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Create a new mirrored volume

A mirrored volume can only be created on dynamic disks. A minimum of two disks, e.g., hard disks, are required for

doing this.

Note: This function can only be run under Windows Server 2000, 2003, 2008, 2008 R2(all Editions) or Windows 7 (all

Editions).

Unlike stripe sets, identical data will be written onto the disks of a mirrored volume. The data will therefore be “mir-

rored” from one disk, e.g., hard disk, to another. This provides you with a “backup copy”, just in case one disk is defec-

tive.

To create a new mirrored volume, right-click the unallocated space of the dynamical disk, or under Action/All

actions in the menu bar click on New mirrored volume.

2. In the next step you should select the disks you want to use and add them to the selection. You must select at

least two disks.

3. You can also specify the size of each part. The size of each part will always remain identical to the other.

4. You can then select the drive letters.

5. You can then format the drive immediately (recommended), the initialization will follow automatically.

6. After confirmation, the new mirrored volume will be displayed graphically.

Create a new RAID-5 volume

A RAID-5 volume can only be created on a dynamic disk. At least three (and a maximum of 32) dynamic disks are

required for doing this.

Note: This function can only be run under Windows Server 2000, 2003, 2008 or 2008 R2 (all Edition).

A RAID 5 volume saves data just like any other disk. In addition, data on a RAID 5 volume will be filed repeatedly (redun-

dancy). This makes a RAID-5 volume very fault-tolerant. If you create, for example, a RAID 5 volume using three

dynamic disks of 10 GB each, the entire volume will have a capacity of 20 GB. The remaining disk space will be used for

storing backup data (parity). RAID-5 volumes can neither be extended nor mirrored.

To create a new RAID5 volume, right-click the unallocated space of the dynamic disk, or under Action/All

actions click New RAID5 volume.

2. In the next step you should select the disks you want to use and add them to the selection. You must select at

least three dynamic disks.

3. You can also specify the size of each area. The size of each area will always remain identical to the others.

4. The next step will allow you to select the drive letters.

5. You can then format the volume (recommended). Initialization will follow automatically.

6. After confirmation, the new RAID-5 volume will be displayed graphically.

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