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Obsolete Releases => SME Server 7.x => Topic started by: idp_qbn on August 24, 2006, 01:05:53 AM

Title: Adding 2nd disk to SME Software RAId - Server Manager Option
Post by: idp_qbn on August 24, 2006, 01:05:53 AM

The draft SME7 Manual says:
"
The SME Server comes by default with RAID1 disk mirroring if you install one or two drives. The server is configured to accept one drive and will function properly. You can verify the RAID1 status from the server manager. If you later wish to add a second drive, just add it and instruct the server via the server manager to create the mirror. It will take some time to build so do it during scheduled maintenance."

SO: where in the Server Manager do I tell it to create a mirror?
I have looked and looked but can't find it - am I missing something obvious?

Cheers
Ian

Title: Re: Adding 2nd disk to SME Software RAId - Server Manager Op
Post by: CharlieBrady on August 24, 2006, 02:23:06 AM

Quote from: "idp_qbn"

The draft SME7 Manual says:
"
The SME Server comes by default with RAID1 disk mirroring if you install one or two drives. The server is configured to accept one drive and will function properly. You can verify the RAID1 status from the server manager. If you later wish to add a second drive, just add it and instruct the server via the server manager to create the mirror. It will take some time to build so do it during scheduled maintenance."

SO: where in the Server Manager do I tell it to create a mirror?
I have looked and looked but can't find it - am I missing something obvious?

The documentation is wrong - please raise a bug in the bug tracker.

The option you are looking for is in the admin console, not the server manager.

I think the last sentence is also a bit questionable - I don't think there is any need to defer building of the mirror until "scheduled maintenance". The mirror will be built in the background with minimal affect on performance.