Proliant 1600 RAID Question

I have a good ol reliable 1600 Proliant running Netware 5.1 on it. I
added a drive to it. Not having any luck expanding the array using
CPQONLIN. I can create a new array with the new drive but cannot see
how to add the new drive to the current array. Any tips?

Thanks

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I have a good ol reliable 1600 Proliant running Netware 5.1 on it. I
added a drive to it. Not having any luck expanding the array using
CPQONLIN. I can create a new array with the new drive but cannot see
how to add the new drive to the current array. Any tips?

Thanks

I hate to pass on a 1600 question, but I have NEVER tried this, and I
know squat about Netware. Hopefully LC has gotten some sleep.

Jeff

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I have a good ol reliable 1600 Proliant running Netware 5.1 on it.

Hi,

Any chance you have NFS running on NW5.1? I am looking for it...

Regards,

Michael Grigoni
Cybertheque Museum

I do not, no.

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I have a good ol reliable 1600 Proliant running Netware 5.1 on it. I
added a drive to it. Not having any luck expanding the array using
CPQONLIN. I can create a new array with the new drive but cannot see
how to add the new drive to the current array. Any tips?

Thanks

Try:
- Check the firmware and update if required (BIOS + Array controller)
- Boot to a SmartStart 5.50 CD
- Run the Array Configuration Utility
- Add the drive to the array and let it rebuild
- Restart Novell, and you should find that your old drives are there as you
left them, and you have space to create a new partition. This should work
regardless of the OS.

This does depend on what RAID controller you have - not all SmartArray
controllers can expand a RAID, but with most, you can add a disk and migrate
the RAID to whatever it will be with an extra disk. Once you've migrated,
you can't go back.

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wrote:
I have a good ol reliable 1600 Proliant running Netware 5.1 on it. I
added a drive to it. Not having any luck expanding the array using
CPQONLIN. I can create a new array with the new drive but cannot see
how to add the new drive to the current array. Any tips?

Thanks

I hate to pass on a 1600 question, but I have NEVER tried this, and I
know squat about Netware. Hopefully LC has gotten some sleep.

Jeff


Not much sleep ... did 26 hours, and got a 5 hour nap ... im back at the
helm.

Well ... there is an NLM that loads up a dos-ish ACU that you can use to
extend the capacity of the volume. I have never done a volume expansion
under netware, so you might just want to take the extra space and create a
new logical drive. That would be the smartest thing to do if you are
uncertain about the how to epand, and perserve your data and drive geometry.

I've installed the CPQ tools on a couple netware servers in my days ... but
it was always in novell to microsoft conversions.

hope that helps ...

- LC