Hello all - here's our problem:
We have a ProLiant DL380 with 8x146GB drives in a single logical ADG array (drive 8 is a hot spare). We needed to modify the system to have two logical arrays with 8 new 300GB drives (2x300 mirrored and 6x300 RAID5 + HS). We backed up (using Acronis) the server, tested the backup - all good. Pulled the old drives, put in the new drives and reconfigured the array to the two logical drives solution we needed. So far so good. Go to restore and our multi-tested backup is corrupted. The image is unrecoverable apparently.
So here's my question: Can I somehow recover the server using the original 8x146GB drives? I have them marked and know which drive goes in which slot. However when I reset the array back to the single logical drive and then added the old drives in, the server thinks the config is invalid and wants me to recreate the array - thereby erasing the only source of data I have available to me.
What can I do to get this machine back functional without losing all the data?
Thanks for any help!