Intel RST Raid 5 expansion Help

[clarkcc]

I am running Intel RST trying to expand raid and does not have an option in manage just able to add drive as spare.  i have read that you can with older versions, what am i missing?

System Information:
Operating system: Microsoft Windows 11 Pro 64-bit
OS version: 10.0.22631
OS language code: 1033
System manufacturer: Dell Inc.
System model: Precision 7780
Processor: 13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-13950HX
BIOS: Dell Inc. 1.15.0

Intel® RST Information:
Driver Version: 19.5.1.1040

Hardware Information:
Link Power Management: No

Controller: Intel RST VMD Controller A77F \\Scsi0
Type: VMD
Supported number of disks under controller: 8
Supported number of volumes under controller: 4
Disks marked as spare: 0
Disks marked as available: 1
Automatic rebuild on hot plug: No
Vendor ID: 0x8086
Device ID: 0xA77F

Disk on: Controller 2, Port 0
Model: Samsung SSD 990 PRO 4TB
Status: Normal
Type: PCIe
Size: 4000787030016
Logical sector size: 512
Physical sector size: 512
System disk: No
Usage: Array disk
Serial number: 0025_3849_41A1_98F8.
Controller serial number: S7KGNU0X933345V
Firmware: 4B2QJXD7
HMB Supported: No

Disk on: Controller 3, Port 0
Model: PC SN820 NVMe WD 4096GB
Status: Normal
Type: PCIe
Size: 4096805658624
Logical sector size: 512
Physical sector size: 512
System disk: No
Usage: Array disk
Serial number: E823_8FA6_BF53_0001_001B_444A_48CB_C264.
Controller serial number: 232032446309
Firmware: 62012435
HMB Supported: No

Disk on: Controller 4, Port 0
Model: Samsung SSD 990 PRO 4TB
Status: Normal
Type: PCIe
Size: 4000787030016
Logical sector size: 512
Physical sector size: 512
System disk: No
Usage: Available
Serial number: 0025_3849_41A0_18A8.
Controller serial number: S7KGNU0X900690A
Firmware: 4B2QJXD7
HMB Supported: No

Disk on: Controller 5, Port 0
Model: Samsung SSD 990 PRO 4TB
Status: Normal
Type: PCIe
Size: 4000787030016
Logical sector size: 512
Physical sector size: 512
System disk: No
Usage: Array disk
Serial number: 0025_3849_41A1_98EA.
Controller serial number: S7KGNU0X933331N
Firmware: 4B2QJXD7
HMB Supported: No

[DeancR_Intel]

Hi clarkcc,

Thank you for posting in the Community!

Please share more details about the issue so I can assist you effectively.

Did you do recent changes with the system?

Have you performed other troubleshooting steps?

Best regards,

Dean R.

Intel Customer Support Technician

[DeancR_Intel]

Hi clarkcc,

I wanted to follow up on the previous message regarding your inquiry. Have you had a chance to review it? If you have any questions or need further information, please let me know.

Best regards,

Dean R.

Intel Customer Support Technician

[clarkcc]

the changes that I did were too add 2 additional harddrives and convert to a raid 5 with the 3 HD that i had went seemlessly. I added a 4th HD thougtht i would be able to expand . just no option for that that i can see in the RST management. 

I am not sure what specific information you are looking for, also do not know what trouble shooting steps to preform, I have found one pdf and it was from 2011 version 1 user guide for RST.

I f you have steps or suggestions to try please let me know

sorry for delayed response thought I signed up for notification when someone posted here

Thank you

Clark 

[DeancR_Intel]

Hi clarkcc,

This is an acknowledgement message for your inquiry, do please wait as this will be investigated internally to be able to provide a resolution to your request. I will get back to you once I have the necessary information. 

Best regards,

Dean R.

Intel Customer Support Technician

[DeancR_Intel]

Hi clarkcc,

Could you please follow the steps listed in this link and refer to page 22? Intel® Rapid Storage Technology (Intel® RST) Release with Intel® Optane™ Memory Installation and User Guide

Additionally, please download the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Application from the Microsoft Store.

Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Application - Free download and install on Windows | Microsoft Store

For more details, you can also check out our Set Up a RAID-Ready System article.

If the issue persists, please let us know.

Best regards,

Dean R.

Intel Customer Support Technician

[IP-Relay]

I am experiencing the same problem as the original poster.  I have an existing RAID 5 configuration using 3x 10TB drives.  I have just installed a 20TB drive and want to expand the volume of the RAID configuration to include this Disk.  the Intel RST application only gives the option to add the drive as a spare.  How do I setup the drive as part of the existing RAID volume?

[DeancR_Intel]

Hi clarkcc,

I wanted to follow up on the previous message regarding your inquiry. Have you had a chance to review it? If you have any questions or need further information, please let me know.

Hi IP-Relay,

This is well acknowledged however, I suggest creating a new thread for this inquiry to avoid further confusions.

Best regards,

Dean R.

Intel Customer Support Technician

[DeancR_Intel]

Hi clarkcc,

I have not heard back from you so I will close this inquiry now. If you need further assistance, please submit a new question as this thread will no longer be monitored.

Best regards,

Dean R.

Intel Customer Support Technician

[clarkcc]

the information you sent me does not help with expansion of an existing Raid 5 it just talks about building a new one and there is no option in raid management to expand  it seems that I am not the only one having the issue  based on current posts