• Restorer Ultimate Documentation

Finding RAID Parameters


Restorer Ultimate can find parameters for RAID 5 and 6. RAID parameters can be found automatically or manually.

The number of disks in the RAID should be between 3 and 32.

To find RAID parameters automatically,

1 Select the RAID on the on the Device/Disk list and click the Next button.
2 Select Auto detect RAID parameters on the Select a required file recovery action dialog box and click the Next button.
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 RAID Parameter Detection dialog box

> Restorer Ultimate will start searching for the RAID parameters and show the most probable one on the RAID Parameter Detection dialog box.
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 RAID Parameter Detection dialog box

3 Click the Apply button on the Create Virtual RAID dialog box tab .
> Restorer Ultimate will use the found parameters for the RAID on the Device/Disk list panel.

 

Note: You may check how correctly you have reconstructed the original volume set or RAID. Find a file and preview it. If the file appears correct, you have created a correct RAID layout. The file should be large enough. For example, it should have size equal or larger to Block size*(Number of disks-Number of parity disks) for RAID 5 or 6.

If necessary, you may return to the RAID Parameter Detection dialog box by clicking Virtual RAID Properties on the Task List .

To find RAID parameters manually,

1 Specify the necessary detection parameters on the RAID Parameter Detection dialog box and click the Detect again button

You may change the disk order, offset for disk(s), and enable /disable disks.

2 Select an offset and click the Click here to find RAID Layouts button on the RAID Layout Autodetect dialog box

You may add your own RAID offsets. Right-click empty space on the Found offsets pane and select Add Custom offset on the shortcut menu and specify the offset individually for every disk.

4 Select a RAID variant on the Found RAID layouts pane and click the Apply button
3 Click the Apply and Finish buttons on the Create Virtual RAID dialog box tab .
> Restorer Ultimate will use the found parameters for the RAID on the Device/Disk list panel.

If necessary, you may return to the RAID Parameter Detection dialog box by clicking Virtual RAID Properties on the Task List .