copy RAID 0 from one array to another

Analysis&Solutions · Jul 22, 2003

Hi Folks:

I've read several newsgroup discussions of DriveImage, Ghost and TrueImage and have found lots of contradictory information. Perhaps people here can help me out of this moras...

I have an Abit BD7II-RAID. As you probably know, it has an integrated Highpoint 372 IDE RAID hard drive controller. The board is running Abit's CQ BIOS into which I custom merged the 2.34 version of the Highpoint BIOS.

I presesntly have two drives on the HPT set up as a RAID 0 array.

I have two new hard drives I want to use for this purpose instead.

So, I'd like to put the new drives on the RAID as well, create a second RAID 0 array, then do a bit for bit copy from one array to the other.

While my OS is Windows 2000, I _don't_ want to install drive imaging software onto the machine. I just want to boot up a CD or floppy set and do the work from there.

Is this possible somehow, please? If not, what of it is and is not.

Thanks,

--Dan

TomG · Jul 22, 2003

be a lot faster and easier to just use either Norton Ghost or Drive Image 7. Drive Image 7 is slick and has made a convert out of me to use that instead of Ghost.

JimL · Jul 22, 2003

TomG,

Drive Image 7 is slick

You haven't read these I take it.....

http://www.langa.com/newsletters/2003/2003-07-03.htm

http://www.langa.com/newsletters/2003/2003-07-10.htm#2

I'm sticking with DI 5.01 & PM 7.0

JimL · Jul 22, 2003

TomG,

Also;
http://www.langa.com/newsletters/2003/2003-07-14.htm

Items 2 & 3.

TomG · Jul 23, 2003

yeah, I know about the size, I know about the .Net (already had said yes to installing .Net previously though...) but so far, I am not experiencing any issues with DI7...

JimL · Jul 23, 2003

TomG,

but so far, I am not experiencing any
issues with DI7...

Ahh, but have you done a restore yet?

Keep in mind, the issues he brought up in item 3) A Thought Experiment http://www.langa.com/newsletters/2003/2003-07-14.htm

Using DI 5.01 & WinXP's Task Scheduler, I image my OS drive every other day. WinXP reboots, DI runs, then it reboots to the WinXP log-in screen. All automated, with NO chance of any system files being missed, mis-written, etc.

On alternating days I have WinXP run it's backup program, then with a batch file from Fred Langa, WinZip runs & compresses the backup file, with the date of it as part of the filename.

TomG · Jul 23, 2003

I have tested a restore and while I am sure there is validity to the shadow copy point, I feel that the file is captured in a form that while it may not be the most current, it will be restored and the system will be on its feet. I get much faster backup's when I do it at the OS level versus in a DOS boot and while I realize that the speed does me no good if I cannot restore, I personally believe that the system is being captured in a useable state upon restore. I could be wrong.

Analysis&Solutions · Jul 24, 2003

In JimL writes:

http://www.langa.com/newsletters/2003/2003-07-10.htm#2

Jim, thank you VERY much for those leads. I obtained a copy of the utility he suggested, BootIt NG, from http://www.bootitng.com/ It's exactly what I wanted. Worked like a charm.

Some tips for folks... The documentation doesn't say anything about this, but I played a hunch and was right: you can use it without installing it to your hard drive.

1) Download the zip and unzip it. It contains a fully functional version of the software you can try.

2) Create a DOS bootable floppy, nothing fancy, just needs the boot sector ready for action. I did this in Windows 2000 via
X:\VALUEADD\3RDPARTY\CA_ANTIV\MAKEDISK.BAT on the W2k installation CD.

3) Run BOOTITNG.EXE which came from the BootIt zip file.

4) Restart your machine with the floppy in the drive.

5) The first thing that comes up is the "Setup" dialog box. There, hit the "Cancel" button. This will stop the installation routine and put you in the mode needed to work with the utility.

I liked BootIt NG. It's user interface is very basic, which is just fine by me. It worked fine with my Highpoint 372 RAID drives. My only gripe was that the copying/imaging was slow, which isn't that big a deal.

Enjoy,

--Dan

JimL · Jul 24, 2003

Analysis&Solutions,

Jim, thank you VERY much for those leads. I obtained a copy of the utility he suggested, BootIt NG, from http://www.bootitng.com/ It's exactly what I wanted. Worked like a charm.

You're welcome!

They have their own newsgroup.......
public.apps.bootitng

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