Questions & Answers for: Dell PowerEdge array define

...on it. I was in the set up (ctrl +m) and i saw the drives say ready. i hit the space bar to set array. after i did that it say i had to initlize it before i reboot. now the drives say online. i ...

...for parity problems. Sounds like the status on the physical volumes participating in a RAID array has been degraded. Loud beeping from a drive is usually an indication that an invalid drive ...

How do I add a drive to a RAID 5 Array? I do not have utility software. You can download it from a website and transfer from one drive to another. As long as all your cables are plugged in.. Set new ...

...can I fix this? The raid may be fine you need to reinstall the OS. The best way is to drop the raid array astablish a new raid array then install you new OS on a new raid array.Very nice server you ...

...utility, or check if the disks are connected properly. You need to go into setup view you drive array sounds like you may have one bad drive or the raid array has dropped by moving drives around ...

...make an exact copy of your data and apply it to the replacement volumes. If you are using a RAID1 array make sure the new array is completely built before applying your image. Builds can take a

...are using 40 GB then you have to use the exact same size. You cannot CHANGE the Size. Then the Raid Array will Fail. If you are using RAID 5 or any similar technology then No Chance. And you must ...

...3 send all 4 drives for data recovery. Option 4 ???? Hi, If two drives have failed out of a RAID 5 array, unfortunately i'm pretty sure that means that the array has degraded beyond its redundancy ...

size in a dell poweredge 1600sc with raid 1 You will not be able to increase the hdd size of a raid array, it's size is set. If you need more storage, you can add additional drives ( either in raid or

...software during a powerup and initialize the drives. From there, you can add them to a drive array or create a new