Recover RAID Arrays Immediately
Recover RAID Arrays Immediately
Recover RAID Arrays Immediately
by Ryan Alexander
Need to recover RAID servers that have had their array go astray? There are two ways you can go in cases of catastrophic RAID array repair: the right way, and the painful, wrong way. The right way boasts quick results, smooth transition and as little downtime as possible. The wrong way features hard drive collapses, permanently lost mission critical data and panic. Which way would you prefer to recover your RAID?
How CrucialIs That Data?
When looking to recover RAID arrays when more than a single drive has failed, the key to how to attack it is in the data itself. Are you using a RAID 0 array because it helps your system perform better when you're playing Call Of Duty? Better to consider simply rebuilding the RAID array from scratch. RAID repair almost never comes at low cost, as it is such a specialized job that many hard drive recovery shops actually do not offer it. So if your server doesn't really have anything absolutely crucial to your life, it may be better to just bite the bullet, buy some new hard drives and start over.
At the same time, are you running a RAID 5 used by 50 of your company's staff multiple times per day? Is the data they use key to normal business operations? Have a failed RAID 10 running an entire location's Exchange Server? If any of these scenarios are true, it's time to consider a professional data recovery service to recover your RAID array. As the old adage notes, time is indeed money, and wasting that precious time trying to recover RAID arrays with hard drives that have mechanically failed is a very bad concept.
Speed Counts
Each minute may seem like hours when a mission critical RAID server has gone kaput. And in fact, when you multiply the number of stationary workers by those minutes, it may actually turn out to be hours. It's never that difficult to find a RAID data recovery shop on the internet, of course, but if your recovery needs to be done yesterday, consider doing a search for "immediate RAID data recovery" or "overnight RAID recovery". The industry does have a classic term for express-type services, which is typically known as "expedited". However, a tiny percentage of shops actually offer emergency RAID repair services that can have your repaired server back in your hands within a single day or less. While the price of these "ultra-expedited" services are higher than standard, it may be worth it if your lost server is killing productivity for the organization as a whole.
A List Of Do Not's For RAID Data Recovery
Each day, data recovery providers that specialize in RAID data recovery see servers delivered for repairs with permanently lost data because of improper actions by IT personnel. Some of these are:
Randomizing RAID Drive Order - If you have a double hard drive drive loss in your RAID, or even a single one, make sure you keep the array as is. Moving drives around the server can actually enable your controller to destroy data forever. Keep things as they were, and all will be good.
Do a Connections-Check - Although it is the most obvious, and easy technique out there, many people do not bother to check all cables and hardware connections to make sure everything is snug. Although it isn't a common occurrence, paying to send out a mission critical server only to find out a cable was loose is the most embarrassing thing to happen to a tech. Don't be mistaken here!
CHKDSK, The Enemy Within - Yes, Windows has a simple disk checker known as CHKDSK that is ready and willing to help you find errors. Problem here is that CHKDSK was NOT created for RAID servers or complex hard drive setups. Save yourself some pain and bad overwrites by avoiding it altogether!
No matter your system issue, professional hardware requires professional help when hard drives fail. Know this the next time you attempt to recover RAID arrays.
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