Windows 2000 Server
You want to provide complete redundancy for all data stored on your hardware RAID 5 array. You install second h/w Raid 5. You want to create a mirror set of the original array. However when you right click the free space on new array you see no option to create a new volume or mirrrored volume. What should you do?
Create an empty extended partition on new disk
Convert both to dynamic disks
Format new disk array as a single NTFS primary partition
Format the new disk array as a single NTFS logical drive in an extended partition.
Create a single unformatted primary partition on new array
Replace the third disk and restart the server. Use disk Management to repair the volume
Ensure that the third disk is attached to the server and has power. Use Disk Management to repair the volume
Install a new disk and create a single extended partition on the new disk. Restart the computer and allow Windows 2000 to automatically repair the volume on the extended partition
Ensure that the third disk is attached to the server and has power. Use Disk Management to reactivate the disk
Re scan the disk, extend the span volume to include the new disk. Shut down and restart the server, use windows backup to restore the new data
Extend the span volume to include the new disk, shut down and restart the server, use windows backup to restore the data
Extend the span volume to include the new disk, rescan the disk
Re scan the disk, format the span volume. Use windows back up to restore the data
Re scan the disk, remove the span volume and create a new span volume that includes the new disk. Format the span volume, use Windows back up to restore the data