Re: mirroring SATA hard drives
From: Bjorn Landemoo (mvp2.REMOVE_at_landemoo.com)
Date: 09/29/04
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Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 20:45:30 +0200
marc
Have you looked in "Disk Management"?
This MS Knowledge Base article describes the steps needed:
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=323432
Best regards
Bjorn
-- Bjorn Landemoo - mvp2@landemoo.com - http://landemoo.com/ Microsoft MVP (Windows Server - File System) "marc" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: >BTW...this is a simple file server set up in a >workgoup...not a DHCP or Domain controller > >marc >>-----Original Message----- >>First you need to upgrade your drives to dynamic (in case >of the system >>drive that will require a reboot). Then you use "Add >Mirror" command from >>the context menu of the existing volume on the dynamic >drive to select other >>dynamic drives that will hold the mirrored copy of the >initial volume. >> >>-- >>Dmitry Korolyov [d__k@removethispart.mail.ru] >>MVP: Windows Server - Active Directory >> >> >> "marc" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in >message >>news:338101c4a5c7$55f4d480$a501280a@phx.gbl... >> Have new install of Win2003 Std. server on 120G SATA >hard >> drive and have 2nd 120G SATA drive attached....of >course, >> initially, 2nd drive doesn't show up in "My Computer" >> because it is not partitioned...I want to mirror the 1st >> drive to the 2nd drive....but, as I understand it, the >> drive must be a "dynamic volume" and it is now a "basic" >> disk....the 2nd drive does show up under "Disk >Management" >> as an "allocated" 2nd "basic" drive....I find no choice >> via "right click" or menus which allow me to convert the >> primary SATA drive to dynamic.... >> How can i mirror these drives....do I have to choose >> something different during the intial setup/install >> phase....is it too late now....also, the information in >> the help file says that at "dynamic volume" will be >> accessible only to Win2000 and WinXP Pro systems... >> >> This is going to be only a file/data server...nothing >> extravagant... >> >> thanks,, >> >> marc >>
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