Power
powersupply
LCD screen
can you post a screenshot?
been a while since i had a 720 but do remember storage options were available in the idrac
been a while since i had a 720 but do remember storage options were available in the idrac
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PERCs don't support swapping small drives out for larger ones and then extending, they only support adding drives to the current virtual disk. There's a very dirty workaround by deleting the virtual disk and creating a new one in its place without initialising but if any drive roaming has happened previously the data is scrambled.
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Seems to be conflicting information here... Can I expand or not possible?
http://piftech.level5000.com/2012/07/09/dell-perc-6i-raid5-volume-non-destructive-expansion/
http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/storage/f/4466/t/19538905
This was really easy to do on my HP ML370 :( How come on a not so cheap server it wouldn't accept expanding?
http://piftech.level5000.com/2012/07/09/dell-perc-6i-raid5-volume-non-destructive-expansion/
http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/storage/f/4466/t/19538905
This was really easy to do on my HP ML370 :( How come on a not so cheap server it wouldn't accept expanding?
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what controller are you using?