RemoveFromRAID – Correct syntax

[stevenball]

I have an Xserve G5, it has been configured with a mirrored raid array and a standby spare, I need to press the standby spare into service as a normal drive. ( I have a spare drive in a caddy and ready to swap out a failed drive in the array)

I can see I need to use the RemovefromRAID command, but can’t seem to get the sysntax right. Does anyone have a walk through for this.

I suppose it is testiment to Apple that this is the first time I have had to use the Terminal window.

Many thanks, Steven.

[stevenball]

Hi,

I thought it may help if I posted a diskutil list, and show the disk I want removed from the array.

/dev/disk0
#: type name size identifier
0: Apple_partition_scheme *76.7 GB disk0
1: Apple_partition_map 31.5 KB disk0s1
2: Apple_Boot 128.0 MB disk0s3
3: Apple_RAID 76.6 GB disk0s4
/dev/disk1
#: type name size identifier
0: Apple_partition_scheme *76.7 GB disk1
1: Apple_partition_map 31.5 KB disk1s1
2: Apple_Boot 128.0 MB disk1s3
3: Apple_RAID 76.6 GB disk1s4
/dev/disk2
#: type name size identifier
0: Apple_partition_scheme *76.7 GB disk2
1: Apple_partition_map 31.5 KB disk2s1
2: Apple_Boot 128.0 MB disk2s3
3: Apple_RAID 76.6 GB disk2s4
/dev/disk3
#: type name size identifier
0: Apple_HFS Raid Set *76.6 GB disk3

I want to remove disk 2 from the array disk 3

Many thanks in advance

[stevenball]

Hi,

Followed the instructions and it worked a treat.

Many thanks,

Steven.

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