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Upgrade Server 2008 R2 HDD to SSD with minimum downtime
Hi
I would like know the the most efficient way to migrate a Windows Server 2008 R2 OS installation from a RAID1 HDD to a RAID 1 SSD
We currently use Dell R710 servers and the OS is installed on 2.5" 15K SAS disks in a RAID 1 configuration.
Thanks in advance.
theflash1932
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February 26th, 2014 11:00
Backup/restore is the only way. You CAN insert the SSD's, create the RAID 1, then clone/backup/restore directly to the SSD RAID 1, rather than to external media first, and then to the SSD's, but because HDD/SSD and/or SAS/SATA cannot be mixed in an array, you don't really have any other options.
pcmeiners
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February 26th, 2014 12:00
As Flash mention, clone the drives, takes approx. 2 hours, dependent on the drive size. Run chkdsk /f on the original SAS array or the reverse cloning to the SSD array may not work,
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February 26th, 2014 18:00
Do note that some raid controllers support SSDs better than others. Also, depending on the SSD model, changing from Dell certified HDDs to retail (as in; non-Dell) SSDs could cause you to have permanent error messages on your server.
So which raid controller (and server model) do you currently have?
HeavyHorse83
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February 27th, 2014 00:00
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February 27th, 2014 01:00
Are there any caveats that I should be aware of such as restoring to a different size disk? The enterprise backup and restore tool that we use is Netbackup. Unfortunatly, I don't have any experience in using this, so just wondering if this a suitable option to clone disks?
Thanks
pcmeiners
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February 27th, 2014 05:00
Never used Netbackup...
Both these will clone as to the same size disk or will expand to a larger disk.
Personally I use Acronis for cloning most of the time, but at this point it is over price.
Easeus, pretty much same features as Acronis
http://www.easeus.com/disk-copy/
There are many free cloning programs but I never used them on servers
fifda
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March 2nd, 2014 19:00
Good luck
fifda
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March 2nd, 2014 19:00
Google “Migrate OS to SDD" then you will find many solutions.
You can also transfer it by using Aomei Backupper --clone partition or backyp first and restore later either is OK.
http://www.backup-utility.com/features/
You can try different software and find the best solution by yourself.