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Title: Add raid after the fact
Post by: Charlie on July 24, 2003, 06:56:37 AM

I have a 5.5 system that I wanted to add a second drive as a mirror. Is it possible?

Title: Re: Add raid after the fact
Post by: Kelvin on July 24, 2003, 08:47:47 AM

Hi Charlie,

To use SME's s/w RAID, I'd recommend you backup, resetup with RAID then restore.

If you can afford to move to hardware RAID, then there are RAID subsystems out there that are OS independent that will do the job without needing you to reformat / etc. I sell one called the Accusys ACS 7500.

Kelvin

Title: Re: Add raid after the fact
Post by: Charlie Brady on July 24, 2003, 09:43:55 AM

Kelvin wrote:

> If you can afford to move to hardware RAID, then there are
> RAID subsystems out there that are OS independent that will
> do the job without needing you to reformat / etc. I sell one
> called the Accusys ACS 7500.

Won't you still need to reformat, etc? Or are you saying that I can take a single disk install, move the hard drive to the RAID controller, and it will boot up as part of a raid pair? Neat, if so.

Charlie

Title: Re: Add raid after the fact
Post by: Kelvin on July 24, 2003, 09:47:13 AM

Hi Charlie B,

> Won't you still need to reformat, etc?

Nope.

>Or are you saying that I can take a single disk install, move the hard drive to the
>RAID controller, and it will boot up as part of a raid pair?

Yes. (Note : the ACS 7500 is a subsystem - not just a controller)

>Neat, if so.

Isn't it ? :)

Kelvin