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Windows Server - Build a software RAID-5 with only 2 drives (temporarily)?
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Thread created 08-04-2012 by ElectroWolf
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Post #52310908 added 08-08-2012 12:13 PM by brbubba in Archived Deals
Pretty much. Short of pulling a hack of some sort, i.e., tricking the system that the 3rd disk is there, you need a third drive of some sort. Do you have a third disk laying around (< 2TB presumably)...
Windows Server - Build a software RAID-5 with only 2 drives (temporarily)?
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Thread created 08-04-2012 by ElectroWolf
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Post #52214820 added 08-04-2012 7:33 PM by slapshot136 in Archived Deals
while it may be possible (link) - it certainly isn't advisable, especially without a back-up and involving important data that you don't want to lose (even if you can re-create it)
Windows Server - Build a software RAID-5 with only 2 drives (temporarily)?
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Thread created 08-04-2012 by ElectroWolf
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Post #52300366 added 08-08-2012 5:56 AM by brbubba in Archived Deals
While it may be possible I wouldn't try it on any data I valued. Was reading about someone using ZFS RaidZ and creating the RaidZ pool then degrading it immediately by removing the data drive, copy...
Windows Server - Build a software RAID-5 with only 2 drives (temporarily)?
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Thread created 08-04-2012 by ElectroWolf
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Post #52312824 added 08-08-2012 1:17 PM by redmaxx in Archived Deals
That actually depends on the type of server you're running. Unless you're running a high end server that sees a lot of IOPS, Windows might actually be better. The only true benefit to hardware RAID...
Windows Server - Build a software RAID-5 with only 2 drives (temporarily)?
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Thread created 08-04-2012 by ElectroWolf
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Post #52214890 added 08-04-2012 7:37 PM by ElectroWolf in Archived Deals
I agree, you're probably right, it's not a good idea. I *think* I can squeeze it onto a combination of my other RAID-1 drive that I have other data on, and my backup external HDD, then wipe both...
Windows Server - Build a software RAID-5 with only 2 drives (temporarily)?
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Thread created 08-04-2012 by ElectroWolf
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Post #52215430 added 08-04-2012 8:13 PM by teetee1 in Archived Deals
Never deal with the only copy of your data. Purchase a 2TB external drive, make a copy of your data on it, confirm the data is accessible on the external drive, and then you can freely do anything...
Windows Server - Build a software RAID-5 with only 2 drives (temporarily)?
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Thread created 08-04-2012 by ElectroWolf
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Post #52315788 added 08-08-2012 3:12 PM by ElectroWolf in Archived Deals
I have a 3.1GHz i3 Sandy Bridge proc in my server. Fortunately, the RAID setup that I need for these drives is simply to provide storage for my DVD / Blu-Ray movie collection, that I am streaming to...
Windows Server - Build a software RAID-5 with only 2 drives (temporarily)?
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Thread created 08-04-2012 by ElectroWolf
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Post #52307650 added 08-08-2012 10:28 AM by ElectroWolf in Archived Deals
I ended up squeezing the data into my other drives, and then attempting to build a software RAID-5 array, and then copying the data back over. Unfortunately, Windows is being a bum, and keeps...
Windows Server - Build a software RAID-5 with only 2 drives (temporarily)?
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Thread created 08-04-2012 by ElectroWolf
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Post #52311556 added 08-08-2012 12:36 PM by slapshot136 in Archived Deals
I would highly recommend you go for the hardware raid instead of the windows raid
Windows Server - Build a software RAID-5 with only 2 drives (temporarily)?
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Thread created 08-04-2012 by ElectroWolf
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Post #52313262 added 08-08-2012 1:29 PM by slapshot136 in Archived Deals
you can't even boot off of a windows raid, can you?
Windows Server - Build a software RAID-5 with only 2 drives (temporarily)?
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Thread created 08-04-2012 by ElectroWolf
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Post #52313294 added 08-08-2012 1:31 PM by redmaxx in Archived Deals
Yes, yes you can.
Windows Server - Build a software RAID-5 with only 2 drives (temporarily)?
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Thread created 08-04-2012 by ElectroWolf
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Post #52214384 added 08-04-2012 7:06 PM by ElectroWolf in Archived Deals
So, I've run into a conundrum, and I'm not sure how to go about fixing it! Previously, I had a RAID-1 setup on my Windows Server, that was happily RAID'ing 2x2TB drives using Windows' software...

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