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Looking for Software RAID 1 for Windows 7
Are there any good vendors that make a software RAID 1 package for Windows
7? What I would like to do is essentially the same capability I get with "Dynamic" drives under Windows Server: I want to be able to make a mirror image of a drive while it is actively in use, primarily as a real-time backup. Periodically I would archive the backup drive and then replace it with a drive that the software would then rebuild into the RAID array. I know Veritas Storage Foundation does this, but it does not work on any platform but Windows Server? Are there any third party alternatives? -- W |
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Looking for Software RAID 1 for Windows 7
On 11/02/2014 6:06 PM, W wrote:
Are there any good vendors that make a software RAID 1 package for Windows 7? What I would like to do is essentially the same capability I get with "Dynamic" drives under Windows Server: I want to be able to make a mirror image of a drive while it is actively in use, primarily as a real-time backup. Periodically I would archive the backup drive and then replace it with a drive that the software would then rebuild into the RAID array. I know Veritas Storage Foundation does this, but it does not work on any platform but Windows Server? Are there any third party alternatives? If you have Windows 7 Enterprise or Ultimate, then you can make mirrored or spanned dynamic volumes. Unfortunately, striping and RAID5 aren't available on these desktop versions. Yousuf Khan |
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Looking for Software RAID 1 for Windows 7
On 12/02/14 00:06, W wrote:
Are there any good vendors that make a software RAID 1 package for Windows 7? What I would like to do is essentially the same capability I get with "Dynamic" drives under Windows Server: I want to be able to make a mirror image of a drive while it is actively in use, primarily as a real-time backup. Periodically I would archive the backup drive and then replace it with a drive that the software would then rebuild into the RAID array. Just remember that a raid "backup" will also backup any user errors, file deletions, viruses, filesystem corruption, etc., as soon as the problem is made. So think /very/ hard if this is actually the right solution for you - a second hard disk with regular syncs, copies or backups is likely to be much more useful for protecting against /realistic/ problems. I know Veritas Storage Foundation does this, but it does not work on any platform but Windows Server? Are there any third party alternatives? |
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