52 MediaShield User’s Guide – Version 1.0
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MediaShield RAID Frequently Asked Questions
Dedicated Disk Questions
•CanIassignaded icateddisktoastripedarray/JBODoruseafreediskwithstriped
array/JBOD?
No,freedisksanddedicateddiskscanbeonlyusedwithamirroredarray,striped‐
mirrorarray,oraRAID5array.
•OnceadedicateddiskhasbeenassignedtoaRAID1,
RAID0+1,orRAID5array,can
Iremoveit?
Yes,adedicateddiskcanberemovedfromaRAID1,RAID0+1,oraRAID5array.
Array Migrating Questions
•Isitpossibletomigrateasinglebootabledrivetoatwo‐diskstripearray?
Thatis,ifIhaveasingledriveinthesystemthatisnot RAIDenabled,thendecidetoadda
seconddrivetothesystem,willIthenbeabletomigratethesinglebootable
drivetoatwo‐disk
stripearray?
IfʺRAIDEnableʺintheBIOSRAIDConfigscreenisnotenabledwhentheOSis
installed,itisnotpossibletoconverttheSATAbootdriveintoamulti‐diskbootable
RAIDarray.
Therefore,ifyouwanttoretainthecapabilitytomigrate
asingleSATAbootdriveinto
amulti‐diskRAIDarrayatafuturetime,youmustperformtheOSinstallontoasingle
diskstripearray.Youcandothisbyfollowingtheinstructionsin“CreatingaBootable
Array”onpage 17andselectingʺRAIDModeʺstripingandthenadding
justyour
singlebootdisk.TheninstalltheOSusingtheF6installmechanismasdescribedin
Step3:InstalltheRAIDDrivers.
Later,whenyouwanttomigratethesinglediskintoamulti‐diskRAIDarray,follow
theinstructionsin“MigratinganArray”onpage 43 .
•CanIdeletean
arraywhileitisbeingmigrated?
Yes,butdoingsowilleraseallthedatastoredonthesoontobemigratedarray.
•CanImigrateabootableRAIDarray?
Yes,youcanmigratetoandfromanysupportedRAIDconfiguration.
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