Dell PowerEdge T410 / Dell PERC 6/i
3 x 1TB SATA in Raid 5 array split as 2 drives
(Drive 0 C: 128GB E:1847GB)
(Drive 1 D: 20GB)
Currently running SBS 2011 Standard.
I would just appreciate some quick advice on the following. I am not familiar with this system configuration.
I have a very short time window (approx 1hr) where I can gain hands on access to this machine. I have remote access availability.
I need to add 3 additional 1TB drives and set them up as a Raid 5 array with only an hour of downtime for the Server.
I can add the physical drives, no problem.
However I need to know if I can set the system to build the Raid 5 array whilst SBS is running. I understand that the Raid 5 build could take up to 48 hours.
Is this possible? Could someone with more experience talk me through this please.