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September 21st, 2024 14:45
Add Disk to RAID 5 Perc H730
I have installed a new Identical drive and want to add it to my RAID 5.
There are now 6 disks (1 new)
2 are RAID 1 as a boot drive and 3 as a RAID 5 Data area.
There are 3 Virtual disks showing. Virtual Disk 0 RAID1 1.2TB
Virtual Disk 1 RAID5 1.85TB
Virtual Disk 2 RAID5 391TB (using the same disks as Virtual Disk 1) - Don't think VD 2 is used.
I need to expand Virtual Disk 1 by adding the new Disk but 6 but I don't get an option to "Reconfigure"
Do I need to remove Virtual disk 2?? first? 
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Origin3k
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September 21st, 2024 15:20
Yes, you need to remove VD2 first. You cant expand a Diskgroup with 2 or more VDs on it.
Regards,
Joerg
gogsck
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September 21st, 2024 21:53
Thanks.
I will have a go at that.
gogsck
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September 22nd, 2024 21:28
That worked - thanks.
I've now hit the 2TB limit and need to convert it from MBR to GPT.
Unfortunately it is a 2012 R2 server so I am intending to use Easeus Partition Manager.
It is a data drive but hosts 2 Hyper V 2012 R2 Servers. I presume converting this while there is no activity will be ok without data loss?
DELL-Young E
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September 23rd, 2024 00:32
Hello,
"I presume converting this while there is no activity will be ok without data loss?" "I am intending to use Easeus Partition Manager."
so I say at this point it's best you go to Easeus to ask that question,
but regardless it is a common sense to have a backup in place.
Respectfully,
gogsck
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September 24th, 2024 20:00
OK thanks.
I will Check with Easeus.