Add two Hard drives to Dell R740 server RAID 10

Q: We have Dell R740 server running on windows 2016. There are 12 Hard Drives created RAID 10. We would like to add two more same size Hard Drives into the RAID 10. Can we do it without restarting the server and how to do it?

A: Yes, you can do it. Here is how.

  1. Insert the hard drives into the server.
  2. Login Dell OpenManage Server Administrator.
  3. Navigate to System>Storage>PERC H740R Adapter>Connector 0 (RAID 10)>Virtual Disks.
  1. The State shows ready.
  2. In Tasks, select Reconfigure…

6. Click Execute to start the configuration.

7. Check the new added HD and click continue.

8. Click Finish to start the reconfiguration.

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9. Monitor the process until 100% complete.

10. Now the Server Disk Management should show the new added and unallocated Volume. Extend or create a new drive.

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