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    Cheapest way to transfer array from LSI based card (9260-16i) to new raid controller?

    I have a raid card that is failing and need to transfer the drives to a new controller without loosing the data. I am looking for the most cost effective way to do this. I currently have an LSI 9260-16i card that is dying. It's also connected with an HP SAS expander that is healthy. I have 19...
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    Migration path from LSI MegaRAID SAS 9260-16i?

    I have an LSI MegaRAID SAS 9260-16i (with BBU) and an HP SAS expander. I have 19x 2TB drives connected in a RAID 5. The RAID card is on it's way out though. I've been getting a lot of fatal firmware errors on it, and bad PHY errors. I need to determine a migration path off of this card and...
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    Inherrited a Promise Vtrak E610F - Need to reset password

    As the title states, I have a Promise Vtrak E610F array and I need to reconfigure it and monitor it.the default password has been changed on the unit and there is no documentation about what it could have been changed to. From what I can tell, the normal process for resetting the account is to...
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    Server keeps shutting down and dropping hard drives

    First, the specs. Case: Norco 4220 Power Supply: Corsair 750W Motherboard: Tyan S7012 CPU: Intel Xeon E5540 RAM: 64gigs ECC DDR3 Raid Card: LSI MegaRaid SAS 9260-16i Hard Drives: 1x 256gig SSD, 19x 2TB spindle drives. All spindle drives are in a RAID 5. Passthrough is used to present the raid...
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    What motherboard should I get?

    Ok guys, I'm going to be building a new server very soon to replace my existing one. The goal here will be maximum storage with a low price point. Here is what I have planned so far: Case: Norco 4220 RAID: LSI MegaRAID 9260-16i (PCI-e 8x) CPU: Intel Core i3 socket 1155 RAM: 8gigs DDR3 NIC...
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    FS: Dell PowerEdge 2950

    Server is in perfect condition and works great! This server has been racked in a clean temp/humidity controlled server room. Comes with everything except hard drives. Does have the drive trays though. CPU's: 2x Intel Xeon E5410 RAM: 8x 1gig ECC RAID Card: Dell Perc 6/i with battery...
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    Mixing RPM drives in RAID 5?

    Hey guys, I have 5 Hitachi 2tb 7200RPM drives in a RAID 5. Am I able to add another 2tb drive that has a lower RPM rating to this RAID set? Will I have issues of any kind? Do the 7200 RPM drives just spin at a lower rate? If someone could explain to me what would happen in this type of...