Mirrored Volume

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Allen

Why can't I create a mirrored volume on my Windows XP
Professional computer? Has Microsoft intentionally
denied that feature for XP Pro? If so, anyone know why,
and/or how to add that capability?
 
I want to create the mirrored volume on my XP Pro stand
alone workstation. Is there a way to do so?
 
Allen came forth with the following in microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
I want to create the mirrored volume on my XP Pro stand
alone workstation. Is there a way to do so?
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Not without a Motherboard that supports RAID 1 and then XP won't have
anything to do with it. All of the mirroring is controlled by the
Motherboard/RAID software and chipsets
 
: Why can't I create a mirrored volume on my Windows XP
: Professional computer? Has Microsoft intentionally
: denied that feature for XP Pro? If so, anyone know why,
: and/or how to add that capability?

This can't be done on a home environment, without a server to mirror to.
A server OS cost big bucks..There are other alternatives. ie Drive Image
and a USB external HDD....Promise Fasttrak RAID controllers, etc etc.
 
You might check the help file's discussion of Dynamic disk - which 'seems'
to indicate that you can mirror dynamic disk on XP Pro.
 
Rich Barry needs to read more carefully...

What you were asking is to create the Mirror on the Windows XP machine not connect to a "remote computer" running Windows 2000 and create one there. In fact, just the opposite. Right?

In checking Windows XP help, it clearly says that you cannot create a mirrored volume using XP, but if you connect the XP machine from a Windows 2000 server you can. (of I haven't got this work, but I have got close). The help says if the option to create the mirrored volume doesn't apprear in the Create Volume wizard options, it probably a network group policy problem. But, then doesn't tell you which one you need to set to fix the doggone thing (typical). So if any with this knowledge chimes in, we've got it!
 
Are you running XP Home?

If I goto "Best Practices: Disk Management" in XP PRO Help, it talks about
Dynamic Disk which CAN be mirrored. (I have done this on a Win2000 Srv and
the process appears to be the same).

Best Regards


Cash said:
Rich Barry needs to read more carefully...

What you were asking is to create the Mirror on the Windows XP machine not
Click to expand...
connect to a "remote computer" running Windows 2000 and create one there.
In fact, just the opposite. Right?
In checking Windows XP help, it clearly says that you cannot create a
Click to expand...
mirrored volume using XP, but if you connect the XP machine from a Windows
2000 server you can. (of I haven't got this work, but I have got close).
The help says if the option to create the mirrored volume doesn't apprear in
the Create Volume wizard options, it probably a network group policy
problem. But, then doesn't tell you which one you need to set to fix the
doggone thing (typical). So if any with this knowledge chimes in, we've got
it!
 
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