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GPT & RAID5 on ABR10W

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Acronis user since ATIH2009. I have just assembled a new PC of a definition rather close to Workstation:
Processor i7 930, Windows7 Integrale 64bit + XP Mode
1. System storage on PCIE card : OCZ Z-Drive m84 (4x60Go in RAID0, controller included, MBR)
2. Data storage on 4x1To HD's in RAID5 ICH10R (GPT)
3. Saving storage on 1x2To HD (MBR) which will receive Images of (1) in ASZ and a small part of BackUp of (2)
I bought ATIH2011, and I have just seen that it does not allow BackUp of (2) because of GPT+RAID5, even with Pack Plus and even with Win7 Integrale.

QUESTIONS:
○ Will the image of (1) be built correctly with ATIH2011 or ABR10W?
○ To pass in “Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Workstation” make it possible to satisfy all the needs? With which complementary modules if needed ?
If not I would rebuild the RAID5 (2) in 1 volume RAID10 (supported in HW) of 2To what will make it possible to pass by again in MBR, and ATIH2011 will be enough.
○ Which functionalities would be lost while passing from ATIH2011 to ABR10W?

Comment : With the availability of 2To HD at general public prices, it would be judicious for ACRONIS to envisage the compatibility with GPT RAID1 RAID5 in the next edition of ATIH!

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> I bought ATIH2011, and I have just seen that it does not allow BackUp of (2) because of GPT+RAID5, even with Pack Plus and even with Win7 Integrale.

How did you see it? If your RAID 5 is hardware raid, (and your edition of windows 7 (let's call it 'Ultimate') should have not allowed you to create software RAID5 at all) there are no imposed limitations, other than incompatibility. (see http://kb.acronis.com/content/11681 - pay attention to the 'hardware' word) . The only difference between 2011+PP and ABR10W here is that 2011+PP doesn't support software mirrored volume on dynamic disks that is available in W7 Ultimate.

>Which functionalities would be lost while passing from ATIH2011 to ABR10W?

Didn't see the comparison table to reference, but - nonstop backup, e-mail backup, try-and-decide, 'applcation settings(?) backup'. And don't forget - the same 250 GB annual subscription for online backup is 4 U.S. cents more expensive for ABR10W ( $49.95 vs $49.99 - proof - http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/online-backup/ , http://www.acronis.com/backup-recovery/online/ )

Thank you dev-anon to answer so quickly.
 
> How did you see it?
 
Indeed, Win7 Ultimate Edition is called Integrale in France.
I did'nt test ATIH2011. I did'nt install it in order not to consume the license before knowing if it is or not preferable to pass on ABR10W.
I red it on the note http://kb.acronis.com/content/6533 “ATIH Plus Pack: Dynamic Disks and Disks with GUID Partition Tables (GPT) Support”.
I am not an expert! I understood that ATIH2011 supports the RAID5 and only MBR tables, and that the PP add-on brings compatibility with a GPT table, but not in RAID5 (nor RAID1).
The RAID5 volume was built with INTEL IMSM on SouthBridge ICH10R (MB = GIGABYTE X58A-UD7).
Should it be understood that in this case, ATIH2011+PP will support this HW RAID5 volume with a GPT table?

> Should it be understood that in this case, ATIH2011+PP will support this HW RAID5 volume with a GPT table?

In the bottom of 11681 article is a table - hardware raids of all types are supported on all versions. The software will see it as a simple volume on a single large GPT disk, that is supported with PP.