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7 Replies Last post: May 27, 2009 2:51 AM by mirla  

recovery data from broken raid 5 array esxi 3.5 posted: May 26, 2009 6:52 AM

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mirla
4 posts since
May 26, 2009
Where was esxi server 3.5 installed
then my raid 5 array broke, and i rebuild them and dont format..
now my esxi server dont start.

it is posible to get virtual mashines from this partition?

Re: recovery data from broken raid 5 array esxi 3.5

1. May 26, 2009 6:57 AM in response to: mirla
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runclear
439 posts since
Jan 20, 2008
Probably but it wont be cheap... Recovery of Raid Array's is pretty expensive...
http://www.rack42.com

Re: recovery data from broken raid 5 array esxi 3.5

2. May 26, 2009 7:06 AM in response to: runclear
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mirla
4 posts since
May 26, 2009
i know, only in latvija to this services are small expirience to recovery vmfs.. now one service try for 3 weeks but nothing happens.. they say that this coast 1400 $.. now 3 weeks around. start to thinking to find another service..

Re: recovery data from broken raid 5 array esxi 3.5

3. May 26, 2009 7:18 AM in response to: mirla
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AndreTheGiant
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Aug 28, 2008
But you have lost 2 (or more) disks in your RAID5?
Only in this way you have a broken RAID.

Andre
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Re: recovery data from broken raid 5 array esxi 3.5

4. May 26, 2009 11:28 AM in response to: AndreTheGiant
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mirla
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May 26, 2009
yes 2 disks... one day i sow whats one disk is broken, then i replacing proces some other broke.

Re: recovery data from broken raid 5 array esxi 3.5

5. May 26, 2009 11:34 AM in response to: mirla
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AndreTheGiant
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Aug 28, 2008
Great problem :(

Andre

Re: recovery data from broken raid 5 array esxi 3.5

6. May 26, 2009 2:23 PM in response to: mirla
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DSTAVERT
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Nov 30, 2003
I have had great luck recovering RAID devices doing it myself using RAID Reconstructor from runtime.org The software copies the data from each disk to a single disk image putting all the pieces in the right order.

Re: recovery data from broken raid 5 array esxi 3.5

7. May 27, 2009 3:02 AM in response to: DSTAVERT
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mirla
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May 26, 2009
thanks.. i was try this, but this shows mee only one diks.. i have intel hardware raid controlleer.

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