RAID configuration - basic question

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If a 8-port SATA II PCI RAID controller is on a PC on which Windows XP Pro
SP 2 is to be installed, is there a software RAID solution that will enable
us to configure 8 hard drives as 4 mirrored pairs?
I.e. presenting four drives to the system?
The OS and all software will be on a separate drive connected to the
on-board SATA II controller.
The mirrored pairs will hold only data.
Regards and TIA.
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[Randem]

Software raid http://www.randem.com/xpmirror.html

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[LVTravel]

If a 8-port SATA II PCI RAID controller is on a PC on which Windows XP Pro
SP 2 is to be installed, is there a software RAID solution that will
enable
us to configure 8 hard drives as 4 mirrored pairs?
I.e. presenting four drives to the system?
The OS and all software will be on a separate drive connected to the
on-board SATA II controller.
The mirrored pairs will hold only data.
Regards and TIA.
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You have a hardware RAID card and you are attempting to set up a software
raid on it. That doesn't make sense. Check all the documentation for the
controller and it's associated drivers to see if this is possible using the
controller.

 

[Jonathan Boyko]

Ehlo Avatar,
I believe that if you've got RAID controllers on your motherboard, you should
be able to access its settings and set up the mirroring.

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A> If a 8-port SATA II PCI RAID controller is on a PC on which Windows
A> XP Pro
A> SP 2 is to be installed, is there a software RAID solution that will
A> enable
A> us to configure 8 hard drives as 4 mirrored pairs?
A> I.e. presenting four drives to the system?
A> The OS and all software will be on a separate drive connected to the
A> on-board SATA II controller.
A> The mirrored pairs will hold only data.
A> Regards and TIA.
A> Avatar
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[Randem]

It makes sense for what he is asking. The hardware RAID cannot handle 8
drives...

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[Leythos]

It makes sense for what he is asking. The hardware RAID cannot handle 8
drives...

I didn't see where he identified the actual controller, but many 8 Port
RAID controllers accept 8 drives, but not all of them allow you to
create 4 x RAID-1 arrays, most of them allow a RAID 0+1 or RAID 5, but
all 8 port RAID controllers allow all 8 drives to be used if properly
configured.

 

[LVTravel]

It makes sense for what he is asking. The hardware RAID cannot handle 8
drives...

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The OP said "If a 8-port SATA II PCI RAID controller is on a PC..." I would
assume it can handle 8 drives in one form or another to establish a RAID.
Just don't know if that card will create the 4 raid 1 setups he wants as he
didn't give a model for the PCI RAID card.