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Question : Problem: Adding a 4th drive to Array while server running - Hot Swap
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I currently have a HP ML350 G4p server with 3x146GB SCSI drives on a Compaq Array 641 controller set up with RAID5. I have replaced one hdd already and now that was is warning of failure.
My question is can I add a 4th drive to the server while running without getting a blue screening or it doing something else? I will then reconfigure the array with the HP ACU utility and once the rebuild process is done then I can take the failing drive offline to replace it.
I want to do this rather than having to take down my server due to it being my primary data server which people need to work on. If I can add the 4th drive while the server is running without any ill effects then it will save me time.
I guess I am paranoid about the server running while adding a hard drive as the last time I pulled one it killed my server and I had to rebuild the OS logical drive by formatting it but I got lucky as my data was intact.
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Answer : Problem: Adding a 4th drive to Array while server running - Hot Swap
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