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santosh24

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hi

We have compaq proliant 3000 with smart array 3200 controller .
four 18gb hard disks are configure as raid 5.
we want to upgrade hard disk to 36gb with raid 5.
is it possible to upgarde without destroying present raid 5 configuration.

thanks

santosh
 
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Just replace the drives one at a time and let the set rebuild in between each swap. When you're done use the ACU to "expand" the radi set. Then use w2k to use the available space.
 
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