WorldBuilder
IS-IT--Management
Hi all,
I have an IBM x226 with the built-in AIC-7902 SCSI RAID controller. My current drive setup is this:
~ (4) 36.4GB drives in RAID 10
~ (2) additional 36.4 drives that are not in a RAID configuration.
~ All (6) drives are on the hot-swap backplane, channel B.
I wanted to replace the two additional 36.4GB drives with (2) 300GB drives, but I wanted them in a RAID 0. I've been told by someone else in a different forum that I can't do this because I've reached the RAID cards limit.
So what I want to know is can I eliminate two of the four drives in my current RAID 10 and turn it into a RAID 1. Then, can I add two more 300GB drives and place them in a separate RAID 0? Would the card support me doing that?
Finally, I am only testing now so I can wipe any configurations without issue. I wanted to try this out just with the drives I already have (before spending money on the 300GB drives), but I can't seem to change anything in the current configuration. All the options in the SCSISelect program are grayed out except for "Spare". I can't seem to delete my current RAID 10 array. Do I need to format the drives before being allowed to change anything?
Thanks, everyone!
Chris
I have an IBM x226 with the built-in AIC-7902 SCSI RAID controller. My current drive setup is this:
~ (4) 36.4GB drives in RAID 10
~ (2) additional 36.4 drives that are not in a RAID configuration.
~ All (6) drives are on the hot-swap backplane, channel B.
I wanted to replace the two additional 36.4GB drives with (2) 300GB drives, but I wanted them in a RAID 0. I've been told by someone else in a different forum that I can't do this because I've reached the RAID cards limit.
So what I want to know is can I eliminate two of the four drives in my current RAID 10 and turn it into a RAID 1. Then, can I add two more 300GB drives and place them in a separate RAID 0? Would the card support me doing that?
Finally, I am only testing now so I can wipe any configurations without issue. I wanted to try this out just with the drives I already have (before spending money on the 300GB drives), but I can't seem to change anything in the current configuration. All the options in the SCSISelect program are grayed out except for "Spare". I can't seem to delete my current RAID 10 array. Do I need to format the drives before being allowed to change anything?
Thanks, everyone!
Chris
