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by rap1833

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I have a Compaq Proliant ML370R Server with 6 18.2GB
15k RPM Wide Ultra3 SCSI drives Raid 5 config. One drive went down and I replaced it with the spare. Pulled the bad drive and the spare, put the spare in the slot of the bad drive. My Vendor sold me an 18.2GB 15k RPM Wide Ultra320 SCSI drive to replace the spare. My Question is will the new drive work with the other drives as it is not the same exact drive that is in the array?

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by brian

Yes the drive should work, as long as it is at least as big as the smallest drive in the array. AS you have probably read - everywhere- it is suggested that you use the same make/model drive for all drives in the array for best performance.

by pierrejamme

In addition when the server is coming up, you should see a command for entering Raid Controller Management. Enter Management and follow the directions for adding that drive and rebuilding your raid with that drive.
Proceed cautiously!

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