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Can an Apple Software RAID Mirror drive be transferred?
Hi all.
I work at a small production company and I’m trying to figure out a cost effective way to keep up with the increasing amount of data we need to make sure is contantly backed up. I was wondering if I had an Apple G5 with three hard drives set up in the following configuration:
Drive 1 – System Drive (time machine backup to external drive)
Drive 2 + Drive 3 software RAID mirror to use as ‘work’ drive…in the event of failure of drive 2 or 3, would it be possible to take out the other and just put it straight into another G5 to access the data? I heard that Apple Software RAIDs only work in the system they were created in or does that not apply if it’s a mirror RAID?
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You might try asking this question in the Arrays and RAID Setup forum.
EDIT: Sorry, you are here already — it was me who was lost!
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[Johnny Lyddon] “Drive 1 – System Drive (time machine backup to external drive)
Drive 2 + Drive 3 software RAID mirror to use as ‘work’ drive…in the event of failure of drive 2 or 3, would it be possible to take out the other and just put it straight into another G5 to access the data? I heard that Apple Software RAIDs only work in the system they were created in or does that not apply if it’s a mirror RAID?”
Since I’ve mistakenly commented in this thread already, maybe I can try to be helpful. I don’t know the answer to your question, but if you’re looking for a live backup on a Mac, you might consider using Time Machine instead of a soft RAID.
Both would offer protection against the failure of the drive, but RAID will not offer protection against accidental data loss — like a file deletion or overwrite. Time Machine does.
Walter Soyka
Principal & Designer at Keen Live
Motion Graphics, Widescreen Events, Presentation Design, and Consulting
RenderBreak Blog – What I’m thinking when my workstation’s thinking
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