Configuring Disk Mirroring (RAID 1) on Windows Server 2008

The focus of this chapter of Windows Server 2008 Essentials is the configuration of disk mirroring (RAID 1) on a Windows Server 2008 system. It is assumed in this chapter that the reader has a basic understanding of the difference between basic and dynamic disks within the context of Windows Server 2008. For information on this subject the chapter entitled Creating and Managing Simple and Spanned Volumes on Windows Server 2008 is recommended.

Note that the focus of this chapter is the mirroring of data disks. For details of mirroring system disks refer toMirroring Windows Server 2008 System Disks.

Contents  [hide] 1 An Overview of Disk Mirroring (RAID 1) 2 Creating a Mirrored (RAID 1) Set using Disk Management 3 Creating a Mirrored (RAID 1) Volume from the Command Prompt 4 Adding a Mirror to an Existing Volume 5 Breaking and Removing Mirrored Sets 6 Recovering a Mirrored Set

Creating and Managing Simple and Spanned Volumes on Windows Server 2008

So far in this book we have worked primarily with basic disks. Simple and spanned volumes in Windows Server 2008 take advantage of a concept known as dynamic disks. In this chapter of Windows Server 2008 Essentials the topic of using dynamic disk support to create both simple and spanned volumes on Windows Server 2008 system will be covered in detail.

Contents  [hide] 1 An Overview of Dynamic Disks 2 Converting Basic Disks to Dynamic Disks with Disk Management 3 Converting Basic Disks to Dynamic Disks from the Command Line 4 Creating a New Spanned Volume using Disk Management 5 Creating a New Spanned Volume from the Command Prompt