
RX2520 M4
Upgrade and Maintenance Manual
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Hard disk drive (HDD) and solid state drive (SSD)
7.4.5
Removing 3.5-inch HDD modules
7.4.5.1
Preliminary steps
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If the HDD module to be removed is combined into a RAID array, please
proceed as follows:
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 in the array will be lost when deleting the RAID
array. Be sure to back up your data before deleting a RAID array. For
more information, see the "ServerView Suite RAID Management"
user guide.
Customer Replaceable Unit
(CRU)
Hardware: 5 minutes
Tools:
tool-less
RAID level
Procedure
RAID 0
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CAUTION!
RAID 0 provides no data redundancy.
In case of an HDD module is defect, all data
are lost!
RAID 1
RAID 5
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,
see section
"Performing a RAID array rebuild"
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