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Going from Single disk to raid 1 .....os is windows 2003 sbs
Hi Folks,
Having moved my dell 2800 power edge system from a single disk to raid ( after purchasing a Romb key etc ) I ran into problems when I tried to do a restore of the OS, everything went well, restored the OS to the new configuration, then the operational data, then reboot server , however even do all processes and drivers were loaded and started none of the PC's on the Lan could see the server.
The dhcp was running but none of the PC's were getting a ip address, it like the server was on a different planet.
My request here is there a procedure for the restore of an OS to a new configuration like above, or if any one has completed this type of procedure can you let me what you did as I got stumped at the last hurdle i.e restore went well, no data loss but the PC's could not see the domain controller. do I have to connect the pc's which I did however without getting a new IP address that could not be completed.
Any help here would be appreciated.
Regards
D
Thanks Warwizard not sure if i should feel good about the fact peopel are ignoring me.
You made a good few points there
- Create restore image of system with no changes, set aside as backout plan. (could set aside original drive as well)
Good idea I did that, bought spare disk just case, saved me a lot of time
- Install new hardware and create array, and reinstall operating system. (may want to perform some testing here, set up DHCP and a private network to 1 client, prove hardware not issue.)
I did not try that I more focus on just getting the image restored, will try next time.
- Restore image, DO NOT REBOOT, Remove old driver for the hard drive controller, add driver for the RAID controller. now reboot, and check performance/functionality. If the restore tool forces a reboot without allowing you to change the drivers, you may want to create a restore version with the new drivers in the first step.
This is interesting how do you add the drivers or remove the drivers before reboot i.e what is the procedure here. when I tried rebooting it went around in a loop, the windows splash screen would appear ( the one with the bar moving across ) and reboot.
I will do the checks you highlighted but the above could be the solution, thanks again for taking pity on me ;-) and as I can't reward your knowledge except say thanks.
Regards
David
warwizard55
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Posted June 5th, 2008 14:00
Hi David850,
52 reads and no reply, looks like this has a lot of folks stumped, I'll give it a try...
Ok as this is in the hard drive SCSI RAID section and presumably the only change was the RAID controller, let's go there first.
First overview of the process as it should be done:
Some other things to check: Go into system BIOS and look at IRQ assignments, may have been changed by the new hardware PnP. If your RAID and NICs are sharing an IRQ you'll want to disable unused devices to get the heavy I/O usage devices onto their very own IRQ's.
Good luck,
warwizard