Raid 1 question

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If you have two drives in Raid 1 setup and one drive dies, can you remove the dead drive and continue running with 1 drive until replacement drive arrives?

Thanks.
 
In RAID 1 as long as one drive is still working, there will be no data loss.
 
Yup. The hard drive will continue to operate normally. The RAID status will just show as degraded until you replace the bad drive.

Depending on the RAID controller you may need to shutdown before you can replace the dead drive unless it supports hot swap.

The RAID will rebuild itself when you turn the computer back on so expect a hour or two for downtime while the drive is being mirrored.
 
J-Will said:
OK judge, technically the same thing in a RAID 1 environment
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No, no. The OP wants to know whether the array will still function (the system can stay up and access the data) at the point where a drive breaks and is waiting to be replaced.
That's not the same as "will I lose my data at the point where a drive breaks and is waiting to be replaced?".

OP: the array should still function (and you won't lose your data :p).
 
Concentric said:
No, no. The OP wants to know whether the array will still function (the system can stay up and access the data) at the point where a drive breaks and is waiting to be replaced.
That's not the same as "will I lose my data at the point where a drive breaks and is waiting to be replaced?".

OP: the array should still function (and you won't lose your data :P).
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Great. thanks.
 
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