Windows 2000 Pro and RAID 1?

[Guest]

I've searched high and low and have been getting mixed information on whether
it's possibe to set up a software RAID 1 and how?

I have a PowerEdge SC340 running Win2K Pro and I have both SATA disks (80G
each) set as "Type" - "Dynamic", but the "add mirror" context menu item is
greyed out. Am I missing something?

I beleive I read that the "Layout" has to be something other than "Simple".
If so, how do I change?

 

[Guest]

Never mind, I found my answer. This type of system will only work for a
remote setup. Besides, I beginning to think a hardware RAID would be best
anyway.

 

[Fran]

Hardware RAID is ALWAYS better! In the past couple of years
(especially since the introduction of SATA drives) RAID controllers
have dropped dramatically in cost. You can find a decent RAID
controller for your SATA drives for <$60. Using a hardware RAID, your
mirror will be very fast (RAID 1) I don't know about RAID-ing a
dynamic disk, though. I've never tried that.

If your controller supports 4 (or more) channels you will be able to
expand your RAID without adding much more in cost (the drives now are
pretty cheap.)

-Fran-

 

[Dave Patrick]

Absolutely.

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