Dell Power Edge R515 - Replacing a Bad Hard Drive in a RAID
- by LonnieBest
I've ordered a new hard drive to replace a bad one in a Dell Power Edge R515.
The manual covers obvious topics regarding physical replacing of hard drives, but I've never done this before on a production server where RAID is involved.
I've heard people talk about this topic, and I've heard that some servers have RAID controllers that are smart enough to allow you to just put in the new drive (hot swap), and then the server will know automatically how to rebuild that drive to be what the old one was to the system.
Where do I find the proper procedure for replacing a failed hard drive on a live production Dell Power Edge R515?
Can someone with experience tell me how easy or hard this usually is?