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20.11.08

Extending RAID on DELL PowerEdge 2600

Hey,
In these days I'm working on old stuff...

This post is just to le you all know that the operation in the subject is possible.

Server Model: Dell Power Edge 2600
RAID Controller: Perc 4/DI (firmware v. 251X)

Added a new Dell 72 GB HDD and expanded existing array (yes, I've lost half the sotrage capacity of the new disk: noblesse oblige...)

Only a couple of warnings:

a) The rebuilding and resync operations took several hours (about 8) with nearly no resources left for user activities (even if rebuild rate was at 20% of resources)

b) It is not possible to change rebuild rate once the operation is in progress, so remember to set it before adding the new disk to the array.

Now running smooth and in plenty of space!

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