Guest Fred Orcutt Posted July 5, 2008 Posted July 5, 2008 Hello all, I've got a Win2k3 Std SP2 file/member server in an SBS2k3 domain. This file server developed an issue where it would not connect itself to the domain. This was fixed easily with a repair reinstall, but an important issue remains: The file server uses 2 HDD which are mirrored. The HDD is partitioned into the normal system/boot partition, with a logical D drive where user data are staged. Following the OS repair/reinstall, data files for about a 6-month chunk of time simply no longer appeared on the data partition. Also lost was any kind of data file on the boot partition, such as app license files, for example. Nothing was done to attempt to restore the file server to a previous date checkpoint, or LNG, or anything of that nature. Simply the OS repair/reinstall. Of note is that VSS was not enabled for any of the partitions at this time, or previously. I have combed the drives for the MIA files with no joy. Also have run forensic data recovery on the partitions, with absolutely nothing showing up as deleted or similar for the chunk of time in question. Am at a bit of a loss right now as to how to proceed from here to find and restore the missing files. I tend to think they must be somewhere. Am I wrong? Any advice or assistance in how to proceed would be much appreciated. TIA, Fred Orcutt
Guest Rick V Posted July 5, 2008 Posted July 5, 2008 Re: Win2k3 Standard File Server - Missing Data The mirrored drives was this through software or hardware? "Fred Orcutt" <FredOrcutt@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:D451C5B7-B9E3-46AF-885C-6628378CB90B@microsoft.com... > Hello all, > > I've got a Win2k3 Std SP2 file/member server in an SBS2k3 domain. This > file > server developed an issue where it would not connect itself to the domain. > This was fixed easily with a repair reinstall, but an important issue > remains: > > The file server uses 2 HDD which are mirrored. The HDD is partitioned > into > the normal system/boot partition, with a logical D drive where user data > are > staged. > > Following the OS repair/reinstall, data files for about a 6-month chunk of > time simply no longer appeared on the data partition. Also lost was any > kind > of data file on the boot partition, such as app license files, for > example. > > Nothing was done to attempt to restore the file server to a previous date > checkpoint, or LNG, or anything of that nature. Simply the OS > repair/reinstall. Of note is that VSS was not enabled for any of the > partitions at this time, or previously. I have combed the drives for the > MIA > files with no joy. Also have run forensic data recovery on the > partitions, > with absolutely nothing showing up as deleted or similar for the chunk of > time in question. > > Am at a bit of a loss right now as to how to proceed from here to find and > restore the missing files. I tend to think they must be somewhere. Am I > wrong? Any advice or assistance in how to proceed would be much > appreciated. > > TIA, > > Fred Orcutt
Guest Fred Orcutt Posted July 5, 2008 Posted July 5, 2008 Re: Win2k3 Standard File Server - Missing Data Rick, The mirroring is through an Intel ICH7 chip on a SuperMicro PDSMi mainboard. "Rick V" wrote: > The mirrored drives was this through software or hardware? > > "Fred Orcutt" <FredOrcutt@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:D451C5B7-B9E3-46AF-885C-6628378CB90B@microsoft.com... > > Hello all, > > > > I've got a Win2k3 Std SP2 file/member server in an SBS2k3 domain. This > > file > > server developed an issue where it would not connect itself to the domain. > > This was fixed easily with a repair reinstall, but an important issue > > remains: > > > > The file server uses 2 HDD which are mirrored. The HDD is partitioned > > into > > the normal system/boot partition, with a logical D drive where user data > > are > > staged. > > > > Following the OS repair/reinstall, data files for about a 6-month chunk of > > time simply no longer appeared on the data partition. Also lost was any > > kind > > of data file on the boot partition, such as app license files, for > > example. > > > > Nothing was done to attempt to restore the file server to a previous date > > checkpoint, or LNG, or anything of that nature. Simply the OS > > repair/reinstall. Of note is that VSS was not enabled for any of the > > partitions at this time, or previously. I have combed the drives for the > > MIA > > files with no joy. Also have run forensic data recovery on the > > partitions, > > with absolutely nothing showing up as deleted or similar for the chunk of > > time in question. > > > > Am at a bit of a loss right now as to how to proceed from here to find and > > restore the missing files. I tend to think they must be somewhere. Am I > > wrong? Any advice or assistance in how to proceed would be much > > appreciated. > > > > TIA, > > > > Fred Orcutt >
Guest Rick V Posted July 6, 2008 Posted July 6, 2008 Re: Win2k3 Standard File Server - Missing Data So the OS just sees one drive then. You did not loose all the data just some of it right? I wish I had an idea for you but I do not. Maybe someone else has some insight. "Fred Orcutt" <FredOrcutt@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:1958F6FF-7549-4CEE-BD6D-593456D6DB39@microsoft.com... > Rick, > > The mirroring is through an Intel ICH7 chip on a SuperMicro PDSMi > mainboard. > > "Rick V" wrote: > >> The mirrored drives was this through software or hardware? >> >> "Fred Orcutt" <FredOrcutt@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:D451C5B7-B9E3-46AF-885C-6628378CB90B@microsoft.com... >> > Hello all, >> > >> > I've got a Win2k3 Std SP2 file/member server in an SBS2k3 domain. This >> > file >> > server developed an issue where it would not connect itself to the >> > domain. >> > This was fixed easily with a repair reinstall, but an important issue >> > remains: >> > >> > The file server uses 2 HDD which are mirrored. The HDD is partitioned >> > into >> > the normal system/boot partition, with a logical D drive where user >> > data >> > are >> > staged. >> > >> > Following the OS repair/reinstall, data files for about a 6-month chunk >> > of >> > time simply no longer appeared on the data partition. Also lost was >> > any >> > kind >> > of data file on the boot partition, such as app license files, for >> > example. >> > >> > Nothing was done to attempt to restore the file server to a previous >> > date >> > checkpoint, or LNG, or anything of that nature. Simply the OS >> > repair/reinstall. Of note is that VSS was not enabled for any of the >> > partitions at this time, or previously. I have combed the drives for >> > the >> > MIA >> > files with no joy. Also have run forensic data recovery on the >> > partitions, >> > with absolutely nothing showing up as deleted or similar for the chunk >> > of >> > time in question. >> > >> > Am at a bit of a loss right now as to how to proceed from here to find >> > and >> > restore the missing files. I tend to think they must be somewhere. Am >> > I >> > wrong? Any advice or assistance in how to proceed would be much >> > appreciated. >> > >> > TIA, >> > >> > Fred Orcutt >>
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