Disk Mirror

[Guest Sam]

Need a little help,

Environment Windows 2003 server

Raid 1 run on Disk 0 & 1 = C: drive

Raid 1 run on Disk 2 & 3 = D: drive

Getting message that Disk 2 is going bad.

 

Now the question if disk 2 goes bad will it automatically read disk 3?

I want to replace disk 2 how do I go about it. here is what I think

1) break mirror

2) put in new disk

3) recreate mirror with disk 3

 

Is this correct? or do I first have to do something to point to disk 3? and

then create the mirror?

 

Want to replace the HD before it goes bad.

 

thanks

[Guest Meinolf Weber]

Re: Disk Mirror

 

Hello Sam,

 

Before breaking the mirror, i would strongly recommend to make a backup,

if something goes wrong.

 

So you have no RAID controller in your server and use only disk management

from windows for RAID configuration?

 

Your steps are ok. See also here:

http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/72c7fdee-97d5-4476-bc5e-a859d8b49a931033.mspx?mfr=true

 

Best regards

 

Meinolf Weber

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> Need a little help,

> Environment Windows 2003 server

> Raid 1 run on Disk 0 & 1 = C: drive

> Raid 1 run on Disk 2 & 3 = D: drive

> Getting message that Disk 2 is going bad.

> Now the question if disk 2 goes bad will it automatically read disk 3?

> I want to replace disk 2 how do I go about it. here is what I think

> 1) break mirror

> 2) put in new disk

> 3) recreate mirror with disk 3

> Is this correct? or do I first have to do something to point to disk

> 3? and then create the mirror?

>

> Want to replace the HD before it goes bad.

>

> thanks

>