February 17, 201313 yr I have an array running Server Pro 5.0-beta12a with 9 Disks, No Cache Drive. I have a disk that went disabled on me and I want to yank it out and just leave that spot empty for now. What is the correct procedure to do this without data loss? Thanks!
February 17, 201313 yr I have an array running Server Pro 5.0-beta12a with 9 Disks, No Cache Drive. I have a disk that went disabled on me and I want to yank it out and just leave that spot empty for now. What is the correct procedure to do this without data loss? Thanks! Stop the array, un-assign the disk, on the management interface go to Utils->New Config and set a new configuration. When you start the array a new initial parity calculation will take place based on the new disk configuration. All your existing data will remain.
February 17, 201313 yr Author When I go to the Utils->New Config it says that it will make all the disks appear as new, isn't this going to wipe out all the data from the disks? I just want to clarify what is going to happen as I cannot loose this data. Thanks again.
February 17, 201313 yr When I go to the Utils->New Config it says that it will make all the disks appear as new, isn't this going to wipe out all the data from the disks? I just want to clarify what is going to happen as I cannot loose this data. Thanks again. A. This OS works in VMWare (With a little bit of modifying in the .vmx) and VMWare allows you to add unlimited fake drives, so, you can always test it out there first. B. Although I've not been able to test this, here is a wiki page on it:- http://lime-technology.com/wiki/index.php/FAQ_remove_drive Kind of dodgy you have to remove & totally recalculate the parity drive (Removing is the dodgy part, I understand the recalculating bit), but, you gotta do what you gotta do.
February 17, 201313 yr The wiki page is out of date and does not mention the "Utils-New Config" available on the later 5.0 series. It is functionally identical to the "initconfig" command mentioned in the wiki. You don't have to un-install the drive, just un-assign it from the array when the array is stopped. Then set a new disk configuration and when the array is next started, parity will calculate on the new disk configuration. Joe L.
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