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Server 2003 Software RAID 5 failure and repair during reboot?
I replaced a bad IDE cable on my RAID 5 that controls (2) drives (see config below). During reboot Win Server 2003 is stuck on the Microsoft logo screen with a busy progress bar. I can't tell if the RAID disks are busy because of all the fans.
Configuration:
Windows Server 2003
(2) IDE PCI controllers.
(6) 200gb drives
Software RAID 5 - (1) Terabyte
Is the RAID being repaired right now or is this bad (should I wait overnight)?
Configuration:
Windows Server 2003
(2) IDE PCI controllers.
(6) 200gb drives
Software RAID 5 - (1) Terabyte
Is the RAID being repaired right now or is this bad (should I wait overnight)?
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I'm doing software RAID 5 with just IDE controllers. It's still rebuilding. I'm due for a defrag anyway and I have backups of important files. Eventually I may just abort and reformat the RAID.
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Originally I just reseated the IDE cable of the affected drives. It appears that as Windows 2003 was booting it was NOT rebuilding the array (I finally shutdown the server). After I replaced the IDE cable Window 2003 booted and then I could reenable and resync the array in Disk Manager. Everything is now fine and no data was lost (I have backups of important files anyway). This is home/office situation, nothing mission critical. All the comments helped. Thanks!
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