Windows 2000 Server RAID5 problem.

[sun]

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Windows 2000 Server RAID5 problem.

I have 4 HD for data only, one of them (disk1) has data, others are empty.
In case of not affecting the data, is it possible to create a RAID5 system
with these 4 HDs?
Since I have tried to do so, however, it only provides the mirror option
with I right click to the disk1.

In another case, if I first create a RAID5 system with the other 3 HDs,
copy all the data from disk1 to the RAID5, then delete the disk1 partition.
Finally, Is it possible to add additional HD (disk1) to the existing RAID5
system with 3 HDs?

In RAID5 system with 3 HD, what will happen if one disk is failure?
How about RAID5 system with 4 HD, what will happen if one disk is failure?

Because all of these are the company server's HDs,
so, I am not convenient to test the cases above.
Please share your experiences and knowledge if anyone could help me.

Thanks.

 

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Hi
unpossible to create RAID5 array without formating of this array,bacause
system nee initilize raid 5 with parity partitions.
U must to backup you data to separate media, create RAID 5 array and restore
data

"Sun" wrote:

> Windows 2000 Server RAID5 problem.
>
> I have 4 HD for data only, one of them (disk1) has data, others are empty.
> In case of not affecting the data, is it possible to create a RAID5 system
> with these 4 HDs?
> Since I have tried to do so, however, it only provides the mirror option
> with I right click to the disk1.
>
> In another case, if I first create a RAID5 system with the other 3 HDs,
> copy all the data from disk1 to the RAID5, then delete the disk1 partition.
> Finally, Is it possible to add additional HD (disk1) to the existing RAID5
> system with 3 HDs?
>
> In RAID5 system with 3 HD, what will happen if one disk is failure?
> How about RAID5 system with 4 HD, what will happen if one disk is failure?
>
> Because all of these are the company server's HDs,
> so, I am not convenient to test the cases above.
> Please share your experiences and knowledge if anyone could help me.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>
>

 

[sun]

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thank you.

"Alex K." <AlexK@discussions.microsoft.com> ¼¶¼g©ó¶l¥ó·s»D:E1565E85-8B59-414E-A91D-04B09A2F0EAB@microsoft.com...
> Hi
> unpossible to create RAID5 array without formating of this array,bacause
> system nee initilize raid 5 with parity partitions.
> U must to backup you data to separate media, create RAID 5 array and
> restore
> data
>
> "Sun" wrote:
>
>> Windows 2000 Server RAID5 problem.
>>
>> I have 4 HD for data only, one of them (disk1) has data, others are
>> empty.
>> In case of not affecting the data, is it possible to create a RAID5
>> system
>> with these 4 HDs?
>> Since I have tried to do so, however, it only provides the mirror option
>> with I right click to the disk1.
>>
>> In another case, if I first create a RAID5 system with the other 3 HDs,
>> copy all the data from disk1 to the RAID5, then delete the disk1
>> partition.
>> Finally, Is it possible to add additional HD (disk1) to the existing
>> RAID5
>> system with 3 HDs?
>>
>> In RAID5 system with 3 HD, what will happen if one disk is failure?
>> How about RAID5 system with 4 HD, what will happen if one disk is
>> failure?
>>
>> Because all of these are the company server's HDs,
>> so, I am not convenient to test the cases above.
>> Please share your experiences and knowledge if anyone could help me.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>>
>>
>>