Supermicro TwinPro chassis with dual SYS-1029TP-DC1R server modules, each with Supermicro X11DPT-PS motherboard and Avago 3108 RAID card.
OS: VMware ESXi 6.7.
Problem: can't figure out how rebuild an existing RAID5 array after a "failed" drive was replaced. (Not really failed; rather, it's an attempt to replace spinning disks with SSDs one-by-one, rebuilding the RAID group every time - as opposed to rebuilding the RAID group from scratch.)
- The "failed" drive: Seagate 7E2000 1TB mechanical drive (ST1000NX0303), 4K sector size
- The replacement one: Micron 5400 Max SSD 1.92TB (Micron_5400MTFD), 512B sector size
(Is it possible this RAID controller can't mix drives with different sector sizes in the same volume aka "virtual drive"?)
Notes:
- The controller is configured to start rebuilding on its own if a hot spare is available, or if a "UG" (unconfigured good) drive is inserted. (No rebuilding was happening in this case.)
- Setting the replacement drive as a "global hot spare" - no change, no rebuilding in progress, no "rebuild the array" option anywhere in the UI.
Thanks for any ideas!
(There are more screenshots available of various UI parts.)