How to remove or brake RAID 0 on Dell Perc 5/i
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Dell Poweredge 29-- Server with windows 2003
Dell PERC 5/i integrated controller which seems to had 2 disks for OS RAID 0, one disk had failed few weeks ago and theother one has failed today !!
when I look at the configuration it showed one missing and the other one as Foreign. I cleared the FOREIGN, and now it shows one as below under PD MGMT
01:00 Seagate 0 (MB Failed
01:01 Seagate 139392 Ready
the other 4 disks are for data (RAID 5)
Can I break the RAID 0 and install an OS (windows 2003) and see the data till we replace the server?
Dell Poweredge 29-- Server with windows 2003
Dell PERC 5/i integrated controller which seems to had 2 disks for OS RAID 0, one disk had failed few weeks ago and theother one has failed today !!
when I look at the configuration it showed one missing and the other one as Foreign. I cleared the FOREIGN, and now it shows one as below under PD MGMT
01:00 Seagate 0 (MB Failed
01:01 Seagate 139392 Ready
the other 4 disks are for data (RAID 5)
Can I break the RAID 0 and install an OS (windows 2003) and see the data till we replace the server?
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Thank you guys for stay with me through this task that I have little experience for years ago. This is what I have done.
Bought SATA from local store and replaced it with drive 01 :00 as attached picture, Use Dell installation CD to install OS(Win2003) and boot to windows OS, so far good.
Now as attached picture I think I should clear foreign state and then I should see the DATA volume, please advise since important part is left and I don't want them to lose their data.
Bought SATA from local store and replaced it with drive 01 :00 as attached picture, Use Dell installation CD to install OS(Win2003) and boot to windows OS, so far good.
Now as attached picture I think I should clear foreign state and then I should see the DATA volume, please advise since important part is left and I don't want them to lose their data.
There is no attached picture, but for now, there is no reason to clear anything. There should be no foreign state for the RAID5. Go to disk administrator and mount it. If it does not show up in disk administrator, then you need to make sure you installed the PERC drivers.
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Since I used Dell Installation and server mgt CD to install OS, it did load PERC 5/i driver and windows OS, device manager also shows PERC driver. where do I see the disk administrator to mount?
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Hello Everyone, I don't have much to add to this case, I was the 2nd person to work on the issue and I decided to not continue on the case but to recommend to send the server for data recovery .
Thank you for all your suggestions.
Thank you for all your suggestions.
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Also I need to know if I can install OS on new SATA connect it to on board SATA PORT AND INSTALL OS and then see the data from the Raid5 on PERC 5/I. Or I have to install OS on the disks on PERC 5/i
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