Are IDE RAID arrays compatible with different RAID controllers?

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Rob Nicholson

We're in the process of upgrading our non-essential development server with
a new motherboard and dual processors. The existing server is running two
IBM 256GB IDE hard drives configured as a striped RAID using a IT8212 PCI
RAID controller.

The new Gigabyte motherboard has an on-board Promise RAID controller.

What's the chances of moving the existing hard disks from one raid
controller to another and the data staying intact?

Cheers, Rob.
 
Rob Nicholson said:
We're in the process of upgrading our non-essential development server with
a new motherboard and dual processors. The existing server is running two
IBM 256GB IDE hard drives configured as a striped RAID using a IT8212 PCI
RAID controller.

The new Gigabyte motherboard has an on-board Promise RAID controller.

What's the chances of moving the existing hard disks from one raid
controller to another and the data staying intact?
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VERY LOW?

Sounds like you need a 512GB backup scheme. You do backup that information
that you now claim is worth keeping "intact" don't you?
 
VERY LOW?

Suspected as much.
Sounds like you need a 512GB backup scheme. You do backup that information
that you now claim is worth keeping "intact" don't you?
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Yes it's backed up but only once a month and it takes a lot of tape swaps on
a 40/80GB hard drive.

It's mainly full of GHOST images, copies of CD-ROMs for easier installs,
duplicate copies of customer data. That kind of thing.

Cheers, Rob.
 
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