Hi,
This is work related, but I'd like to use Clonezilla to clone an SSD based
RAID 1 array of disks running Win XP. Anyone have any relevant experience?
The setup is using a hardware based RAID Controller (Intel) with two 100 GB
discs.
I'm assuming that this will work, but would like answers to the following:
1. Confirmation that there are no known problems with cloning RAID 1 arrays?
2. Confirmation that there are no known problems with cloning SSDs?
3. Confirmation that I should clone the array, not the individual discs?
4. Confirmation that I should then restore to the array, not an individual
disc?
With respect to questions 1 and 2, I don't even want to consider this if
there's any known risk. With respect to questions 3 and 4, I read in some
forums that people clone a single disc and then let the RAID rebuild itself
when they restore. That sounds a bit fraught to me, so it makes me nervous.
One final question; I've never played around with RAID before. What happens
if I remove one disc from the array and then power the machine up? Is this a
reasonable simulation of a failing disc?
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