I've often wondered why RAID-0 is classed as RAID at all. Doesn't the R stand for "redundant"? Surely there is no redundancy in RAID-0. -----Original Message----- From: Sorin Srbu [mailto:sorin.srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: 20 September 2006 07:43 To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [windows2000] Re: Windows software raid0 Weston, Eric A CTR USAF NASIC/SCNA <> wrote on Tuesday, September 19, 2006 6:18 PM: Clear and to the point. Thx. > A spanned volume is created from free disk space that is linked together > from multiple disks. You can extend a spanned volume onto a maximum of 32 > disks. A spanned volume cannot be mirrored and is not fault-tolerant. > > A striped volume is a volume whose data is interleaved across two or more > physical disks. The data on this type of volume is allocated alternately > and evenly to each of the physical disks. A striped volume cannot be > mirrored or extended and is not fault-tolerant. Striping is also known as > RAID-0. > > > You can add a drive to a spanned volume, but not a RAID-0 > > -----Original Message----- > From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sorin Srbu > Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2006 10:23 AM > To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [windows2000] Re: Windows software raid0 > > David <> wrote on Tuesday, September 19, 2006 4:19 PM: > > I don't get you. First you say it's possible, and then not? Which is it?? > > TIA. > >> Sorin Srbu escribió: >>> Really? For sure? I just plug it in and add the new drive to the >>> array using the disk managment mmc? >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> --- >>> *From:* windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> [mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Perez, >>> Ricardo V >>> *Sent:* Tuesday, September 19, 2006 3:46 PM >>> *To:* windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> *Cc:* windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> *Subject:* [windows2000] Re: Windows software raid0 >>> >>> Raid0 mean " No RAID" then you can add disks without issues >>> Please be sure that you don´t have RAID 0+1 >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> *"Sullivan, Glenn" >>> <GSullivan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>@SMTP@Exchange* >>> Sent by: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> 09/19/2006 08:35 AM >>> >>> Please respond to >>> >>> windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx@SMTP@Exchange >>> >>> >>> >>> To >>> >>> windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx@SMTP@Exchange >>> >>> cc >>> >>> Subject >>> >>> [windows2000] Re: Windows software raid0 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> I've never seen Software RAID expand without a rebuild, IME. >>> >>> Good Disaster recovery Test I guess... >>> >>> >>> Glenn Sullivan, MCSE+I MCDBA >>> David Clark Company Inc. >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> [mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sorin Srbu >>> Posted At: Tuesday, September 19, 2006 9:26 AM Posted To: >>> Windows 2000 Conversation: [windows2000] Windows software raid0 >>> Subject: [windows2000] Windows software raid0 >>> >>> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> Suppose I have a 2x disk software raid0-array on a win2k3-computer. >>> Would it be possible to add a third disk to the already existent >>> raid0-array w/o losing any data? Or is a rebuild necessary? >>> >>> TIA. >>> >>>> >> no, you must rebuild the partition. >> imposible without rebuilding data...... > ***************************** New Site from The Kenzig Group! Windows Vista Links, list options and info are available at: http://www.VistaPop.com ***************************** To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm ***************************** New Site from The Kenzig Group! Windows Vista Links, list options and info are available at: http://www.VistaPop.com ***************************** To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm