Re: SBS 2003 with Adaptec 1200A RAID

Question? You say you want to Break the Mirror and Wait till the SBS is
Proven?
What's to Prove? SBS ROCKS

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"John Chapman" <jwcspam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hi
>
> I intend to upgrade a small server (10 CAL) running SBS 4.5 to SBS2003 by
> breaking the drive mirror and installing a new SBS 2003 on one drive. The
> other drive will be used for data transfer and will be kept intact until
> the SBS2003 installation has been proven OK. The mirror will then be
> re-created. Mail will be backed up locally to .pst and restored after the
> upgrade.
>
> The server's Adaptec 1200A ATA RAID controller card was purchased only 2
> years ago and is still a current shipping product. However, Adaptec won't
> talk to me about it and they don't seem to support 2003 Server although
> there is a XP driver. Anyone like to comment about the method of the
> upgrade and whether they know of a driver (or if the XP driver can be used
> on WIN 2003). Also, I'm uncertain whether or not Adaptec's RAID controller
> has a proprietary data format or if the drives, once removed from the
> controller, are readable by a standard IDE/ATA controller.
>
> Regards
>
>
> John Chapman
> GTS (UK)
>
>
>


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