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Image OS Drive onto RAID-1

Hello, I have a question about converting a single disk on a Dell PowerEdge 2600 (PERC 4/Di embedded) seen as RAID-0 to a RAID-1 spanning two disks. I have an idea on how I want to do this, but I am seeking validation or any pitfalls.
Right now the OS drive is the single disk I want to convert to a RAID-1, I have one open HDD slot, and will be adding a drive. This disk just has a the OS partition, and I think the EISA config. I know that I can't do a straight conversion to RAID-1, so I was thinking of making an image using Acronis, creating a boot CD for Acronis, and then restoring the image to the new RAID-1 Virtual Disk. Will this work? My main concern is the two other Virtual Disks, will they still be accessible without any intervention?

Thanks!

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indigo6

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Oh, I didn't know I could do that! Thanks! That will save me quite a bit of time and headache. Thanks also to noxcho for validating my originally planned method.

indigo6

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It worked! Although I would suggest doing it on off hours, it really slowed the machine to a crawl since it was the virtual disk that the OS drive was on.

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Glad it went well for you ;)