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A degraded RAID array is a term that refers to the failure of one or more hard drives in an array. The RAID may continue to perform, but with limitations. For example, a multiple disk RAID 5 with a single failed drive runs in degraded mode. In this case, the performance of the drive suffers, and there is a significant reduction in data transfer speed.
Ideally, RAID Array is classified into three main operational modes:
At such times, system administrators and RAID users have a critical need of recovering data from degraded RAID array to minimize the downtime and chances of important data loss.How to Recover data from Degraded RAID array
An important point to note is that though retrieving the data from a degraded RAID Array is straightforward, it has to be done right, the very first time. Often, the primary cause of failed RAID Array is the result of further errors encountered on other hard disks which were not apparent during the degraded RAID.
Consulting the hard disk manufacturer is essential, but do not follow the advice from unreliable customer support helplines, blindfold. There are instances that the technical support has suggested to format, rebuilt or re-install the system. All such suggestions may lead to data loss, which is still intact in a degraded RAID.
Recovery from a degraded RAID array is easier when the exact cause is known. The following are some of the reasons for a degraded RAID array:
Therefore, to secure your systems and data, you need to backup the data stored in a RAID array. These backups are handy, especially when located at a different location – in case of a degraded RAID array, fire hazard, or natural calamities.
And in the absence of RAID Array backup, take help of professional data recovery software such as Stellar Data Recovery Technician to recover the data. Once the data is fully recovered, get back the original and optimum RAID array with disk replacement. This software helps to retrieve data from: –
At every level, RAID is configured with a set of parameters like block size, disk order, parity order, and its repetition. Similarly, these parameters are also required by the data recovery tool for RAID reconstruction and Data recovery. When incorrect details of these parameters are entered in the software, it is possible that the software fails to construct the probable RAID structure. However, to ease the process, the software builds a virtual RAID.
The intuitive and user-friendly software interface helps in an easy recovery of the data from the degraded RAID array. The RAID Recovery software doesn’t require a hardware controller thus largely reducing the recovery cost and efforts. The advanced option to build a virtual RAID facilitates successful data recovery from deleted RAID drives and logically corrupt or formatted disks in an array.
Following steps help in easy data recovery from a degraded RAID array:
Note: DO NOT save the recovered data on the degraded RAID array. Always use an external HDD or internal hard drive with enough storage capacity to save the recovered data.
Stellar Data Recovery Technician serves as a simple and powerful tool to recover data from degraded RAID array. The software determines the parameters automatically, on the basis of the input probable parameters.
In extreme cases, where the entered RAID-parameters are incorrect, the RAID recovery software builds the virtual RAID by determining the probable parameters, automatically. Users can perform data recovery from this virtual RAID array. This feature is particularly helpful when the connected drives are corrupt or have a large number of BAD sectors.
For decades, businesses have relied on legacy tools to backup their valuable data. However, as per ESG Research, on an average, an organization faces unplanned downtime up to 13 times a year and takes more than 12 hours to restore with the help of legacy tools. With such high downtime, the annual losses are also much high.
Such situations are insured by building a sound RAID array, which ensures redundancy and continuity in business. Still, it is always recommended to maintain a backup copy of RAID array at a safe and different location, probably a secure datacenter. These setups help in data recovery in case of a degraded RAID array.
If these solutions are not in place, then professional RAID data recovery software is available to recover the data when a crisis strikes due to faulty RAID 0, RAID 5, or RAID 6 array drives.
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After the rebuild of the RAID Array it is not starting automatically. what steps should follow to resolve this problem. Can mentioned software will help to build the RAID Array ?
I am unable to access the disks. Any chance to recover the data?
Can you please share some more details such as the RAID level. You can recover data from a RAID 0, RAID 5, or RAID 6 level using the Stellar Data Recovery technician software if the RAID disks are offline or inaccessible due to corruption or any logical error.
I’m running a RAID 5 with a three disk array. One of our disks has gone bad, and I’m attempting to replace it. Do I need both the old bad disk connected as well as the new fresh disk in order to repair the bad one?
No, connect three disks including bad one that were in the RAID 5 array. Use the new disk to save recovered data. Later, after recovery, you can rebuild RAID 5 from start and put back recovered data to newly build RAID 5.
I tried to remove all the disks from the failed controller and connect them to a PC separately. This process is helpful for recovering but it has taken a long time.
But if you want to recover data from degraded-array fastly then I would recommend Stellar Raid recovery software.
Hi Joseph, Thank you so much for your recommendation for Stellar Raid Recovery Software.
is it possible to recover data from Degraded RAID Array?
Yes!
You can verify the recoverable data using a free demo. Best of Luck!