Windows 2003 Dynamic Disk on hardware RAID-5?

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Hi All...

just wondered if it possible to setup a RAID-5 array, and then in windows server, convert it to a dynamic disk? I assume this would be possbile, but is it worth doing, or best to be avoided, will i still have the same fault tolerance? As I assume windows would get confused, seeing one disk with part of it being dynamic and part being basic?

Not sure if it is even worth considering, I understand it bypasses the 2tb limits in windows by spanning disks etc, but I dont want to lose fault tolerance, and not sure what the real advantages of doing it would be. Was thinking more or the expandability point of view, ie. presumably if I set up the array, add another disk, i would then be able to extend the volume to use this space, rather than creating another partition on it?

If someone could try and figure out what I am on about that would be helpful

I recently had a disk failure on a 6 month old 2tb disk, and have spent the last week recovering the data, so i dont ever want to be in that position again - have just got some RAID cards to set up a RAID 5 array but wondered about adding more disks to it (in terms of how I can use it in windows)

 

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If it's a hardware raid 5 setup, it won't matter what type of volume or partition is on it afterwards. The server will just see a pool of space and you can divvy it up how you see fit.

 

Dynamic Disks can be a pain to restore.. make sure you test your backup / restore presedure before you put it into operation.
NTBackup works but plenty others wont see the disks.

 

OK, thanks... will probably just stick to normal partitions then!