RAID Recovery

[ezaton]

If it doesn't work, let them place the OS DVD in the drive, and remotely
install it (unless you use Kickstart or similar methods).

You should have remote console for any modern server-class hardware.


Ez


Noam Rathaus wrote:

> Hi Ez,
>
> Thanks, I will try it
>
> Worst case if it doesn't work I will have them RescueCD boot and I will 
> install remotely via VPN tunnel or SSH tunnel - which I don't like and not 
> sure if it is possible.
>
> On Saturday 28 February 2009 11:10:24 ezaton wrote:
>   
>> Hi.
>>
>> While I agree with Shachar about the advantages of software RAID, this
>> is not true. All modern RAID controllers maintain a replica of their
>> configuration on all disks. This allows easy RAID controller migration
>> between *similar* RAID controllers.
>>
>>
>> If you ship the disks to another server using the same RAID controller
>> (for HP servers, interoperability is available between almost all RAID
>> controllers, but for Dell I don't know), and you insert them
>> _at_the_original_slot_order_, there should be no problem. You will be
>> able to Import/Activate your array and be happy with it.
>>
>>
>> Ez
>>
>> Shachar Shemesh wrote:
>>     
>>> Noam Rathaus wrote:
>>>       
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I have a server abroad that has a RAID setup - that server has died -
>>>> I bought another computer but now I want to take disks that I have
>>>> "prepared" here in Israel on the same computer setup with RAID and
>>>> ship them.
>>>>
>>>> Is it possible to somehow instruct the RAID setup on the new computer
>>>> (in the US) to use those disks?
>>>>
>>>> The computer is a DELL PowerEdge R200 with SAS6iR:
>>>> http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/pedge_r200?c=us
>>>> &cs=04&l=en&s=bsd
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Details on such a procedure are scarce.
>>>>         
>>> One of the greatest problems with hardware raid is that you need the
>>> actual controller in order to access the disks. Sorry.
>>>
>>> Shachar
>>>
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