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RAID 5 Configuration for new disks

Hi, I have to replace the 2 failure disks with the new disks of the "Digital Storage Works RA3000" external storage for COMPAQ ALPHA SERVER ES40. The operating system is Compaq TRU 64 unix. Hard disks are configured with Raid 5. There are 5 disks of 18.2 G. My...

Tags: imranhabeeb@..., RAID, disk, new disk, RAID 5, RAID 5 Configuration

Discussion threads 2007-08-26

Disks size in RAID 5

Hi, should all the 5 disks present in Raid 5 server configuration have the same size. thanks,Yes.they should be the same size, else the controller will treat them all like they are the size of the smallest, and you'll have wasted space.DROBVOIf you have a need to not use the...

Tags: RAID, imranhabeeb@..., same size, RAID 5, disk

Discussion threads 2007-08-21

RAID 5 Configuration for new disks

Hi, I want to replace the 2 crashed hard disks of external storage for Unix server which consists of:Model: ALPHASERVER ES40Operating System: Compaq TRU 64 unix v-5.1Database: Oracle 8iRaid 5 configured on the existing 5 disks.My question is Can i just replace the crashed disks with new ones, when the...

Tags: imranhabeeb@..., RAID, RAID 5, disk, new disk

Discussion threads 2007-08-21

Additional Resources

DiskInternals Raid to Raid (exe)

Unlock your native RAID array. Stop depending on the system board chipset to support your RAID configuration! Mount RAID arrays and Dynamic Disks created with all current Intel, nVidia or VIA chipsets on any other chipset and on all versions of Windows with free Raid 2 Raid software. Raid 2...

Tags: RAID Array, DiskInternals Data Recovery, RAID, Chipsets, Storage, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components

Software downloads 2008-04-17

RAID 5 to RAID 10 "CLONE" - How to?

I have a Gigabyte P35-DQ6 MB with the Intel RAID solution. I have 4 Seagate 7200.9 500GB HD in a RAID 5 config. My system is so slow - it is always accessing the hard disk. From what I read, it appears that using RAID 5 for...

Tags: Storage, dgruen@..., RAID, RAID 5, RAID-10

Discussion threads 2007-07-11

Raid To Raid (exe)

Unlock your native RAID array. Stop depending on the system board chipset to support your RAID configuration. Mount RAID arrays and Dynamic Disks created with all current Intel, nVidia or VIA chipsets on any other chipset and on all versions of Windows with Raid To Raid software. Motherboard failed. Upgraded...

Tags: RAID Array, Chipsets, RAID, Semiconductors, Corporate Governance, Storage, Hardware, Components, Business Operations, Corporate Law

Software downloads 2008-02-01

what is the best RAID SOFTWARE?

I have just built my first computer with a Azus mother board with dual core Amd 5200 processor. I have 2 250 gig sata hard drives with 4 gigs of ram. After reading all the post about raid with me being new to the RAID confiuration. What would be the...

Tags: Storage, software, rtaylor1755@..., RAID

Discussion threads 2007-05-12

How to Configure from RAID 0 to RAID 1

Hi,We have a client that has an IBM x206 server with existing one HDD. They bought another HDD and want the RAID level configuration to migrated to RAID 1 through hardware RAID.Could anyone help me how to do this?Thanks a lot

Tags: Storage, marcjay09@..., RAID

Discussion threads 2007-07-24

Raid question

Ok, I am going to admit my ignorance on this subject by asking the following questions.Let's say I want to build a Raid system for a small server. I have the choice of using software raid or an actual raid card. At the time this raid system is...

Tags: hardware, linux, droolin, software RAID, card, RAID, software

Discussion threads 2006-12-05

raid 1 implementation

I need to implemet RAID 1 on an existing Windows XP system that has no raid. Where can I get software for this, please?Software RAID - BADGet a hardware RAID controller off of newegg or the like.Not always a bad idea...Depends on what he's going to keep on there....

Tags: Storage, computab, RAID, hardware

Discussion threads 2007-06-28

How to Configure Hardware RAID ?

Hi,I wanted to know how to configure and Hardware RAID in Windows 2000 Platform.Pl. guideyou have to have raid hardware to configure hardware raid. it sounds kind of circular but it isn't. do you have a raid controller? if you don't, you cannot configure hardware raid. ...

Tags: hardware, HEMAL, Hardware RAID, RAID

Q&A 2005-04-29

Designing RAID Adapters to Work With Windows

Much confusion exists about how Microsoft Windows operating systems use storage devices such as RAID adapters. This paper discusses how to design RAID hardware and drivers so that they work well with Windows and meet the requirements of the Windows Logo Program. In this paper, a hardware RAID implementation is...

Tags: Software RAID, Adapter, Microsoft Windows, RAID, Storage, Hardware

White papers 2006-11-09

RAID 5 on Window Server 2003

I have an Sun Fire X4200 m2 that I'm trying to get raid 5 on. The controller that came with the machine is weak and only supports raid 1,0, 1e. I know I can do software raid through windows server 2003 disk management, but here's my question is there an...

Tags: window, RAID, bonjee_1@..., RAID 5

Discussion threads 2007-07-18

Get the basics on multilevel RAID sets

RAID 10One additional pro assocaited with RAID 10 is that many disk systems allow you to read down both sides of the mirror resulting in further performance gains.RAID Deployment QuestionIt would be interesting to have some statistics regarding deployment of different RAID levels. What do people do in the real...

Tags: RAID, raid 10, mashford@..., hardware, RAID 1 & 5

Discussion threads 2006-04-12

SAS Raid-on-Motherboard: Affordable, High Performance RAID

Full-featured RAID data protection is becoming a standard feature in businesses of almost any size, thanks to the increasing affordability of implementing RAID technology. Cost-effective RAID-on-Motherboard ROMB solutions, using integrated RAID-on-Chip RoC devices, enable system integrators to implement robust hardware RAID solutions while optimizing their server motherboard investments. ROMB offers...

Tags: Broadcom Corp., High-performance, SAS Institute, Affordability, Server, Full-featured RAID Data Protection, RAID, Storage, Hardware

White papers 2005-05-11

Raid 1 configuration on home computer

I am trying to configure a mirrored array between two identical HDD's. I have set up the Bios to read the drives, but when I enter the Raid setup for the Volumes it will only allow me to do a Raid 0. My motherboard claims to have Rad 0, 1,...

Tags: RAID, computer, majickzombie@..., RAID 0, home PC

Discussion threads 2007-05-12

Raid 1+5 in Windows 2003 server

Is it posibble to do a Windows 2003 software raid 1+5 with a total of 5 hard disk?You may want to take a look herehttp://www.pcguide.com/ref/hdd/perf/raid/levels/multLevel15-c.htmlDoesn't look like you can do a software raid like this. You need a controller.You need a minimum of 3 hard drives for a raid...

Tags: hardware, lcw@..., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 2003, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Raid, server

Q&A 2005-02-09

RAID 6 -- Do you really want it?

Does it have 6 times the roach killing strength of plain RAID?Oh wait, wrong type of RAID...LOL :-)Dual parity has been around for quite some time sometimes referred to as data guarding by vendors like HP. I personally don't think it's needeed on servers per se, but it should...

Tags: Storage, BALTHOR, RAID

Discussion threads 2007-06-08

Need advice implementing RAID on a PC

I have a Dell Precision 390 with a 975X Express chipset. The chipset has Intel's Matrix Storage Technology RAID. I want to implement a simple 2 drive mirroring RAID 1 arrangement where I leave the boot drive C the way it is (non-RAID) and use the D drive together with...

Tags: Storage, PC, chipset, brossyg@..., RAID, RAID 1

Discussion threads 2007-09-01

(Debunking RAID performance myths)

RAID 10 vs 0+1There is an error here, a fairly common one at that. RAID 10 is not (0+1). RAID 01 (0+1) is a array of striped disks that are then mirrored. RAID 10 on the other hand is an array of mirrored disks that are then striped. The difference...

Tags: Performance management, Storage, WDMilner, RAID-10, RAID, performance

Discussion threads 2007-05-09