Problem:
How to do I expand an Array on an HPE Proliant Server, extend the logical Disk and extend in Windows?
Solution:
Array expansion and logical drive extension is supported only if the HP Smart Array Controller is installed with both cache and battery. HPE Smart Array controllers supports Battery-Backed Write Cache (BBWC) or Flash-Backed Write Cache (FBWC). As a first step, one needs to confirm whether server is installed with both cache and battery. This can be done in the Smart Storage Administrator.
Open SSA > choose logical devices >Array “x” > manage data drives
Select the drive you want to add > add drive > OK
Wait for the expand process to finish
Choose logical drives > logical drives “x” > extend logical drive
Then in Windows open the disk management console and right click on the partition to extend (Blue). The extra space should be visible next to it (coloured black)
