drive mirror configuration with W2k
Anyone have experience (and are willing to share it) with setting up a drive mirror with W2k, it is quite different than NT. Environment is : 1.2 GHz W2K Srv PDC, (2) WD 40GB drives, ATA-100 support is built into the MB(Soyo). White papers, How-tos are what I am looking for, what I have found so fare has not been especially helpful. The problem I am having is trying to get the second drive to mirror the first drive, the OS is installed on Disk One as basic (it fails to boot if I do a configuration upgrade of it). Disk two wants to setup Volumes, Disk one wants to set up partitions. Thx RE Young MCSE Dallas, TX http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm
RE: drive mirror configuration with W2k
I totally agree w/ you Don, HW Raid is way better, but I have used a sw mirror w/ no trouble, ya there is an issue to make it bootable if need be, but what other probs have you had? jlc -Original Message- From: Don Ely [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, August 24, 2001 12:03 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: drive mirror configuration with W2k Yes, get a real RAID controller and setup a hardware mirror vs. a software mirror which is virtually worthless so why waste the disk. -Original Message- From: RE Young [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, August 24, 2001 10:53 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: drive mirror configuration with W2k Anyone have experience (and are willing to share it) with setting up a drive mirror with W2k, it is quite different than NT. Environment is : 1.2 GHz W2K Srv PDC, (2) WD 40GB drives, ATA-100 support is built into the MB(Soyo). White papers, How-tos are what I am looking for, what I have found so fare has not been especially helpful. The problem I am having is trying to get the second drive to mirror the first drive, the OS is installed on Disk One as basic (it fails to boot if I do a configuration upgrade of it). Disk two wants to setup Volumes, Disk one wants to set up partitions. Thx RE Young MCSE Dallas, TX http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm
Re: drive mirror configuration with W2k
. Was this a build from scratch or upgrade? Here's some info but you'll need to get to dynamic on both to have them both bootable IIRC in W2K. Kent http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q175/7/61.ASP?LN=EN-USSD=gnFR=0qry=mirror%20diskrnk=7src=DHCS_MSPSS_gn_SRCHSPR=WIN2000 --- RE Young [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyone have experience (and are willing to share it) with setting up a drive mirror with W2k, it is quite different than NT. Environment is : 1.2 GHz W2K Srv PDC, (2) WD 40GB drives, ATA-100 support is built into the MB(Soyo). White papers, How-tos are what I am looking for, what I have found so fare has not been especially helpful. The problem I am having is trying to get the second drive to mirror the first drive, the OS is installed on Disk One as basic (it fails to boot if I do a configuration upgrade of it). Disk two wants to setup Volumes, Disk one wants to set up partitions. Thx RE Young MCSE Dallas, TX http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm __ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm
RE: drive mirror configuration with W2k
Go to technet or microsoft support and search for Q298155, this will give alot of info on Setting up Fault taulerant on Win2k. Kent's link is on this page too. -Original Message- From: Kent Spencer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, August 24, 2001 3:02 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: drive mirror configuration with W2k . Was this a build from scratch or upgrade? Here's some info but you'll need to get to dynamic on both to have them both bootable IIRC in W2K. Kent http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q175/7/61.ASP?LN=EN-USSD=g nFR=0qry=mirror%20diskrnk=7src=DHCS_MSPSS_gn_SRCHSPR=WIN2000 --- RE Young [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyone have experience (and are willing to share it) with setting up a drive mirror with W2k, it is quite different than NT. Environment is : 1.2 GHz W2K Srv PDC, (2) WD 40GB drives, ATA-100 support is built into the MB(Soyo). White papers, How-tos are what I am looking for, what I have found so fare has not been especially helpful. The problem I am having is trying to get the second drive to mirror the first drive, the OS is installed on Disk One as basic (it fails to boot if I do a configuration upgrade of it). Disk two wants to setup Volumes, Disk one wants to set up partitions. Thx RE Young MCSE Dallas, TX http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm __ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm ** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the e-mail originator. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. However, please check this e-mail for virus infection for which CDG Management LLC accepts no responsibility ** http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm
Re: drive mirror configuration with W2k
Appreciate your response Kent, The second drive has no trouble becoming dynamic, The first drive (where MBR etc are located), fail to boot after I convert it to dynamic. How can the the drive be dynamic w/o first installing the OS. BTW - (Hardware raid is not in the pocketbook for the rest of the fiscal year.) Thanks, RE Young MCSE Dallas, TX - Original Message - From: Kent Spencer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: NT System Admin Issues [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 24, 2001 2:02 PM Subject: Re: drive mirror configuration with W2k . Was this a build from scratch or upgrade? Here's some info but you'll need to get to dynamic on both to have them both bootable IIRC in W2K. Kent http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q175/7/61.ASP?LN=EN-USSD=g nFR=0qry=mirror%20diskrnk=7src=DHCS_MSPSS_gn_SRCHSPR=WIN2000 --- RE Young [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyone have experience (and are willing to share it) with setting up a drive mirror with W2k, it is quite different than NT. Environment is : 1.2 GHz W2K Srv PDC, (2) WD 40GB drives, ATA-100 support is built into the MB(Soyo). White papers, How-tos are what I am looking for, what I have found so fare has not been especially helpful. The problem I am having is trying to get the second drive to mirror the first drive, the OS is installed on Disk One as basic (it fails to boot if I do a configuration upgrade of it). Disk two wants to setup Volumes, Disk one wants to set up partitions. Thx RE Young MCSE Dallas, TX http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm __ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm
Re: drive mirror configuration with W2k
.. that's why the question upgrade or fresh install. You have to start with a clean disk and convert to dynamic immediately after install. If there is an OEM partition I believe this will cause problems. Kent --- RE Young [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Appreciate your response Kent, The second drive has no trouble becoming dynamic, The first drive (where MBR etc are located), fail to boot after I convert it to dynamic. How can the the drive be dynamic w/o first installing the OS. BTW - (Hardware raid is not in the pocketbook for the rest of the fiscal year.) Thanks, RE Young MCSE Dallas, TX - Original Message - From: Kent Spencer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: NT System Admin Issues [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 24, 2001 2:02 PM Subject: Re: drive mirror configuration with W2k . Was this a build from scratch or upgrade? Here's some info but you'll need to get to dynamic on both to have them both bootable IIRC in W2K. Kent http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q175/7/61.ASP?LN=EN-USSD=g nFR=0qry=mirror%20diskrnk=7src=DHCS_MSPSS_gn_SRCHSPR=WIN2000 --- RE Young [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyone have experience (and are willing to share it) with setting up a drive mirror with W2k, it is quite different than NT. Environment is : 1.2 GHz W2K Srv PDC, (2) WD 40GB drives, ATA-100 support is built into the MB(Soyo). White papers, How-tos are what I am looking for, what I have found so fare has not been especially helpful. The problem I am having is trying to get the second drive to mirror the first drive, the OS is installed on Disk One as basic (it fails to boot if I do a configuration upgrade of it). Disk two wants to setup Volumes, Disk one wants to set up partitions. Thx RE Young MCSE Dallas, TX http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm __ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm __ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm
