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The rebuilding process is pretty straight forward. After you swap the disk it will begin automcatically. You can use the HP tools to monitor
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The rebuilding process is pretty straight forward. After you swap the disk it will begin automcatically. You can use the HP tools to monitor

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I wouldn't guarantee that the replacement is automatically assigned as a hot spare without trying it so I would check using the ACU to confirm after replacing it.
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I wouldn't guarantee that the replacement is automatically assigned as a hot spare without trying it so I would check using the ACU to confirm after replacing it.

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Thanks! <br />
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Popped out the failed spare and inserted the replacement. No rebuild needed and it got marked as a spare automatically!
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Thanks!

Popped out the failed spare and inserted the replacement. No rebuild needed and it got marked as a spare automatically!

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Hello,<br />
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I have a Proliant ML350 G4 with a RAID 5 on a Smart Array 641 array controller.<br />
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It has six drives with one as a online spare. After a reboot the spare came back as failed. Having never seen this situation before, I have a question about replacing the drive. <br />
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Do I just hot swap in a replacement drive with the server running, like a normal drive failure? Will the array automatically configure the new drive as a spare? <br />
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Thanks!
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Hello,

I have a Proliant ML350 G4 with a RAID 5 on a Smart Array 641 array controller.

It has six drives with one as a online spare. After a reboot the spare came back as failed. Having never seen this situation before, I have a question about replacing the drive. 

Do I just hot swap in a replacement drive with the server running, like a normal drive failure? Will the array automatically configure the new drive as a spare? 

Thanks!

Proliant ML350 RAID 5 Hot Spare Failed

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