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Raid 5, single disk failure
A friend's Raid 5 array going down.
OS: Windows 10 on SSD, not on RAID
Raid controller: HighPoint RocketRAID 2720 controller
Raid 5 of 8x8TB drives
HighPoint controller is managed through their ...
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How do you decode SAS "Sense" or "CDB" data reported by an HBA or RAID controller?
My Broadcom-based RAID adapter (Cisco UCSC-RAID-M5HD) reported the following "Unexpected sense" error:
Unexpected sense: PD #012 = Port 0 - 7:1:9No addtional sense information, CDB ...
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While using RAID 1 do all drives show up as one?
If no, how do people run synology in RAID 1 and it only shows 1 bigger drive. I'm a bit new to this.
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RAID 5 - replacing failed disks with larger disks
I have a RAID 5 array with 12 disks, each 12 TB. It is controlled by a hardware RAID controller (LSI 9380-4i4e) on Windows Server 2012.
As they eventually fail one by one, if I replace the failed 12 ...
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Is there a way to install Windows onto Dynamic disks?
I like using the Dynamic disks with striping in Windows and was wondering if I could install from a Windows ISO onto a set of striped dynamic disks.
So far in my testing, that's not possible. I get ...
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¿Does a RAID array persist through multiple OS installations?
As title said; i'd like to know if a Windows-made software RAID array will persist a new installation, if I could read that RAID with another Windows partition or installation and if other OS could ...
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Is Intel ESRT2 Software-RAID?
I have 2 options for configuring RAID at the UEFI level. Intel ESRT 2 and Intel VROC which is the successor to Intel RST (rapid start).
I know Intel RST and thus VROC (which is present on non server ...
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If I have a RAID 1, is it better to have 2 partitions or 2 logical drives?
I have the need to create 2 drives on a single RAID 1 (1 + 1 TB) configuration under Windows Server. I can create partitions using Windows Disk Management, or I can create logical drives using the ...
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Multiple RAID volume on the same external HDD enclosure
I was thinking of getting a 5-bay external HDD enclosure with a RAID controller:
http://www.orico.cc/us/product/detail/3623.html
http://www.orico.cc/us/product/detail/6774.html
Both of these models (...
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Rebuild Intel Rapid Storage RAID 10
I recently moved and decided to transport my hard drives separately from the rest of my computer (to avoid hard drive vibration damage).
Unfortunately, I forgot the order the drives were in and now ...
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Windows 10 - RAID5 - Intel RAID or Storage Spaces?
Which method should I use to RAID5 my 3 drives?
At the moment I started out with Intel's RAID but it seems super slow. Steam can barely download with 10M/s speeds and the array sometimes have ...
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Failed GPU passthrough using Unraid 6.6.6
A while ago, I have build a new Ryzen setup. I am currently experimenting with Unraid 6.6.6 and trying to setup my daily Ubuntu VM with a passed through GTX 1060 from Inno3D. Unfortunately, I get ...
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What is the lethality of a SMART error?
We have a 40 TB storage server in RAID 5, with twelve 2 TB drives. One drive is acting as a hotspare, and it's being managed with a hardware RAID controller.
For some forsaken reason, three drives ...
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Setup and configuration of Intel RST on Asus motherboard
On boot there is no Intel RST screen that allows me to press Ctrl+i.
However, the SATA mode has been set to Intel RST and ROM Messages are enabled.
The Intel RST drivers are installed and Windows 10 ...
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How to use LSI SAS3041E RAID card?
I have a LSI SAS3041E RAID card which I am attempting to use with an Asrock Fatality Gaming K6. When I turn the computer on, I am not given any option to enter the card's BIOS area and nor does ...
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RAID Hard drive partition lost - Any way to recover?
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So I have a hardware RAID controller that does a RAID 10 with 4 drives. Recently one of the drives failed so I got a new drive and replaced the failed one. I let the controller rebuild the ...
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Why can't a RAID controller mimic a drive controllers actions on a URE?
There is a fact: a URE renders an entire member of a RAID array as bad, but a URE DOES NOT render an entire drive as bad outside of an array. What is the technical difference that causes this? They ...
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ESXI Hardware RAID Solution
I'm re-purposing a machine to run ESXI and made a rookie error in that I did not properly understand the hardware requirements. The machine will run a range of linux distros which will then runner ...
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Restoring raid 0
I have a Velocity Duo (PCI raid card) with two Samsung 850 drives (500gb ea) in a RAID 0 setup in my Mac Pro.
The raid controller seemed to get scrambled and the drive is no longer accessible - Mac ...
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Unable to configure drives on Intel S500VSA server board.
I am installing two 2TB SATA drives on an Intel S500VSA server board. I want to configure a RAID 1 array. When I log into the RAID configuration panel with Ctrl-E I find that the two drives are ...
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Can the Dell H730 Raid Adapter be used in none Dell boards?
I notice that HP, Dell raid cards being sold separately, can these cards be used in boards other than HP and DELL?
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Format one virtual disk in a RAID array?
In my machine I have two virtual disks handled by my RAID controller. They're mapped on Windows Server as my C: drive and my D: drive. I wish to wipe and reinstall a new version of windows server on C:...
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PCI RAID controller compatibility [closed]
Recently I've been thinking of buying a cheap RAID controller. I'm not experienced at all, and just want to mess around; nothing business affiliated, no specific expectations.
The controllers I've ...
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How does an IBM ServeRAID controller know which drive to recover during a RAID1 rebuild? [duplicate]
I have an old IBM x3550 7978 server at work, which has a ServeRAID 8k-l RAID controller. I setup RAID 1 on it, and it seems to work great, but before I run any production OS on it, I want to know how ...
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RAID 1 using Dell PERC H330, with no cache and no battery
We recently leased a dedicated server and found out that the server (Dell PowerEdge R230) has a Dell PERC H330 RAID controller. As we searched Dell's website, we found out that this controller does ...
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AMD Raid (RaidXpert) and expanding RAID 1 logical drives
Here's the setup. I've got an old machine with basic RAID 1 arrays.
Basically, 4 physical drives were used to create 2 logical drivers in RAID 1, each filled to the brim. Also, the machine is running ...
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High Active Time and drop write speed after few seconds on RAID volume
I'm using RAID drive with Intel RS2BL040 on Windows-7-Pro-64x
The problem is, When I try to write to RAID drive,
The write speed is fall after few(about 6~7) seconds.
In case of reading, It's almost ...
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Are OS drivers needed for True Hardware RAID?
Do you need to install drivers for a True Hardware Raid controller? What are the indicators of a True Hardware RAID Controller?
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Can you move a RAID from a dedicated controller to on-board motherboard raid?
So currently I have a very old raid card that I have 4 drives attached to because at the time my Mobo did not have enough sata ports. Now much later I have a new motherboard and the raid controller ...
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Microserver + P420 RAID Controller
I just bought a MicroServer Gen8 for home laboratory with 4 x 3TB WD Red + 2 x 8GB ECC RAM + the ILO advanced license key.
My problem is that I can't make the P420 raid controller work with it.
I ...
