Setup RAID-1 first time

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Hello,

I have a Windows 2000 server so I am hoping the setup is the same as with
WIndows 2000.
I have an HP DL140 with two 80GB drives that I want to set up as a RAID-1.
I have never done this before and would appreciate the "Dummies" version of
what needs to be done and in what order.
I have already installed the OS but I can redo it if necessary because there
are no apps on the server yet. I can see both drives when I check the Disk
Manager. Both are set up as basic drives. Disk 0 is the Primary Partition
and Disk 1 is unallocated. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks

RK

 

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Personally I would be uncomfortable with software raid.
I use hardware raid 1; building the mirror is simplicity itself. You access
the raid, on boot, and build/create mirror.

"Ray K." <Ray.Koury@Vishay.com> wrote in message
news:eY4BmRXrEHA.2776@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> Hello,
>
> I have a Windows 2000 server so I am hoping the setup is the same as with
> WIndows 2000.
> I have an HP DL140 with two 80GB drives that I want to set up as a RAID-1.
> I have never done this before and would appreciate the "Dummies" version
of
> what needs to be done and in what order.
> I have already installed the OS but I can redo it if necessary because
there
> are no apps on the server yet. I can see both drives when I check the
Disk
> Manager. Both are set up as basic drives. Disk 0 is the Primary
Partition
> and Disk 1 is unallocated. Any help would be appreciated.
> Thanks
>
> RK
>
>

 

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Ray

See if this MS Knowledge Base article can help you:

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=302969

It is a step by step guide how to create a software mirror.

Best regards

Bjorn
--
Bjorn Landemoo - mvp2@landemoo.com - http://landemoo.com/
Microsoft MVP (Windows Server - File System)

"Ray K." <Ray.Koury@Vishay.com> wrote:

>Hello,
>
>I have a Windows 2000 server so I am hoping the setup is the same as with
>WIndows 2000.
>I have an HP DL140 with two 80GB drives that I want to set up as a RAID-1.
>I have never done this before and would appreciate the "Dummies" version of
>what needs to be done and in what order.
>I have already installed the OS but I can redo it if necessary because there
>are no apps on the server yet. I can see both drives when I check the Disk
>Manager. Both are set up as basic drives. Disk 0 is the Primary Partition
>and Disk 1 is unallocated. Any help would be appreciated.
>Thanks
>
>RK
>