Re: Replace RAID controller in exchange server

If the RAID controller is the same model (5i for Example), you can just slip
the drives in and it will read the config from the drives and boot up.
If its a different model you may run into some issues.
I recently blew the 5i card in a server and could not get a replacement in a
timely manner so I went with a 5300 series. The drivers are NOT the same so
I had to put all the drives in another server with a 5i and put the 5300
card in there as well. THEN boot off the 5i, let Windows detect the 5300,
then put the 5300 and the drives back in the original server and run with
it. Mine was an unusual case and required a few hours time with HP on the
phone to get going.



"Jamie" <no.spam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:eb5MU$BeFHA.2244@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi All,
>
> We are in the process of replacing the system board in our exchange 2000
> server (compaq ml370), which has an onboard raid controller, which our
> disks
> is connected to. We are going to be using the same kind of board; we've
> been
> noticing some problems with the server and have found the board to be the
> problem. Right now it has 4 disks in a raid 5 configuration, both windows
> and e2k databases/transaction logs are on the same volume. My question is,
> how will the new system board/raid controller know about my current raid
> set? I have a backup of my system state, and exchange databases, but would
> prefer to change this board without having to restore w2k and e2k. Is
> there
> a way to do this and if so, how?
>
> thanks.
>
>


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