Re: RAID 1

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From: Colon Terminus (Colon_Terminus_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 01/03/05 

Date: Mon, 03 Jan 2005 17:01:11 GMT

I'm sure it depends on what RAID controller you have, but it should be
simple. Most controllers will let you set up the mirror at any time without
destroying any data on the "Source" disk. Just install the second disk,
establish the mirror and copy the "Source" disk to the Mirror disk. This
last step is usually done "on the fly".

"Miha" <miha.bernik@isg.si> wrote in message
news:uMt2jFb8EHA.2788@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> Hi
>
> Is it possible to install op. system (windows 2003 server) on 1 SCSI disk,
> and then later (because our HW distributor will deliver us another one in
14
> days)
> add additional SCSI HS disk and configure them in mirror mode - not
> software mirror but RAID 1 that is supported with on-board controller on a
> server, so that data will be available after configuring a new array.
> As I know, last time when we set-up a server with HW RAID1, we had to
> 'initialize' disks when creating a new array and the disks were also
> formatted during that configuration
>
> Regards
> Miha
>
>
>

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