question when rebuilding RAID?

kevintaper · 17 Apr 2007 at 18:40

hi guys, small noob question, when you rebuild RAID array, i take it you have to reinstall operating system?????? :confused:

skanky · 17 Apr 2007 at 18:46

very vague question but assuming you have only a single array, if its raid0 then yeah, but if its pretty much any other type that offers either striping/mirroring then, no.

rpstewart · 17 Apr 2007 at 18:46

It depends what you define as rebuilding. If you're recreating a RAID0 array to change the stripe size for example then yes, all the data will be wiped and you'll need to reinstall everything.

kevintaper · 17 Apr 2007 at 18:50

yup was raid 0, and got it on 64k striping, is 128k striping, better for performance??, also i thought i would have to reinstall o/s , p.s whats the maxium best setting to have for raptors on raid 0?? thanks for quick replys all

JayMax · 17 Apr 2007 at 22:57

You can always use Ghost or Acronis True Image and restore a backed up image to the new array if you're only changing stripe size.