RAID 1 (mirror) transfer to other large HDDs

Question

RAID

There is a server with a RAID controller Adaptec 2405 m two screws in RAID 1 for 130 GB.
There is a need to replace the screws with others of 450 GB.
Is it possible to do without software like acronis? Which?

Answer 1

I don’t know about Windows, but with Linux I would use this trick:
1. We take out one of the disks, the RAID becomes degraded
2. We add a new disk, we make a rebuild array.
3. remove the old disk, RAID degraded again.
4. add a new disk, rebuild again.
5. Expand the array to the entire disks.
6. increase the necessary partitions from under the OS.

Answer 2

Something similar was possible, if the memory does not lie, on 3805, although it was a somewhat forced experiment - the disk died, and there was no other such small one. The sequence was as follows:
1). I'm replacing the disk. The raid is being rebuilt
2). I scratch turnips, I replace the second disk. The raid is rebuilding. Adaptec Storage Manager hints that the logical device can be expanded.
3). In Windows, I expand the partition to new sizes.

Answer 3

If it's just data, then it's easy, but if the OS is there, then it's not. You can get confused with the transfer of the boot sector, some system files will need to be located at certain addresses, otherwise the download will not work. Isn't it easier to connect an array of large screws and tear off and expand the image from Acronix's live SD?

Answer 4

We cling to the second array, and just throw it, I didn’t really understand what the problem was.
Or is there Windows?

Answer 5

As an option (not completely sure of success):
We stick 2 new screws, make a new raid, initialize
In Windows, make a new raid a dynamic disk, do mirroring in the same place
Remove the old raid
Remove mirroring

Answer 6

We cling to the second array, and just throw it, I didn’t really understand what the problem was.
Or is there Windows?

Answer 7

I don’t know about Windows, but with Linux I would use this trick:
1. We take out one of the disks, the RAID becomes degraded
2. We add a new disk, we make a rebuild array.
3. remove the old disk, RAID degraded again.
4. add a new disk, rebuild again.
5. Expand the array to the entire disks.
6. increase the necessary partitions from under the OS.

Answer 8

In general, I will do this:
1. from the new disks I edit the mirror
2. I spin with livSD and transfer the file with acronis.
3. disable old disks and boot into Windows

Answer 9

thank you all for your time

Answer 10

there is no basket, but what is ACM?