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How to remove a Raid 1 subgroup from a Raid 10 array?
I have a RAID 10 array with 3 subgroups of drives in RAID 1, like in the image below
Raid 10
Is it possible to remove an entire subgroup (2 disks) without losing the entire Array? The RAID 10 will ...
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'Foreign' state for brand new disk in Dell R730
Trying to install additional drives into my R730 Dell Poweredge (none have failed, just need more space)
Inserted the disks and they all show as status 'Foreign' and the only option available is '...
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Drives disconnected from RAID array without apparent reason
I have owned a Dell PowerEdge R720 for some time and have been using it as my personal NAS. Here is the RAID configuration (disks in the indicated order) :
2 x 146 GB disks in 15K in RAID 1
12 x 1 TB ...
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From 2 disks RAID 0 to 2 disks RAID 1 without data loss? [closed]
I'm trying to change the RAID configuration on my Dell Poweredge server from RAID 0 to RAID 1.
I have two drives installed, each 300GB, both in 1 virtual drive configured as RAID 0. As the data on ...
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Dell RAID controller and 36TB storage [closed]
I've been back and forth with Dell about their RAID cards for a PowerEdge R710 server. So far half the customer service people who I spoke too said it would work, the other half said no.
My question ...
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Dell Power Edge R515 - Replacing a Bad Hard Drive in a RAID
I've ordered a new hard drive to replace a bad one in a Dell Power Edge R515.
The manual covers obvious topics regarding physical replacing of hard drives, but I've never done this before on a ...
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Replacement Alternative for Dell FY606 in a Poweredge T105
I have recently upgraded my Poweredge T105 server to use a SAS 6/ir RAID controller. Unfortunately, I did not realize at the time that adding the card would cause the BIOS to complain about a missing ...
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Why is my server's SAS drive 147 GB when most are 146 GB or does that matter?
I need to replace a failed drive in my Dell server's RAID 1 configuration.
I pulled the drive and it's a Hitachi Ultrastar 15000rpm / SAS 147 GB.
The supplier I usually order from only has SAS 15k ...
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