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Replacing failed drives in array
Thanks. I'll check the insight manager. The drive failure was caught by POST on startup. Usually, the spare lights are off on the spare so the failure light caught my attention. No muss, no fuss is nice. I guess I'm just not used to being able to replace a drive without some muss and fuss to... -
Replacing failed drives in array
I'm new to RAID, hence the following question: If I replace a failed drive that is part of an existing raid 5 array, do I have to partion and format it or does the controller take care of this? Specifics: Compaq Proliant 3000 with SmartArray 2DH controller. RAID 5 array with online spare. The...
