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Adaptec 6405e SATA raid controller + 4x WD Red 1TB .. no Raid 5 option?
I'm in the ACU/adaptec bios utility. All four drives are initialized.
I go to Create an Array, select all four drives. It only gives me Raid 1/10/1EE options - but no RAID 5.
What am I doing ...
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Want simple RAID capable direct attached storage device that abstracts the RAID config
I am looking for a device for my mother for redundant storage of her photos. Local (non-cloud) based is a requirement.
I would prepare the device for her in a RAID 1+0 (at least 4 drives, striped no ...
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How do I set up hardware RAID?
This might seem like a stupid question, but the last rig I put together was an 800 MHz single core computer.
I decided to put together a fileserver based on the Asus p8z77-I deluxe motherboard.
I ...
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two computers with united CPU and memory resources?
is it possible?:) it wold be interesting, when given cheap chineese netbook and cheap chineese tablet, setup for example ubuntu to both of them, then le wild magic happens and viola - we have one ...
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Is it possible to create a RAID 1 array for ubuntu and install xp on a non-RAID part of the drive?
I was wondering if it is possible to setup a hardware RAID 1 array on 2x1TB drives for the installation of Ubuntu 12.04 whilst leaving some space free outside of the RAID array to install Windows XP ...
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RAID-0 bottlenecking when reading and writing simultaneously?
I have 4 Samsung 840 Pro SSDs running in hardware RAID on an Intel RS2BL080 LSI RAID card. My read and write times are incredible:
$ dd bs=1M count=10000 if=/dev/zero of=test.img conv=fdatasync
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TRIM support on Intel RS2BL080 Hardware RAID card?
I've got an Intel RS2BL080 hardware RAID card and I'd like to know if it supports TRIM on my RAID-0 array of SSDs. I've heard that the Intel 7 series integrated RAID solutions that ship with ...
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Adding a drive to a hardware RAID-0 array
I'm building a RAID-0 array as my main boot "drive" and was wondering how adding disks to the array works in implementation. I'll be using either the Intel RT3WB080 or the Intel RS2BL080, which are ...
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What are the main differences between Intel RAID cards?
I'm in the market for a RAID card and really like Intel hardware. I'm looking to build two separate arrays:
One RAID-5 array consisting of at least 3-4 2TB 7200RPM hard disks.
One RAID-0 array ...
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Disk utilization 100%, no read or write
Our disks on one of our servers are showing 100% utilization but no read or write.
here is the output of iostat -xc 1 and errors on syslog
https://gist.github.com/4110533
status info from raid card ...
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Is it possible to migrate a boot RAID volume from an older motherboard to a newer one? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Raid 0 - what happens with the data when hdds plugged into another motherboard
Background info
I am going to upgrade my current setup from an X58 to an X79 and I have 2 ...
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Set up raid 1 after OS installation
I bought 2 Lenovo thinkstation E31 and I want to set up RAID 1 on them.
I added a hard drive for each. I went in the BIOS and set it to RAID then I pressed ctrl-l to start the raid manager but it ...
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Prevent Windows 2003 blue screen upon boot after changing to RAID?
Here's what's happening.
I havent been using hardware RAID on my motherboard, but since I got new disks today I changed from normal SATA to RAID and rebooted.
I set up the RAID, three disks, one of ...
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move RAID controller + HDDs + data (RAID5) to new motherboard
I have a HighPoint RocketRAID 2300 RAID controller with 4 HDDs on my MSI P6N SLI mainboard and want to move the RAID controller with its HDDs and data to my new computer that has a Asrock H61M-ITX ...
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Should I use Windows write cache if I have RAID controller + BBU?
I have ARECA ARC-1231ML 2 GB Cache and RAID 0 with 4 A-data 30 GB SSD drives and sometimes Windows is checking filesystem during boot.
I think the problem is that my system is using RAM as write ...
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Hardware RAID 1 With ERC/TLER/CCTL
I am aware of the problem when using standard consumer-grade drives with RAID levels 5 and 6; if a drive takes too long trying to read and/or repair a bad sector, it will be dropped by a hardware RAID ...
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Promise RAID controller: physical drive offline
I have a Promise 8350 running eight SATA drives in Raid 6. One of the drives recently tanked, so I pulled it out and replaced it with a new drive. In WebPAM, the drive shows as "Offline", and I have ...
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Dell Optiplex 960 RAID not working?
Sometimes we buy computers with two hard drives and use hardware raid 1 to protect against data loss. Recently there was a power outage and one of the drives failed. I was able to get the machine up ...
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How many RAID controllers do I need?
I need to make a 50TB RAID array.
Now I'm confused!
I didn't found any RAID controller that have more than 8 channels (So supports 8 drives (?)).
So how can I make an array of 25x2TB drives?
Do I need ...
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Broken motherboard hardware mirror - getting data from the hdd or from its image
I got a computer (Windows 2003 server) with broken motherboard. The board using an onboard hardware raid and have 2 HDDs in mirror configuration. Trying to find a replacement board will take some ...
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Computer hangs at boot screen with new RAID card
I am trying to build a new server around a Biostar TH61 motherboard and an Adaptec 6405E RAID controller card.
The machine booted fine from USB before the RAID card and drives were installed. After ...
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JBOD and DUAL mode difference
My dual bay HDD enclosure got JBOD and DUAL modes among other modes. What is the difference between those 2 modes? I just want to know exactly because I am connectin a single hdd with data and I don't ...
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Disk durability when using RAID 10 vs RAID 5
Most of the time technical articles about different RAID levels mostly about
how redundant they are, how fast on read/write etc.
But I can't find information about would a disk in a certain RAID
live ...
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Why RAID controllers so expensive? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Why are hardware RAID solutions relatively expensive?
Well, this maybe a very stupid question. Shouldn't RAID controllers be very simple? Compare RAID controller with ...
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SSD Vertex 3 RAID 0 performance over time
I want to set up 2x vertex 3 240gb in a raid0. Will performance degrade over time? Is there a solution?
OS agnostic please - if the hardware supports something a driver can be written.
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Can I run multiple RAID arrays on a single RAID card?
I"m looking to buy a hardware RAID card for my Linux computer which I'm building, and I'm specifically considering this Intel model.
I'm planning on running multiple RAID arrays in my computer: a ...
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How do you disable BIOS RAID on SuperMicro X9SCL/X9SCM motherboard?
I am trying to install SLES11 on a computer with a X9SCL/X9SCM SuperMicro motherboard. The BIOS version is 1.1a (9/28/2011).
The SATA controller configuration gives me the following choices:
AHCI
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Can I mix a 15K drive with a SSD drive in a hardware RAID1?
I've got a hardware RAID1 of two Hitachi 15K drives here, forming the array with an Adaptec controller. Let's assume one disk dies and I'd like adopt SSDs. I would then replace the dead drive with a ...
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Multiple operating systems/partitions on a hardware RAID array?
I've read that running multiple operating systems/boot partitions in RAID arrays doesn't always work as planned and is difficult at best. Is this true only of software RAID arrays? If so, that makes a ...
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Why are hardware RAID solutions relatively expensive?
I was looking more recently into building a RAID-10 array for good drive performance and parity, and I started looking into hardware RAID cards. I was thinking I'd be paying under $100 for one, but it ...
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Raid Configuration Troubleshooting
I have a simple RAID at home with 2 mirrored drives and for some reason I cannot get any sort of performance out of them... Running hdparm -t I consistently score about 100MB/s, but I get 250 to 300 ...
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How do I extend the storage space in my NAS server?
I have a NAS server (Dell R310 and FreeNAS OS) with RAID 1 and 2 x 250GB, and 2 slots for hot plug disk space are free. It is using hardware RAID.
But the disk space is almost full, how can I extend ...
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How to install ESXi 4.1 with an Intel SRCS28X?
I have a Dell 2850 rack server and just purchased an Intel SRCS28X 8 port SATA card for it. Previously I ran VMware's ESXi server with no issues, but it wont recognize the new card. I read that the ...
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How do I attach more hard drives to my hardware RAID card?
I have an Adaptec RAID 5805 with a total of 8 SATA hard drives attached.
There are two "mSASx4 (SFF-8087) to SATA (4)" cables plugged in:
and attached to each of the 8 ends, is a SATA hard ...
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Zero-byte files on degraded RAID 5
I have RAID 5 setup with a 3ware 9650se controller in my HTPC. I recently lost power to the system, and upon boot up, the RAID 5 reported that it was degraded.
Using the 3ware RAID interface (the ...
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RAID 0 + 1 with 3HDD 2x1TB + 1x2TB
Is it possible to make RAID 0 + 1 with 3 Hard Drives
I have currently setup raid 0 with 2x~1TB HDD (1.8TB approx)
Now i got 2TB HDD (1.9TB approx) which i want to be as a mirror drive.
Is is ...
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How to setup RAID 5 - Windows Home Server
I am planning to install Windows Home Server 2011 on my new mini server. I have 3 x 2TB hard drives and another hard drive for the OS.
I can't find any tutorials on how set up RAID 5 on Windows Home ...
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How to check if hardware raid is working fine without pull HDD out and resetting?
I think the title says it all but here are some details:
I have a hardware RAID setup.
Machine is AMD 6core with MSI 890FXA motherboard.
I have two hard drives of 1TB each with hard ware RAID1 ...
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Intel Desktop Board DH67CL
I have purchased a system with Intel DH67CL Board, which offers RAID Support of 0,1,10 levels.
I want to install Windows 2008R2 on it but first want to create a RAID 1 or RAID 10 (I have 4 Sata HDDs ...
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Hardware or Software RAID and Filesystem Type?
I'm looking to build a pretty simple RAID-5 or RAID-6 array and I'm looking into my options. The machine will be a 64bit Ubuntu Linux Server and will essentially be used as a backup/file server. I'll ...
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Hardware RAID - what happens if the motherboard or controller fails?
I want to set up a RAID 5 array in a machine that has an intel motherboard. It has built in raid (sata). My concern is what happens if the motherboard fails?
How can I take those hard drives ...
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How do I install MegaRAID Storage Manager properly?
OK, so installing it seems straightforward enough, but making it work afterwards is so awkward I must've done something wrong. It appears that this problem has nothing to do with ESXi or the RAID ...
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Throughput bottleneck of a SATA 1 RAID 1 array over PCI 5V
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I'm giving a new life to an old box and I plan on running a Linux server that will handle general file duties with redundancy. The MB doesn't come with more than 2 SATA 1 ports and they ...
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RAID10 with MegaRAID WebBIOS
I'm trying to create two RAID10 arrays using LSI MegaRAID's WebBIOS utility.
If I understand correctly, I must create many two-disk RAID1 pairs called "disk groups" and then span those disk groups ...
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3ware 9690-SA and 3TB drives
Does the 3ware 9690-SA support 3TB drives? Can I create a logical volume of 8x3TB drives in RAID5?
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What's a good hardware RAID controller? [closed]
I'm tired of my motherboard FakeRAID. I need a discreet RAID controller. It must have a PCI-E (2.0 ok) x4 or x1 card. (the only slot I have remaining). I currently run 2 1TB drives in a RAID-1 ...
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Add a small RAID card? Will it help overall stability and performance of my nine hard drives?
Will I get any extra genuine added performance and RAID stability if I insert a basic RAID card into a PCI-E x1 slot?
I am considering the Adaptec 1220SA - 2 port SATA, PCI-express (1x), RAID 0/1. ...
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Software or Hardware RAID for Home Server?
Now I have searched Server Fault and Super User and have seen that some people recommend software and some people swear by hardware RAID, but I am looking to use it on a home server of mine to store ...
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Unable to access intel fake RAID 1 array in Fedora 14 after reboot
1st I am relatively new to linux (but not to *nix). I have 4 disks assembled in the following intel ahci bios fake raid arrays:
2x320GB RAID1 - used for operating systems md126
2x1TB RAID1 - used for ...
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Recovering data from a Silicon Image SiI3114 RAID
I have a set of 3 disks in RAID 5 originally created with a Silicon Image SiI3114 on-board RAID controller. The old motherboard is dead. The new motherboard (which has a different raid controller) ...
