Backing up from RAID 1 and restore to RAID 10
My system disk (C:\) is a RAID 1 volume.
I have back it up and I whish to restore on a system disk (C:\) after creating a RAID 10 volume (RAID 10 volume created through BIOS and Ctrl-I before the POST beginning).
Is this possible immediately or will have I to reinstall OS, then initialize RAID volume, and restore ?
Many thanks in advance.
Hi "Datastor Autralia"
Many thanks for your reply.
I plan to create the RAID 10 volume by using the Intel in-board facility (Ctrl-I during POST). My motherboard is an Intel DX58SO2 which has an ICHR Intel integrated module. I have no dedicated RAID card. The RAID is initiated through BIOS setup (Sata as : IDE, SATA or RAID) and the RAID type is choosed during the POST (Ctrl-I to enter RAID setup).
Have I answered to your question ?
Jacques,
Datastor is suggesting the right things. When you do your restore, you will have to do it from the Acronis recovery CD. When you boot your computer on that CD, a Linux version of ATI will run. If this version doesn't see your RAID as a single volume but as separate disks, you will have to build a WinPE recovery CD. If the version on the CD sees our RAID as a single volume, then the restore will be straightforward.
Pat L,
Many thanks for your own comment.
I just answered to "Datastor" about his suggestion to give me a dedicated restore Cd with drivers in case of RAID car that Acronis does not know.
So the next steps will be :
- 1) test of restore Acronis CD to be sure that it recognize the actual RAID 1 volume,
- 2) creation of RAID 10 volume,
- 3) restore with the restore Acronis CD and the backup store on an external HDD.
Sincerly.
Hi Jacques
The steps you have listed above are correct... All the best.
Hi "Datastor"
I tried the procedure you said "totally correct" but it totally failled.
After creating the RAID 10 volume on my computer, I rebooted it with an Acronis bootable CD :
- 1) I recovered the back-up on the external HDD (source drive),
- 2) I never found the target drive (C:) on my computer, the only HDD which was displayed was the source drive (no drive of the computer); I could not selected any other place even after waiting a couple of minutes.
Second test after installing the OS on the computer, with C: drive formated and hidden system files created.
Same result : no target drive, only the source drive.
Conclusion : I made a complete reinstallation of the computer then restored only the data.
I guess I made a mistake, but were ?
Jacques,
It was no mistake. The Linux-based version of ATI that is on the CD didn't see the RAID drive and that is most likely a Linux driver issue. This is why we always say users have to test their recovery CD.
If downloading the latest bootable ISO from your Acronis account and producing a CD by burning this ISO to a disk doesn't solve the issue, the alternative is to create a WinPE-based CD, which uses a Windows version of ATi and Windows drivers. This can be produced with after the Plus Pack as been purchased and installed.
Hi "Datastor",
OK I understand why this did not worked.
Right now, I have another question : why Plus Pack is not included within ATIH and must be purchased separately because the best way to restore is to start from an Acronis bootable CD ?
I wish it was included as well. For the same price.
Hi Pat L,
Many thanks, I am glad to see that we are at least two people to share the same opinion about the price of Acronis Plus Pack.
Another question : it is necessary to use Acronis Plus Pack to restore on another hardware.
But why it is possible to download the free add-on : ATIH2011Addons_fr-FR.exe which include BARTPE and WinPE ?
I try to install these free add-ons but I never saw where there are installed and how to use them in order to create a bootable CD which works with Acronis.