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Yes this is very well possible. You'll need to create the partitions first and install Windows; Windows mirrors Partitions, not Disks.<br />
Beware: Windows will not alert you when one of the disks goes bad, and the server will not start beeping. So it's important to check the health of the disks regularly.<br />

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Yes this is very well possible. You'll need to create the partitions first and install Windows; Windows mirrors Partitions, not Disks.
Beware: Windows will not alert you when one of the disks goes bad, and the server will not start beeping. So it's important to check the health of the disks regularly.


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Thanks for your help, I'll give it a go and see what happens.
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Thanks for your help, I'll give it a go and see what happens.

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I have a brand new server with 2 x 80gb hard disks. I want to partition one of the disks so it has a C drive for the OS and a D drive for the data. I then want to mirror it to the other disk. I want both the OS and the data mirrored can this be done? If it can do I mirror the disks first before creating the partitions or do I do all the required work on the first disk and then mirror it? Unfortunately the server has not come with a RAID controller and I am unable to purchase one so I need to do this using the Windows 2000 software. Cheers in advance for your help.
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I have a brand new server with 2 x 80gb hard disks. I want to partition one of the disks so it has a C drive for the OS and a D drive for the data. I then want to mirror it to the other disk. I want both the OS and the data mirrored can this be done? If it can do I mirror the disks first before creating the partitions or do I do all the required work on the first disk and then mirror it? Unfortunately the server has not come with a RAID controller and I am unable to purchase one so I need to do this using the Windows 2000 software. Cheers in advance for your help.

Mirroring using Windows server 2000

Windows 2000 is an operating system for use on both client and server computers. It is the successor to Windows NT 4.0, and is the last version of Microsoft Windows to display the "Windows NT" designation. Four editions of Windows 2000 were released (Professional, Server, Advanced Server, and Datacenter Server) that shared a core set of features, including many system utilities such as the Microsoft Management Console. All versions of the operating system support NTFS 3.0, Encrypting File System, as well as basic and dynamic disk storage. The Windows 2000 Server family includes support for Active Directory services, Distributed File System and fault-redundant storage volumes.