RAID Configuration

Hi all,
I have a dell SBS 2000 server that has a raid configuration
the primary partition is 12gb, they have run oout of space
and i'd like to upgrade the disks.
Can i use a third party disk image utility such as ghost
to clone the drive? i think they are ide drives so
ghosting should not be a problem.

I have no experience with raid and am not sure of the
effects of doing this. I have read that you can possible
extend the partition but the other 2 are getting pretty
full as well.

AM i on the right track or way off the m,ark

Thanks
Leo

Dave
Tue Nov 11 10:28:10 CST 2003

More details, please. Can you check to see if it's IDE or SCSI raid, the
drive configuration, etc. For example, if you have a 6-drive backplane with
two open slots, you could add a mirrored pair of large drives and move some
of your data over to that. It would be much simpler than chaning the
existing configuration. I don't know about their IDE raid setups, but Dell
PERC controllers allow you to expand your array or add a second one if you
have space for the drives.

If you have a happily working SBS and the only issue is space, I'd add a
pair of 36 or 73gb drives in a mirror set. Move Exchange and whatever other
data you feel is appropriate over there, and leave everything else intact.


"Leo" <magtech@iprimus.com.au> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
> I have a dell SBS 2000 server that has a raid configuration
> the primary partition is 12gb, they have run oout of space
> and i'd like to upgrade the disks.
> Can i use a third party disk image utility such as ghost
> to clone the drive? i think they are ide drives so
> ghosting should not be a problem.
>
> I have no experience with raid and am not sure of the
> effects of doing this. I have read that you can possible
> extend the partition but the other 2 are getting pretty
> full as well.
>
> AM i on the right track or way off the m,ark
>
> Thanks
> Leo

Mark
Tue Nov 11 20:55:17 CST 2003

you can add hd and autoexpand without ghost if there are slots open

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Sincerely,
Mark Mancini, CCA, CCNA, Master CIW&CI, CNE 4&5, MCSE+I 4&2000
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"Leo" <magtech@iprimus.com.au> wrote in message
news:057501c3a807$5be07520$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> Hi all,
> I have a dell SBS 2000 server that has a raid configuration
> the primary partition is 12gb, they have run oout of space
> and i'd like to upgrade the disks.
> Can i use a third party disk image utility such as ghost
> to clone the drive? i think they are ide drives so
> ghosting should not be a problem.
>
> I have no experience with raid and am not sure of the
> effects of doing this. I have read that you can possible
> extend the partition but the other 2 are getting pretty
> full as well.
>
> AM i on the right track or way off the m,ark
>
> Thanks
> Leo

Jim
Fri Nov 14 05:16:30 CST 2003

thanks Dave & Mark,
you confirmed that all i should do i add another drive and move exchange
files etc there.Great help.
Leo
"Dave Nickason" <gwdibble@NOSPAM.frontiernet.net> wrote in message
news:ufacNDHqDHA.1680@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> More details, please. Can you check to see if it's IDE or SCSI raid, the
> drive configuration, etc. For example, if you have a 6-drive backplane
with
> two open slots, you could add a mirrored pair of large drives and move
some
> of your data over to that. It would be much simpler than chaning the
> existing configuration. I don't know about their IDE raid setups, but
Dell
> PERC controllers allow you to expand your array or add a second one if you
> have space for the drives.
>
> If you have a happily working SBS and the only issue is space, I'd add a
> pair of 36 or 73gb drives in a mirror set. Move Exchange and whatever
other
> data you feel is appropriate over there, and leave everything else intact.
>
>
> "Leo" <magtech@iprimus.com.au> wrote in message
> news:057501c3a807$5be07520$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> > Hi all,
> > I have a dell SBS 2000 server that has a raid configuration
> > the primary partition is 12gb, they have run oout of space
> > and i'd like to upgrade the disks.
> > Can i use a third party disk image utility such as ghost
> > to clone the drive? i think they are ide drives so
> > ghosting should not be a problem.
> >
> > I have no experience with raid and am not sure of the
> > effects of doing this. I have read that you can possible
> > extend the partition but the other 2 are getting pretty
> > full as well.
> >
> > AM i on the right track or way off the m,ark
> >
> > Thanks
> > Leo
>
>