Raid and disk cloning software

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Clive

Do any of the disk cloning packages Ghost, Tru Image, etc have problems with
raid systems? (Raid 1)



Thanks
 
Peter said:
That depends on what system you have and what exact operations you want to
perform.
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I have a simple Raid 1 on XP Pro, but was considereing also running Ghost to
clone the no1 drive in the set

Clive
 
Clive said:
Do any of the disk cloning packages Ghost, Tru Image, etc have problems with
raid systems? (Raid 1)
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Normally *hardware* RAID is not a problem, as the array is presented as one
disk to the imaging software.
 
Clive said:
I have a simple Raid 1 on XP Pro, but was considereing also running Ghost to
clone the no1 drive in the set
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Yeah, but is it hardware RAID or did you go for the Dynamic disk trap?
 
Clive said:
Hardware raid

Clive
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Yes, so then you should be fine. Hardware RAID (whatever level) controllers
usually present the array to the imaging software as on disk. So it's
basically as if you're imaging partitions from a normal disk.
 
Something similar in concept to WinModem? It works in Windows, but not in
DOS.
Do you know any such a Windows only Raid?
That trend is expanding: windows only modem, windows only printer, windows
only external ethernet disk storage, windows only NIC, etc...
Soon we will have windows only processor, hard drive, monitor, TV, car....
 
Clive said:
Do any of the disk cloning packages Ghost, Tru Image, etc have problems with
raid systems? (Raid 1)
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I use Drive Image 7, WXPPro, 3 HDD's in a RAID 0 on a promise
fasttrak.
Backs up and restores AOK.
 
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