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I currently have a SCSI disk that has a lot of info I would hate to loose. I back it up etc but I also now want to setup a RAID 1 Disk array,

Would it be better to simply buy two new drives, setup the array and then copy the data over or could i some how buy a second SCSI drive (the same) and build the array with the current hard drive without loosing the data I have?
 
Jay_oasis said:
I currently have a SCSI disk that has a lot of info I would hate to loose. I back it up etc but I also now want to setup a RAID 1 Disk array
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Going to a RAID 1 Array is not going to eliminate the need to perfrom some form of backup ... it will just keep the data online in case of a drive failure.

Jay_oasis said:
Would it be better to simply buy two new drives, setup the array and then copy the data over or could i some how buy a second SCSI drive (the same) and build the array with the current hard drive without loosing the data I have?
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Dependent upon the controller you use ... you can just buy a second drive.
 
thanks

and yes, i know that i still need to back the data up but I want to make sure I have as close to 100% availability as possible,
 
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