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server 2012 raid5 RAW
My windows server 2012 now shows my RAID volume (3 disk 1Tb each) as RAW. Also shows Redundancy fault in risk.
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Replace the bad disk of your array and then allow it to rebuild. If after that your array is still raw, check if there is another disk that went bad, and replace that. If not, build a new array (I wouldn't recommend RAID 5. RAID 1, 6 are much more reliable), then just restore the data from your backups.
All three disks are in RAW format, two of them are online, the other one is on error.
I could't replace this one, because the remove disk option is not enable.
I could't replace this one, because the remove disk option is not enable.
Means you are working with dynamic drives which you combined into RAID via Windows Disk Management, right?or is this an onboard RAID controller?
Can you list the brand and model of the hardware components in the server so we can help you better?
Yes, you are right, it´s from Windows Disk Manager. 3 samsung disk 1Tb each, motherboard intel DH61WW.
What type of software RAID array was set up? RAID 0 (stripe) or RAID 5 (parity)?
If a stripe was set up then there was no redundancy. If RAID 5 then replace the drive while the desktop computer is off, boot, and check Disk Management to see if the new disk can be incorporated back into the array.
If a stripe was set up then there was no redundancy. If RAID 5 then replace the drive while the desktop computer is off, boot, and check Disk Management to see if the new disk can be incorporated back into the array.
i replaced the disk, but i'm not able to mount the volume yet.
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Looks like the old RAID-5 second disk failed problem.
RAID-5 can sustain failure of one drive, but if not replaced and rebuilt, a second drive failure means your data is lost.
Two points about RAID-5
1) Not recommended implemented via software due to the high CPU overhead involved.
2) Now not recommended at all with v large disks (>500GB) due to the risk of a second disk failing during the extended rebuild time of the first disk.
Consider RAID10 or maybe RAID-6
RAID-5 can sustain failure of one drive, but if not replaced and rebuilt, a second drive failure means your data is lost.
Two points about RAID-5
1) Not recommended implemented via software due to the high CPU overhead involved.
2) Now not recommended at all with v large disks (>500GB) due to the risk of a second disk failing during the extended rebuild time of the first disk.
Consider RAID10 or maybe RAID-6
You wouldn't want to do RAID-6 in software for double the reason you don't want to do RAID-5 in software!
You can certainly do RAID-1 in software, and certain other experts on EE, recommend that as it does have some advantages over the more simple hardware RAID controllers - whatever you do, do not use a FakeRAID setup
You can certainly do RAID-1 in software, and certain other experts on EE, recommend that as it does have some advantages over the more simple hardware RAID controllers - whatever you do, do not use a FakeRAID setup
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