raid arrays

[bookouri]

I have a compaq6500 server that has a raid 5 array of hot pluggable drives, 9 gig each. I have three 36 gig drives to replace them with. I want to pull the three existing drives and put them aside, while I install the three new drives and install NT on the new drives. If I remove those original drives can i re-install them if my other install goes bad, or i need to get to them again? Once they are removed is the array destroyed? Is the data still intact? Can I simply plug them back in and reboot?

thanks for any info..

 

[rictronic]

You will be able to reinstall them as long as you replace the drive in the same bay that it was removed from.

 

[dja27]

No problems. If you put the drives back in as they work they will be fine. Its only a problem if you initialise them in the same or another server