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[Solved] How to backup a 3 disc RAID0 config

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I have a server with a 3 disc RAID0 configuration.  I  would  like to change it  to a RAID1 so I need to  make a backup of  the current  config.  As I  understand it,  I cannot  just  perform a normal backup.  Can someone please enlighten  me as  to how  to  create this backup.

I  have  Acronis  TIH 2015 and  2014.  Does  it matter  what  version  I use?

I have a Dell  T310 PowerEdge server with a PERC 6/i adapter.  I have 1 open HDD  slot and a  spare HDD.  The HDD's are 500G so  total HDD is  1.5T

I  appreciate  any help.

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Chuck, I am no expert with regards to servers and RAID arrays, but my understanding here is that you would need to be able to boot your Dell server using the Acronis bootable Rescue Media in the same BIOS boot mode as used by your server OS (either Legacy/CSM or UEFI), then be able to see your current RAID0 array as a single drive (not as 3 separate disks).

If you can do this, then you should be able to create a full backup image of the array that could then be restored / recovered back to your new RAID1 array, assuming again that this presents as if it were a single drive to the Acronis boot media application.

You would need a drive to store the backup on of sufficient capacity for the size of data in the backup image. 

Thanks Steve.  So as long as I boot my server from my Acronis Bootable disc (normal operation), the backup that  is made will be  correct, capable of being restored  to  a single disc (without the  RAID config.) Did I understand that  correctly?

Chuck, assuming that all the RAID configuration is done at a hardware / BIOS level on the server, then ATI doesn't really care or know that this is not a single disk system being backed up or restored.

Steve.  I should be golden  then.  I am about to backup my server now. I will let you know.

I'm up and running.  I restored the image to a new HDD, removed the 3 original HDD's and  plugged in the new one.  It came up with an error (because old config no longer existed.).  I had to create a new Virtual HD. Once I did, it came up.

An interesting, non RAID  related issue is that I am getting a security error when I try to launch Open Manage.  Not sure  why this would have  changed  from the  original. I had  to change the Internet security options but all is well now.  Thanks.

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How do I mark this  issue as resolved?

Chuck, always glad to read of success.  To mark the topic as resolved, go back to the very first post for the topic and you shoud see an option to edit the Title 'How to backup a 3 disc RAID0 config' where you can add [Solved] to the beginning of the Title.

Thanks Steve.  That is  bizarre. I can't believe that the site  doens't have  that feature.  I can see  how most people will not  know how to mark an issue  resolved.  Oh well.  Thanks again.