Raid Configuration Question

[nick003]

I have a Dell PowerEdge 1800 with the Adaptec 2610SA 6 CH SATA controller.

I purchased and installed 6 1TB SEAGATE drives. Configured as RAID5, this calculates out to a bit over 5TB with a fault tolerance of 1 drive failure.

Unfortunately, the above mentioned controller has a 2TB limit. I ended up configuring the drives in pairs, RAID1. The result: 3 mirrored 1 TB volumes.

Within disk management of 2003 Server, I am offered an option to configure the 3 disks as a RAID5.

QUESTION:

Does the 2TB limit hold true withing 2003 server? If I separate all the drives on the hardware level, will 2003 server allow me to then configure them to the 5TB RAID5 UI originally intended?

 

[dark_lord69]

"Within disk management of 2003 Server, I am offered an option to configure the 3 disks as a RAID5."
Yes, that is the most common configuration used in corporate IT departments.

"Does the 2TB limit hold true withing 2003 server?"
That's most likely a hardware limitation of the controller card.

"If I separate all the drives on the hardware level, will 2003 server allow me to then configure them to the 5TB RAID5 UI originally intended?"
Looks like it, check out the requirements and How To section:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/323434