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This is because it is software RAID, the at the BIOS level it only sees the hardware and it sounds like you're running RAID 1 which mirrors the drives and since both drives are identical it sees both drives as bootable.
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This is because it is software RAID, the at the BIOS level it only sees the hardware and it sounds like you're running RAID 1 which mirrors the drives and since both drives are identical it sees both drives as bootable.

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Yes I Know but my problem is on the boot.ini I have two options to choose <br />
1. Windows 2003 Sever <br />
2. Bootable C: = secondary Plex<br />
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Usually you get this option if the RAID1 is broken or one drive is faulty<br />
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My RAID1 is Healthy and sync....<br />
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Thanks for your Replay
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Yes I Know but my problem is on the boot.ini I have two options to choose
1. Windows 2003 Sever
2. Bootable C: = secondary Plex

Usually you get this option if the RAID1 is broken or one drive is faulty

My RAID1 is Healthy and sync....

Thanks for your Replay

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I have an IBM Server X3200 with two SAS 134GB HDD running software raid on Windows 2003<br />
Under the Disk Manager the RAID is healthy and sync but when I rebbot the server I get on Boot <br />
the option to boot from the Second HDD - secondary Plex<br />
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Can you please advice?<br />

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I have an IBM Server X3200 with two SAS 134GB HDD running software raid on Windows 2003
Under the Disk Manager the RAID is healthy and sync but when I rebbot the server I get on Boot 
the option to boot from the Second HDD - secondary Plex

Can you please advice?


Software RAID Problem

Servers are computing devices that are similar to desktop computers in that they have the same basic components, but are significantly different in size, configuration and purpose. Servers are usually accessed over a network, and many run unattended, without a computer monitor, input device, audio hardware or USB interfaces. Many servers do not have a graphical user interface (GUI), and are configured and managed remotely. Servers typically include hardware redundancy such as dual power supplies, RAID disk systems, and ECC memory, along with extensive pre-boot memory testing and verification. Critical components might be hot swappable, and to guard against overheating, servers might have more powerful fans or use water cooling.

Server Hardware

RAID stands for Redundant Array of Independent Disks.

RAID is data storage technology that allows multiple drives to be used together as a single virtual drive for reasons such as fault tolerance, reliability and performance. 

There are several different levels of RAID that determine how the data is stored and the level of redundancy achieved across the drives.