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What To Know About RAID Data Recovery

By Lela Perkins


It is not rare to experience forms of data loss through a variety of ways. The most common ones however include running a computer at extreme temperatures, physical damage and involuntary deletion through user error, internal sabotage by hackers, virus infestation or a malfunctioning component. The RAID data recovery procedures involved are at times complex and it may not be advisable to use common software as it may require a certain level of programming skills.

Foremost, understanding what RAID systems are is crucial to the whole process. The abbreviation as a whole reads Redundant Array of Independent Disks. This is an enterprise storage system for data deemed important or common to the user. These systems exist in different levels, which also determine the procedure of recovery.

In order to fathom the meaning of these kind of systems, it is probably proper to get what they do. The main function is locate and analyze sets of details in the computers. Additionally, they serve to protect that information from corruption even without user knowledge. Otherwise, some of its existing degrees include degree 1+0, 6, 1E, 5, ADG, 5EE and 6.

Depending on the type of storage technique that an individual uses to store their information, then there is a tendency whereby the recovery will rely on it. According to this understanding the divisions of such process are four, with the fourth being a combination of the other three. Therefore, these include mirroring, parity, and striping.

Striping is a mode that involves writing files to member disks after which there is splitting data flow onto sizable blocks and written in turn to the disks. Parity is a mode of organizing stores files where there is use of file splitting along with calculation of a certain check-sum, after which it is written to the member disks. On the other hand, mirroring involves storage of identical copies of information on the array.

Though some of this may sound strange to average users of the computer, there exist a number of hard drives that are recoverable. This include PCMCIA, RLL, SCSI, eSATA, ESDI, USB, fire-wire, IDE, ATA 100, fiber channel and SAS. Use of state-of-the-art recovery equipment and software is recommendable during recovery, rebuilding, and repair of unreachable details from diverse levels of RAID systems. The process of diagnosing and analysis of the type of hard drive is entirely dependent on the expert.

Taking of precautions is better to minimize volume of information loss or the extent itself. One is to never replace a failed drive with another which belonged to a previous system. Zeroing out replacement drives before using is advisable. When there are unusual mechanical noises emanating from the drives, immediate powering off and getting assistance should be a priority.

The first step to take after discovery of such a situation is to involve a specialist who understands how to deal with such issues. It is also proper to ensure that the experts have the capacity to handle such complex details of RAID data recovery. For efficiency and convenience reasons, finding out whether they have the required experience in this type of recovery is also a plus.




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