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ESXI 4.1 - tw_cli to manage 3ware 9650 raid card
Is there some way in the esxi cli to enable tw_cli to manage the arrays on the 9650se raid card? The goal is to manage the drives (checking array status, building arrays, etc.) without shutting down ...
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Can I use tw_cli migrate to grow a RAID10 unit where the drives for that unit were each replaced one by one with larger drives?
Can I use tw_cli migrate to grow a RAID10 unit where the drives for that unit were each replaced one by one with larger drives? (And the array was rebuilt after each replacement operation.) I am ...
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Can a 3ware 9500S-4LP controller use 3TB drives?
We have a Rackable Systems server used for backup storage. Recently we purchased a couple 3TB drives to expand the storage, but they are only showing a capacity of 746.52 GB as reported by 3ware's ...
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tw_cli showing DEVICE-ERROR on p1 - Action plan?
In May we had what we believe was a hard drive failure on our centOS server in the Hetzner DC. Hetzner replaced the faulty drive and after a fsck we were back up and running.
I've just done a tw_cli ...
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Is it possible to add a disk to a RAID5 controller without rebooting? [closed]
I know tw_cli can migrate the RAID5 to an added additional disk, but the capacity will not grow until the machine is rebooted. So is it possible to grow a RAID5 array with no downtime? What is a raid ...
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3ware 9650SE: This Spare unit may replace failed drive of same interface type only
I just added a spare disk to my array:
Unit UnitType Status %RCmpl %V/I/M Stripe Size(GB) Cache AVrfy
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3Ware 9650SE is rebuilding RAID6 array with two degraded disks?
I have a RAID6 array on a 3Ware 9650SE which is degraded:
tw_cli /c0/u0 show
Unit UnitType Status %RCmpl %V/I/M Port Stripe Size(GB)
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Extending a live 3Ware RAID6 array in Linux with tw_cli
I have a Debian Linux machine with a 3Ware 9650SE RAID controller with a RAID6 array. tw_cli show this:
Unit UnitType Status %RCmpl %V/I/M Port Stripe Size(GB)
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How can I increase the size of a RAID 1 array from 750GB to 1TB? 3ware
3ware 9650SE-2LP
Array is 750GB volume, RAID 1. One drive is 750GB, the other is 1TB. Looking to replace the 750GB drive with a 1TB. Will the array rebuild to the max size of 1TB, or will the array ...
