Interesting Windows 2003 problem

Mark,

You could always do a complete backup of your current system
using
backup software, do a fresh install onto the new raid
controller, and
then do a restore of the backed up information.

RAID is tricky cloning onto a HAL

--sean

On Sep 26, 5:34 pm, Mark & Connie  Budman <bud...generation.net>
wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I currently have a Windows 2003 server standard edition
installed on a Dell
> PowerEdge 850.
>
> The server has a PCI RAID controller card, and there is
hardware RAID level
> 1 (two SATA drives are mirrored).
>
> This server also has a PCI Express slot. There are no
other slots in this
> server, nor is there any room for more.
>
> The Problem:
>
> I need to use the PCI slot for something else. So, I
would like to install a
> RAID controller card in the PCI Express slot and have
the operating system
> there.
>
> I bought an Adaptec PCI Express RAID controller card,
and configured
> hardware RAID level 1 on it (again two SATA drives,
which are larger then
> the existing drives).
>
> I thought I could clone the original drives to the ones
on the PCI Express
> controller, remove the PCI controller, and boot the
system. However, I have
> been unsuccessful.
>
> The problem does not stem from a misconfigured
boot.ini.
>
> I have tried various cloning software without success.
I even tried using
> Windows mirroring to "clone" the original
hard drive, but Windows will only
> mirror Windows partitions.
>
> One of the problems is that the original disk has an
EISA partition, so the
> O/S is installed on the second partition.
>
> Anyone have any suggestions?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Mark
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> Mark J. Budman
> B. Comp. Sci, MCSE, MCP + Internet
> bud...generation.net
> --------------------------------------------------


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Another thing that works well for this application is
Symantec System
Restore (formally Livestate Recovery). Takes a full image of
the hard
drive within the OS, no booting to a disk or image, and then
can be
restored. Works great for disaster recovery as well as hard
drive
moves such as this.

On Sep 26, 8:34 pm, Mark & Connie  Budman <bud...generation.net>
wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I currently have a Windows 2003 server standard edition
installed on a Dell
> PowerEdge 850.
>
> The server has a PCI RAID controller card, and there is
hardware RAID level
> 1 (two SATA drives are mirrored).
>
> This server also has a PCI Express slot. There are no
other slots in this
> server, nor is there any room for more.
>
> The Problem:
>
> I need to use the PCI slot for something else. So, I
would like to install a
> RAID controller card in the PCI Express slot and have
the operating system
> there.
>
> I bought an Adaptec PCI Express RAID controller card,
and configured
> hardware RAID level 1 on it (again two SATA drives,
which are larger then
> the existing drives).
>
> I thought I could clone the original drives to the ones
on the PCI Express
> controller, remove the PCI controller, and boot the
system. However, I have
> been unsuccessful.
>
> The problem does not stem from a misconfigured
boot.ini.
>
> I have tried various cloning software without success.
I even tried using
> Windows mirroring to "clone" the original
hard drive, but Windows will only
> mirror Windows partitions.
>
> One of the problems is that the original disk has an
EISA partition, so the
> O/S is installed on the second partition.
>
> Anyone have any suggestions?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Mark
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> Mark J. Budman
> B. Comp. Sci, MCSE, MCP + Internet
> bud...generation.net
> --------------------------------------------------


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Do you have to necessarily replace those existing drives?
Depending on
how the original controller works, you might be able to get
away with
simply plugging one of the original drives into the new
controller.
This should be after, of course, booting to the original
setup (with
the new controller in place) and providing the appropriate
drivers.

On Sep 26, 5:34 pm, Mark & Connie  Budman <bud...generation.net>
wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I currently have a Windows 2003 server standard edition
installed on a Dell
> PowerEdge 850.
>
> The server has a PCI RAID controller card, and there is
hardware RAID level
> 1 (two SATA drives are mirrored).
>
> This server also has a PCI Express slot. There are no
other slots in this
> server, nor is there any room for more.
>
> The Problem:
>
> I need to use the PCI slot for something else. So, I
would like to install a
> RAID controller card in the PCI Express slot and have
the operating system
> there.
>
> I bought an Adaptec PCI Express RAID controller card,
and configured
> hardware RAID level 1 on it (again two SATA drives,
which are larger then
> the existing drives).
>
> I thought I could clone the original drives to the ones
on the PCI Express
> controller, remove the PCI controller, and boot the
system. However, I have
> been unsuccessful.
>
> The problem does not stem from a misconfigured
boot.ini.
>
> I have tried various cloning software without success.
I even tried using
> Windows mirroring to "clone" the original
hard drive, but Windows will only
> mirror Windows partitions.
>
> One of the problems is that the original disk has an
EISA partition, so the
> O/S is installed on the second partition.
>
> Anyone have any suggestions?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Mark
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> Mark J. Budman
> B. Comp. Sci, MCSE, MCP + Internet
> bud...generation.net
> --------------------------------------------------


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