Re: Creating a hardware RAID 1 array with existing SBS2k3 Installation

From: Adrian Ciuca (ciucaadrian_at_nospam.pcnet.ro)
Date: 02/21/05 

Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 13:26:20 +0200

This may be unfortunate - why don't you use the scsi controller you already
have for the mirroring?

As I understand, the boot - system disk is scsi and when you insert the new
card it will take over the existent scsi and you can't boot with the old
disk on the old controller, right?

"Marek" <nospam@spam.spam> wrote in message
news:%232lTHj$FFHA.3928@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> The Disk is SCSI... and the RAID controller takes over the SCSI controller
> leaving no room for the disk...?
> If I install another SCSI card - set that up - shift the disk to that,
> then
> install the RAID card and set that up, then create the volume???
>
>
>
> "Adrian Ciuca" <ciucaadrian@nospam.pcnet.ro> wrote in message
> news:exOz9W$FFHA.4072@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> You need first to install the drivers for the Adaptec Card by letting
>> windows to start with the card inserted but without the system disk on it
>> (let the system disk on ide). After that the bios of the card may allow
> you
>> to mirror one drive to the other without losing data - a full backup
>> would
>> be very recommended though. After the mirror done change the boot order
>> in
>> bios and you'll be in business :D
>>
>> Good luck!
>>
>>
>> "Marek" <nospam@spam.spam> wrote in message
>> news:OYa2MU%23FFHA.3732@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > Not sure if this is the right area... but you guys know most everything
> ;)
>> >
>> > Have existing server with SBS2k3 build, adding an Adaptec 2010s Card
>> > and
>> > an
>> > extra disk the same as the one installed. I want to Hardware RAID the
>> > setup,
>> > but keep all the data on the disk. Windows Blue Screen's with just the
>> > card
>> > installed let alone trying to create the mirror before windows...
>> > Is what I'm trying to do possible?
>> > All help much appreciated...
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> > Marek
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>

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