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#1 jmwills

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Posted 02 August 2012 - 08:28 AM

Does anyone have any experience with using the HighPoint GUI for OCE (Online Capacity Expansion). I added a sixth drive to my array and this is the only way I see to expand the array. It looks to be pretty much point and click, however I would like to be aware of any gotchas.
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Posted 02 August 2012 - 03:11 PM

Time for pcdoc to check in. I'm virtually certain he has done this, and says it works.

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Posted 03 August 2012 - 03:26 PM

Sure have. I did a video on the process. Select OCE, Select RAID 5, Select all 6 drives, and hit the button. Step 2, go on a short trip and come back in 8-10 hours (assuming you use foreground).

http://thedocsworld....id-5-expansion/

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Posted 03 August 2012 - 04:47 PM

Thanks Mike....
Windows 7 Desktop - Antec 100 Case, Intel D8H67BL, OCZ 550W PSU, Intel i3-530 CPU w/16GB G-Skill DDR3 1333 RAM
Server 2012 - Fractal Arc Midi, CoolerMaster M600 PSU, ASUS P8H67V, Intel i5-2500 CPU w/32GBG-Skill DDR3 1333 RAM, 90 GIG OCZ SSD OS Drive – Roles: Hyper-V (WHS-SharePoint-DC-SQL-Exchange-WSE 2012), Print Server - Rocket RAID 2720 5x2TB
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Posted 03 August 2012 - 09:21 PM

There ya go! :)

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Posted 04 August 2012 - 04:08 AM

I got to the point where it said continue and thought it would work......now we are in the middle of a 30 hour rebuild! That's okay,,,,backups are in place (as he knocks on wood).

http://homeserversho...-oce-expansion/
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HTPC Build - Silverstone GD05 Case, ASUS P7H55-M PRO, CoolerMaster M600W PSU, Intel i3-530 CPU w/4GB G-Skill DDR3 1333 RAM. OCZ 60GB SSD Drive for the OS with a 120GB WD 2.5" Blue drive for data storage.
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#7 ikon

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Posted 04 August 2012 - 12:56 PM

I have no doubt you have more than adequate backup in place.

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Posted 04 August 2012 - 03:08 PM

3-2-1 plan
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HTPC Build - Silverstone GD05 Case, ASUS P7H55-M PRO, CoolerMaster M600W PSU, Intel i3-530 CPU w/4GB G-Skill DDR3 1333 RAM. OCZ 60GB SSD Drive for the OS with a 120GB WD 2.5" Blue drive for data storage.
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#9 ikon

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Posted 04 August 2012 - 03:23 PM

I have a 5-1 plan: 5 copies, all on hard drives, 1 offsite.

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Posted 04 August 2012 - 04:05 PM

5-1...is that Canadian for ADD? :lol:
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#11 ikon

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Posted 04 August 2012 - 04:55 PM

5-1=4. That's SUBTRACTION. Sheesh, you Ah-mare-eee-Khans, I tell ya :ph34r:

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Posted 05 August 2012 - 06:43 AM

30 hours later the job is done. Only one little hiccup along the way when a drive got a little warm, but at least I know what the alarm on the card sounds like!

The final display of the new array:
http://homeserversho...image/133-oce1/

One adjustment in the Computer Management Applet to extend the new volume:
http://homeserversho...image/134-oce2/

The new volume:
http://homeserversho...image/135-oce3/

The new drives presented to the WHS running in Hyper-V
http://homeserversho...image/138-oce4/

And verified in the Computer Management Applet console within WHS:
http://homeserversho...image/137-oce5/

All is good with a big Thank You to PC Doc!! Now it's time to button up the new Fractal Arc Midi case and move on to the next project.
Windows 7 Desktop - Antec 100 Case, Intel D8H67BL, OCZ 550W PSU, Intel i3-530 CPU w/16GB G-Skill DDR3 1333 RAM
Server 2012 - Fractal Arc Midi, CoolerMaster M600 PSU, ASUS P8H67V, Intel i5-2500 CPU w/32GBG-Skill DDR3 1333 RAM, 90 GIG OCZ SSD OS Drive – Roles: Hyper-V (WHS-SharePoint-DC-SQL-Exchange-WSE 2012), Print Server - Rocket RAID 2720 5x2TB
HTPC Build - Silverstone GD05 Case, ASUS P7H55-M PRO, CoolerMaster M600W PSU, Intel i3-530 CPU w/4GB G-Skill DDR3 1333 RAM. OCZ 60GB SSD Drive for the OS with a 120GB WD 2.5" Blue drive for data storage.
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Posted 05 August 2012 - 11:06 AM

30 hours later the job is done. Only one little hiccup along the way when a drive got a little warm, but at least I know what the alarm on the card sounds like!

The final display of the new array:
http://homeserversho...image/133-oce1/

One adjustment in the Computer Management Applet to extend the new volume:
http://homeserversho...image/134-oce2/

The new volume:
http://homeserversho...image/135-oce3/

The new drives presented to the WHS running in Hyper-V
http://homeserversho...image/138-oce4/

And verified in the Computer Management Applet console within WHS:
http://homeserversho...image/137-oce5/

All is good with a big Thank You to PC Doc!! Now it's time to button up the new Fractal Arc Midi case and move on to the next project.


Was it the drive that got warm or the card? Glad you got it going. Fairly painless after the first time.

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Posted 05 August 2012 - 11:38 AM

It was the drive. I stupidly has it sitting out of the case on a flat surface with no air flow getting to the bottom. Lesson learned.
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Posted 05 August 2012 - 02:53 PM

Whenever I have to leave a drive on a flat surface like a table top of the bottom of a chassis I use one of these:

Syba fan

ThermalTake Mobile Fan

They work like a charm.

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Posted 05 August 2012 - 04:41 PM

Now you tell me...some friend you are!
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#17 ikon

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Posted 05 August 2012 - 05:29 PM

Just consider it an early Xmas present, something you can use with all those Black Friday items you'll be buying ;)

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Posted 08 August 2012 - 12:04 AM

BTW, here is the cheap mod I made for my cards. Looks funky but works great of keeping that sucker cool so I can thrash it all day long...


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Posted 11 December 2012 - 11:00 PM

Hi there
I have just added a drive to my array but it is showing the old size rather than the new size.
The option for extending the volume in disk management is greyed out.

Win 7 ultimate

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Posted 12 December 2012 - 04:24 PM

Hi there
I have just added a drive to my array but it is showing the old size rather than the new size.
The option for extending the volume in disk management is greyed out.

Win 7 ultimate


You need to provide more details:
  • what type of array?
  • is it on a RAID card? If so, what brand/model?
  • how many drives? What brand, size, model?

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