Can I move this controller and drive to another machine (not the same) and retrieve my data? Any DO and DON’Ts?
The system board of my ProLiant ML350 G3 tower server broke after an inch of the lower edge in the rain. I have a SCSI controller Smart Array 532, with RAID5 drives installed, there are six (36GBx3 and 146GBx3). According to the message, the system board seems to be damaged.
I can move this controller and drive to another machine (not the same) and retrieve me The data? Any DO and DON’Ts?
Personally, I will get a new Smart Array 532 and connect the drive to it. The probability that the existing SmartArray will be shortened in the dunk event is non-zero, You don’t want to further destroy your data. It is best to put the drives in their original locations, put them in a brand new enclosure, and hope for the best. Smart Arrays is very smart to take out the RAID configuration from the drives.