Re: PARTITIONING RAID DRIVES

Since RAID arrays appear as a single disk to Windows,
you partition them in exactly the same way as you would
partition a single disk. It's usually done at the time when
you install Windows.


"jeffuk123" <jeffuk123@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Many thanks for your excellent quick response.

Am I correct to assume then, that in order to partition a RAID array would
have to be done through software or can it be done through hardware, and
if
so, are there any links you may know of how to do this.

Many thanks and kind regards,
Jeff

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:


"jeffuk123" <jeffuk123@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hello,

Firstly I would be most grateful if anyone can provide me with links
and/or
information on partitioning RAID drives. Is it likely to be software
RAID?

Also, are there any benefits of doing this? I have been assigned a job
to
do
this and I feel that it is inappropriate. However, what does anyone
else
think? and if they feel it is applicable, how would you partition the
drives?

Many thanks for all your assistance,
Jeff

RAID and partitioning are two different and unrelated subjects.
You use a RAID array in order to protect your system against
disk failures: If one disk fails then the remainder of the RAID
array will continue to provide full functionality.

Note that Windows will "see" and treat your RAID array as
one single disk.

Partitioning is used to split your hard disk. The usual way is
to have Windows and all applications on drive C:, and all user
data on drive D:. Some administrators use an extra partition
for backups. You can partition a single disk as well as a RAID
array.






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