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Hi, <br />
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We have a server that ran into problems last year. It looks like one of the drives failed and when the server was first build the RAID 1 array was configured using the WebBIOS/ MegaRAID configuration utility and then the OS was installed. We don't have access to the MegaRAID software can this be installed later? <br />
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The server is an IBM xseries 3650<br />
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How can we rebuild the RAID 1 array using a disk from another server? We have had to borrow a disk from an existing test server.
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Hi, 

We have a server that ran into problems last year. It looks like one of the drives failed and when the server was first build the RAID 1 array was configured using the WebBIOS/ MegaRAID configuration utility and then the OS was installed. We don't have access to the MegaRAID software can this be installed later? 

The server is an IBM xseries 3650

How can we rebuild the RAID 1 array using a disk from another server? We have had to borrow a disk from an existing test server.

Rebuild RAID1 Array on IBM xseries 3650 Server

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