Proliant hard disk crash

[Guest MarcusB]

We have Proliant server ML350 G4 and today one mirrored disk crashed. I

wonder if I can buy not original HP SCSI and mount it in tray/caddy. If

there will be any problem?

The socond question is about shares on this server. Server run Windows

2003 server and all user data shared folders are on the seperate raid

array. What should I backup in case the system disk crash to have all

shares and rights back.

 

MarcusB

[Guest Meinolf Weber]

Re: Proliant hard disk crash

 

Hello MarcusB,

 

I assume you used the Smartstart to set up the RAID? Just take out the broken

disk and replace with the same new. Replication should start directly and

with Array configuration utility you can control the replication process

until it is ready.

If you use backup software, also the security settin gs will be backed up.

The sharename itself not i think. But it is reallyb easey after restore to

share the folder again.

 

Best regards

 

Meinolf Weber

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> We have Proliant server ML350 G4 and today one mirrored disk crashed.

> I

> wonder if I can buy not original HP SCSI and mount it in tray/caddy.

> If

> there will be any problem?

> The socond question is about shares on this server. Server run Windows

> 2003 server and all user data shared folders are on the seperate raid

> array. What should I backup in case the system disk crash to have all

> shares and rights back.

> MarcusB

>

[Guest MarcusB]

Re: Proliant hard disk crash

 

The problems is that on the server is more than 5000 shares. I will not

get the original disk before next Friday, thus I do not know if the

second disk will survive.

Do you know if I can put just Seagate or Hitachi SCSI disk. Does it need

to be original one?

 

MarcusB

Meinolf Weber wrote:

> Hello MarcusB,

>

> I assume you used the Smartstart to set up the RAID? Just take out the

> broken disk and replace with the same new. Replication should start

> directly and with Array configuration utility you can control the

> replication process until it is ready.

> If you use backup software, also the security settin gs will be backed

> up. The sharename itself not i think. But it is reallyb easey after

> restore to share the folder again.

>

> Best regards

>

> Meinolf Weber

> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and

> confers no rights.

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>

>> We have Proliant server ML350 G4 and today one mirrored disk crashed.

>> I

>> wonder if I can buy not original HP SCSI and mount it in tray/caddy.

>> If

>> there will be any problem?

>> The socond question is about shares on this server. Server run Windows

>> 2003 server and all user data shared folders are on the seperate raid

>> array. What should I backup in case the system disk crash to have all

>> shares and rights back.

>> MarcusB

>>

>

>

[Guest Meinolf Weber]

Re: Proliant hard disk crash

 

Hello MarcusB,

 

I don't know about other disks. We have in our Proliants for the RAID's always

the same kind of disks and also some in spare in kind of problems. But i

understand you correct that the broken one is not from the Data RAID? It

is the system drive? So i would create first a really good backup and then

wait for the disk. If possible think about moving the data to another server.

 

Best regards

 

Meinolf Weber

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> The problems is that on the server is more than 5000 shares. I will

> not

> get the original disk before next Friday, thus I do not know if the

> second disk will survive.

> Do you know if I can put just Seagate or Hitachi SCSI disk. Does it

> need

> to be original one?

> MarcusB

> Meinolf Weber wrote:

>> Hello MarcusB,

>>

>> I assume you used the Smartstart to set up the RAID? Just take out

>> the

>> broken disk and replace with the same new. Replication should start

>> directly and with Array configuration utility you can control the

>> replication process until it is ready.

>> If you use backup software, also the security settin gs will be

>> backed

>> up. The sharename itself not i think. But it is reallyb easey after

>> restore to share the folder again.

>> Best regards

>>

>> Meinolf Weber

>> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and

>> confers no rights.

>> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups

>> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

>>> We have Proliant server ML350 G4 and today one mirrored disk

>>> crashed.

>>> I

>>> wonder if I can buy not original HP SCSI and mount it in tray/caddy.

>>> If

>>> there will be any problem?

>>> The socond question is about shares on this server. Server run

>>> Windows

>>> 2003 server and all user data shared folders are on the seperate

>>> raid

>>> array. What should I backup in case the system disk crash to have

>>> all

>>> shares and rights back.

>>> MarcusB

[Guest MarcusB]

Re: Proliant hard disk crash

 

I made backup of whole system drive and SystemState but I do not know if

shares are included. In the server there is extra raid disks with a lot

of shares.

 

MarcusB

Meinolf Weber wrote:

> Hello MarcusB,

>

> I don't know about other disks. We have in our Proliants for the RAID's

> always the same kind of disks and also some in spare in kind of

> problems. But i understand you correct that the broken one is not from

> the Data RAID? It is the system drive? So i would create first a really

> good backup and then wait for the disk. If possible think about moving

> the data to another server.

>

> Best regards

>

> Meinolf Weber

> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and

> confers no rights.

> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups

> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

>

>> The problems is that on the server is more than 5000 shares. I will

>> not

>> get the original disk before next Friday, thus I do not know if the

>> second disk will survive.

>> Do you know if I can put just Seagate or Hitachi SCSI disk. Does it

>> need

>> to be original one?

>> MarcusB

>> Meinolf Weber wrote:

>>> Hello MarcusB,

>>>

>>> I assume you used the Smartstart to set up the RAID? Just take out

>>> the

>>> broken disk and replace with the same new. Replication should start

>>> directly and with Array configuration utility you can control the

>>> replication process until it is ready.

>>> If you use backup software, also the security settin gs will be

>>> backed

>>> up. The sharename itself not i think. But it is reallyb easey after

>>> restore to share the folder again.

>>> Best regards

>>>

>>> Meinolf Weber

>>> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and

>>> confers no rights.

>>> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups

>>> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

>>>> We have Proliant server ML350 G4 and today one mirrored disk

>>>> crashed.

>>>> I

>>>> wonder if I can buy not original HP SCSI and mount it in tray/caddy.

>>>> If

>>>> there will be any problem?

>>>> The socond question is about shares on this server. Server run

>>>> Windows

>>>> 2003 server and all user data shared folders are on the seperate

>>>> raid

>>>> array. What should I backup in case the system disk crash to have

>>>> all

>>>> shares and rights back.

>>>> MarcusB

>

>

[Guest steve_nsi]

Re: Proliant hard disk crash

 

MarcusB,

 

I've installed other branded drives in those by taking the original

out of the sled and mounting a Hitachi or whatever in it's place like

what you're saying. It will work but I wouldn't use it as a permanent

solution. The drive cache will be disabled since the Compaq RAID will

recognize it as not being a Compaq drive and in my experience the

drive won't live very long for some reason. I would use this as a

temporary solution only.

 

The share info can be exported/imported from the registry. HKLM\System

\CurrentControlSet\Services\lanmanserver\Shares

If you're doing system state backups you should get that back but it

may be an all or nothing type of restore depending on your software.

 

Steve