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Backup a raid 0 volume to dvd?

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artimusbill

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Are there programs that will let me backup a Win XP Pro installation on a raid 0 volume to dvd-r? I would like to do this post activation. I just want to be able to do a quick reinstall, keeping my current settings. This is not to work around copy protection or anything. I have a legit cd of XP Pro sp1. :confused:

Thanks
Artimusbill
 
Ghost does not support raid.

edit: Yeah, same concept, but looking to a tool that supports raid.
 
Ghost does not officially support RAID however
Ghost compatibility with RAID

Before you begin:
Symantec does not provide technical support for imaging RAID drives, regardless of whether the drive uses software level RAID or hardware level RAID. Successfully imaging a RAID drive is dependent on the specific computer model, driver controller, hard drive, and RAID implementation. Symantec provides the following information only as an aid to cloning RAID drives. This information is a suggestion only. It is likely to work only in limited circumstances. Symantec does not provide support for the following information.

Ghost and RAID
Ghost is not compatible with computers that use RAID. That is, Symantec Ghost 8.0 and earlier, and Norton Ghost 2003 and earlier, do not support RAID controllers on computers that are being imaged. In addition:

* Ghost does not work with software level RAID.
* Although Ghost might work in some limited circumstances with hardware level RAID, Symantec does not support using Ghost for cloning hardware level RAID drives.
* Ghost does support cloning drives that have had RAID removed, such as after you break a mirrored set.


Ghost and hardware-level RAID systems
Although it is not a supported feature, Ghost can sometimes create and restore images to hardware level RAID systems if you load the appropriate DOS ASPI driver to support this. Load the DOS ASPI driver when you create the image file and again when you restore the image file. DOS ASPI drivers can usually be obtained from the RAID hardware manufacturer. For other ASPI driver information, see the document Information on ASPI drivers.

Notes on getting Ghost to work with hardware RAID systems

* Use similar hardware: Restore the image file only to a computer that uses the same hardware as the source computer. Because the operating system needs the drivers for the array, the drives will be inaccessible on the destination computer unless the hardware is the same.
* SCSI or IDE: Ghost's ability to work with RAID arrays is not dependent on whether the array uses SCSI drives or IDE drives.
* Mirrored sets in Windows NT: To clone mirrored sets in Windows NT, break the mirror, run Ghost with the -NTIID switch ( -ntiid ), and then recreate the mirror using the Windows NT Disk Administrator. Note that duplexed disks are a type of mirrored set. See the document Cannot migrate Windows NT mirrored or striped sets to larger drives.
* Mirrored sets in Windows 2000/XP: Symantec Ghost 7.5, 8.0, and Norton Ghost 2003 support cloning a mirrored partition in Window 2000 and Windows XP provided that the source partition is on a Dynamic Disk and the image is restored to a Basic Disk. The restored partition is not mirrored. See the document Ghost compatibility with Dynamic partitions.
* Restore the partition rather than the disk: In some situations, Ghost may be able to restore a partition from a disk image when Ghost cannot restore the disk image.
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Symantec\Powerquest V2i Server officially supports that
$995 :rolleyes:
 
Picked up Drive Image, I will test it out tomorrow on a clean install. Ice Czar, I hated paying $70 for Drive Image, I would probably explode if I paid $1000 for a program I will use just a few times :D
 
Drive Image and Ghost have similar support for RAID
(its that Symantec actually spells it out, while PowerQuest doesnt, funny now that they are one and the same)
RAID 0 can often be imaged, but there is no gurantee

there is no hope for me however (RAID5)
Id have to use V2i (or something similar
I simply "backup" :p
not "image"
 
Everything appeared to work fine, although I haven't tried to restore from the image. I had to re-activate XP over the phone, and didn't want to have to do that twice in one day. I don't know how whacked out MS would get if I had to do that twice.
 
its your computer and license
wacked or not, they would need to deal with it
besides you shouldnt need to reactivate again unless it failed

in Ghost there is a verify image option
 
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