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How to add an extra hard disk to an existing (running) SME server 7.x.

How to add an extra hard disk to an existing (running) SME server 7.x.

{{Warning box|'''Adding a Single Disk (or non-raid disks):''' If you are adding only a single or non-raid disk then please note that the added harddrive will NOT take part of a RAID-array and hence get no redundancy. Consider also that if this disk fails the whole system goes down.

{{Warning box|'''Adding a Single Disk (or non-raid disks):''' If you are adding only a single or non-raid disk then please note that the added harddrive will NOT take part of a RAID-array and hence get no redundancy.  

 

If you do have a disk failure (or complete raid array failure) of this additional unit, then it can also halt the boot process. See the note on configuring fstab.

It's intended for special purposes only where you can benefit from mounting a dedicated harddrive to an ibay.}}

It's intended for special purposes only where you can benefit from mounting a dedicated harddrive to an ibay.}}

{{Warning box|If you do a complete re-install at a later time, please recall that all available disks will be used at that time including these new additions. If you do a re-install and wish to preserve this data then ensure you remove these hard drives at that time.}}

{{Warning box|If you do a complete re-install at a later time, please recall that all available disks will be used at that time including these new additions. If you do a re-install and wish to preserve this data then ensure you remove these hard drives at that time.}}

== Assumptions ==

== Assumptions ==