Comments on: Restoring a Drive Image XML to a server running host based RAID http://www.1stbyte.com/2007/09/01/restoring-a-drive-image-xml-to-a-server-running-host-based-raid/ Company site for Greg Fischer { GregTheGeek } Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:01:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Greg http://www.1stbyte.com/2007/09/01/restoring-a-drive-image-xml-to-a-server-running-host-based-raid/comment-page-1/#comment-143 Greg Thu, 22 May 2008 00:06:37 +0000 http://www.1stbyte.com/2007/09/01/restoring-a-drive-image-xml-to-a-server-running-host-based-raid/#comment-143 FXIX, Sorry you are having trouble restoring. It may be another issue, but restoring an image to a RAID0 array will not work unless you are using hardware RAID controller. You would need something that allows you to see the array from DOS, and most software or Fake/RAID controllers do not work without Windows, and therefore not in DOS. You may be able to restore your image to a single drive, that obviously must be as large or larger than your original volume. However, if you only saved the image to DVD, you might run into other issues, like read errors or disc errors. Good luck! FXIX,
Sorry you are having trouble restoring. It may be another issue, but restoring an image to a RAID0 array will not work unless you are using hardware RAID controller. You would need something that allows you to see the array from DOS, and most software or Fake/RAID controllers do not work without Windows, and therefore not in DOS. You may be able to restore your image to a single drive, that obviously must be as large or larger than your original volume. However, if you only saved the image to DVD, you might run into other issues, like read errors or disc errors. Good luck!

]]> By: FXIX http://www.1stbyte.com/2007/09/01/restoring-a-drive-image-xml-to-a-server-running-host-based-raid/comment-page-1/#comment-137 FXIX Fri, 16 May 2008 05:39:44 +0000 http://www.1stbyte.com/2007/09/01/restoring-a-drive-image-xml-to-a-server-running-host-based-raid/#comment-137 RAID0 is not break. Image (old backup file) is not break too. XP crush only, on RAID0. I save image for DVD and want restore for RAID0. And DriveImage XML write "write error" again. May be DriveImage XML don't work witch RAID0 array. But backup-process from RAID0 although was successful. But restore not :) Hard: 2*Samsung HD080HJ Matherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA770-DS3 CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Black Edition RAID0 is not break. Image (old backup file) is not break too. XP crush only, on RAID0. I save image for DVD and want restore for RAID0. And DriveImage XML write “write error” again. May be DriveImage XML don’t work witch RAID0 array. But backup-process from RAID0 although was successful. But restore not :)
Hard: 2*Samsung HD080HJ
Matherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA770-DS3
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Black Edition

]]> By: Greg http://www.1stbyte.com/2007/09/01/restoring-a-drive-image-xml-to-a-server-running-host-based-raid/comment-page-1/#comment-136 Greg Thu, 15 May 2008 19:46:58 +0000 http://www.1stbyte.com/2007/09/01/restoring-a-drive-image-xml-to-a-server-running-host-based-raid/#comment-136 FXIX, No, I do not think this method will work for you. This only works with Mirrored drives, not striped, because once the image is restored, the array is rebuilt based on the new load. With RAID0, once you break your array, it's gone. This why RAID0 sucks! IMHO. I know it has it's benefits, but drives are so cheap anymore, just setup RAID5, or RAID1 with larger drives. (This method will not work with RAID5 either though, it's only for RAID1.) AT least with the mirror, you have a copy on each drive. Also, this totally depends on your RAID controller and how it operates. FXIX,
No, I do not think this method will work for you. This only works with Mirrored drives, not striped, because once the image is restored, the array is rebuilt based on the new load. With RAID0, once you break your array, it’s gone. This why RAID0 sucks! IMHO. I know it has it’s benefits, but drives are so cheap anymore, just setup RAID5, or RAID1 with larger drives. (This method will not work with RAID5 either though, it’s only for RAID1.) AT least with the mirror, you have a copy on each drive.

Also, this totally depends on your RAID controller and how it operates.

]]> By: FXIX http://www.1stbyte.com/2007/09/01/restoring-a-drive-image-xml-to-a-server-running-host-based-raid/comment-page-1/#comment-135 FXIX Thu, 15 May 2008 16:18:51 +0000 http://www.1stbyte.com/2007/09/01/restoring-a-drive-image-xml-to-a-server-running-host-based-raid/#comment-135 I have two hard-disc (2*80Gb) joining into RAID0=C:15Gb,D:30Gb(here DriveImage-my-ISO(XP)) ,E:102Gb. Then restore C: drive from BartPE, DriveImage write "writen Error" and nothing more. I have two hard-disc (2*80Gb) joining into RAID0=C:15Gb,D:30Gb(here DriveImage-my-ISO(XP)) ,E:102Gb. Then restore C: drive from BartPE, DriveImage write “writen Error” and nothing more.

]]> By: FXIX http://www.1stbyte.com/2007/09/01/restoring-a-drive-image-xml-to-a-server-running-host-based-raid/comment-page-1/#comment-134 FXIX Thu, 15 May 2008 16:11:05 +0000 http://www.1stbyte.com/2007/09/01/restoring-a-drive-image-xml-to-a-server-running-host-based-raid/#comment-134 A good method. I will try. But a have RAID0 (Strip) mass storage. This method will work? A good method. I will try. But a have RAID0 (Strip) mass storage. This method will work?

]]> By: Windows Errors http://www.1stbyte.com/2007/09/01/restoring-a-drive-image-xml-to-a-server-running-host-based-raid/comment-page-1/#comment-121 Windows Errors Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:10:49 +0000 http://www.1stbyte.com/2007/09/01/restoring-a-drive-image-xml-to-a-server-running-host-based-raid/#comment-121 Hi, I had a lot of issues with windows 2000 and xp too. Thanks for the article. Hi, I had a lot of issues with windows 2000 and xp too. Thanks for the article.

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