RE: sbs2003 and dynamic/mirrored issue



Hello Brian,

Thank you very much for kind update.

I'm glad to hear that the steps is help for you.

If there's anything else I can do for you, please do not hesitate to let me
know.

Thank you and have a nice day,

Best regards,

Terence Liu(MSFT)

Microsoft CSS Online Newsgroup Support

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| It reactivatated.
| I am still going to replace them.
| Thanks
|
| "Terence Liu [MSFT]" wrote:
|
| > Hello Brian,
| >
| > Thank you for posting here.
| >
| > According to your description, I understand that you get error "Healthy
(At
| > Risk)" on your SBS disk management about E: and F: partitions. If I
have
| > misunderstood the problem, please don't hesitate to let me know.
| >
| > Based on my research, indicates that the dynamic volume is currently
| > accessible, but I/O errors have been detected on the underlying dynamic
| > disk. If an I/O error is detected on any part of a dynamic disk, all
| > volumes on the disk display the Healthy (At Risk) status and a warning
icon
| > appears on the volume.
| >
| > When the volume status is Healthy (At Risk), an underlying disk's
status is
| > usually Online (Errors). You should reactivate the underlying disk to
| > return it to Online status, and then the volume should return to the
| > Healthy status. If the Healthy (At Risk) status persists, the disk
might be
| > failing. Back up the data and replace the disk as soon as possible.
| >
| > Backing Up and Restoring Windows Small Business Server 2003
| > http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=49916
| >
| > If you have to replace the disk of the Mirrored volume, please go thru
the
| > following steps:
| >
| > The step-by-step guide to regenerating a mirrored volume:
| >
| > I. To Remove the Failed Mirror
| > 1. Log on to the computer as Administrator.
| > 2. Right-click My Computer , and then click Manage .
| > 3. Under Storage , click Disk Management .
| > 4. Right-click a partition that is marked as "Missing" on the disk,
and
| > then click Remove Mirror .
| > 5. In the Remove Mirror dialog box, click Missing (if it is not
already
| > selected), and then click Remove Mirror .
| > 6. When you are prompted to verify that you want to remove the mirror,
| > click Yes .
| > 7. Repeat steps 4 through 6 for each partition that is marked with
"Failed
| > Redundancy" on the disk that is marked as "Missing."
| > 8. Right-click the disk that is marked as "Missing," and then click
Remove
| > Disk . The disk is removed.
| >
| > II. To Prepare the New Hard Disk
| > 1. Right-click the new basic disk, and then click Upgrade to Dynamic
Disk.
| >
| > NOTE : Right-click the Disk X icon (where X is the appropriate disk
| > number), not the partition space that is marked as "Unallocated."
| >
| > 2. In the Upgrade to Dynamic Disk dialog box, select the check box for
the
| > disk that you right-clicked (if it is not already selected).
| > 3. Clear all the other check boxes, and then click OK . "Dynamic" is
then
| > displayed under Disk X .
| >
| > III. To Reestablish the Mirror
| > 1. Right-click a partition on the disk on which you want to re-create
the
| > mirror, and then click Add Mirror .
| > 2. In the Add Mirror dialog box, click the disk that you prepared in
the
| > To Prepare the New Hard Disk section of this article, and then click
Add
| > Mirror .
| > 3. If the following message appears, click OK :
| > You have mirrored your boot volume. To be able to boot from the mirror
| > disk, add the appropriate entry to your boot.ini file.
| > 4. Repeat steps 1 through 3 for each partition on the disk that you
want
| > to mirror. "Regenerating" is displayed on the source partitions of the
| > volume from which you created the mirror, and on the target partitions
of
| > the replaced hard disk.
| > 5. Quit Computer Management.
| >
| > Hope these steps will give you some help.
| >
| > Thanks and have a nice day!
| >
| > Best regards,
| >
| > Terence Liu(MSFT)
| >
| > Microsoft CSS Online Newsgroup Support
| >
| > Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security
| >
| > =====================================================
| > This newsgroup only focuses on SBS technical issues. If you have issues
| > regarding other Microsoft products, you'd better post in the
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| > newsgroups so that they can be resolved in an efficient and timely
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| > You can locate the newsgroup here:
| > http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx
| >
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| > provide other information for your reference, we recommend you post
| > different incidents in different threads to keep the thread clean. In
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| > so, it will ensure your issues are resolved in a timely manner.
| >
| > For urgent issues, you may want to contact Microsoft CSS directly.
Please
| > check http://support.microsoft.com for regional support phone numbers.
| >
| > Any input or comments in this thread are highly appreciated.
| > =====================================================
| >
| > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
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| > | The primary drives(dynamic and OS mirrored), containing C: E: F: ,
disk
| > | management says that E: and F: are at Risk.
| > | My option is to reactivate the disk(s). I suspect it is related to
the
| > hard
| > | shut down when we ran out of space and it took most of the day to
resynch.
| > | Is there a pitfall to doing that?
| > |
| > | The drives are budgeted for replacement but not right now.
| > |
| > |
| >
| >
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