"Can I add a hard drive to an existing Raid 5 array? Is there any Raid I can simply add a hard drive to? I have an old PC and there are currently 3 500GB drives in RAID 5 and I need to add 1 more 500GB one. How can I do it without deleting the current RAID 5 array? Ca...
Add drive to array I have a three disk (36GB) raid 5 array in a Novell 5.1 server. I would like to add an addtional 36GB drive. Can I add to the array without distroying the data on the server? 6 REPLIES CA859951 Honored Contributor ...
RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) is a technology that combines multiple hard drives into a single logical unit to enhance data redundancy, performance, or both. Among the array configurations, RAID 5 stands out for its balance between data protection and efficient storage use. It achiev...
Do-it-yourself RAID: add backup safety and boost workflow speed with a hard-drive array.Soltz, Ned
I am using the RS2WC080 RAID card, running the latest version of Web Console 2 (14.11.01.00). I am trying to add a new drive to the existing RAID 5 array (online capacity expansion), which I know this card supports. I currently have 5x WD 1TB drives in the RAID 5 a...
How do I add a new hard drive in SQL Server Background Why Add New Hard Drive to Server 2008/2012 r2? Part1. Adding a New Hard Drive without RAID Array Adding a new hard drive without RAID array means you cannot add space into the partitions. So it is good you have some backup be...
If your RAID controller allows it, you may choose to add a new drive to your existing array and expand the total size. If this is an option, you don't need to do anything past setting it up with the RAID controller, though you may need to wait through an array rebuild depending on...
I have created a (software) RAID 5 array on my Z170 machine, containing 5 4TB HDDs. I have an SSD drive I would like to add as a cache to the array in order to improve performance I didn't add the SSD to the RAID volume. ...
Adding a drive to a linear array seems to have stopped working, due to changes elsewhere in md, and insufficient ongoing testing... So the patch to make linear hot-add work in the first place introduced a subtle bug elsewhere that interracts poorly with older version of mdadm. This fixes...
RAID or Redundant Array of Independent Disks combines multiple disks into a single storage pool that the operating system views as a single drive. While enterprise systems use hardware RAID with a dedicated RAID controller for better performance and more reliability, the average consumer can make ...