Preliminary Steps - Fujitsu PRIMERGY RX2540 M2 Upgrade And Maintenance Manual

7.2.3.1

Preliminary steps

Ê If the HDD module to be removed is combined into a RAID array, please
proceed as follows:
RAID level
RAID 0
RAID 1
RAID 5
In order to permanently remove an operational HDD module that is part of a
RAID array from the server, you first need to delete the array using
ServerView RAID Manager or BIOS Utility.
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CAUTION!
All data on all HDDs/SSDs in the array will be lost when deleting the
array. Be sure to back up your data before deleting a RAID array.
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For further information, please refer to the "ServerView Suite RAID
Management" user guide and manuals of RAID controller.
RX2540 M2
Hard disk drives (HDD) and solid state drives (SSD)
Procedure
Only remove an HDD module combined in a RAID 0
array if defective.
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CAUTION!
Removing an operational HDD module will
result in data loss!
Removing an HDD module from a RAID 1 or RAID 5
array will not result in data loss.
However, the removed drive needs to be replaced
immediately by an HDD module of the same or larger
capacity.
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After replacing the HDD module, RAID rebuild
will be performed as a background process as
described in section
rebuild" on page
Upgrade and Maintenance Manual
"Performing a RAID array
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