Unfortunately, no raid system is ever fully safe. Even with the built-in redundancy and active failover capabilities of most RAID architectures, data loss is still an unfortunate reality for many. That’s where Sydney Data Recovery comes in.
When a RAID array fails, panic can be the first response, but don’t worry – the hardware can be replaced quickly and affordably. Your main concern should be on the valuable data that being stored on the failed drive(s) in need of immediate recovery. The good news is that our trained data recovery & raid specialists can help ensure that you recover the important data you need while your enterprise raid system is being rebuilt.
Understanding Your Multi-Drive Raid Failure
To minimize damages and losses, and maintain as much data integrity as possible, it is extremely important to understand why the failure is happening and what should be done during an array failure – particularly a multi-disk failure. For example, if only one drive fails, the array will continue to allow read and write access to the data, but if a second drive fails on a five drive system, then all of the data on the array could potentially be lost.
There are numerous factors that can cause multi-disk raid systems to fail including:
Component failure
Recent firmware changes
Environmental factors such as heat or water damage
Vibration
Power surges & electrical failure
Viruses
File corruption
One of the worst things you can do when faced with a multi-disk raid failure is to assume that you can fix the problem yourself by simply resetting or power-cycling the array and hoping that it will clear up the issue. This will often make the problem worse and further jeopardize your data.
Replacing A Failed Hard Drive In A Multi-Disk Raid Array Is Easy To Overlook
Failed drives should be replaced immediately to avoid compromising your most important data, but since the array can appear to be working normally, it is easy to overlook the failed drive. Until the faulty drive is replaced and the array is rebuilt, all of the data on the array is at risk, potentially vulnerable to a second drive failure.
Speak To a RAID Data Recovery Specialist First Before You Do Anything
If the RAID set is removed quickly before extensive damage has occurred and given to a data recovery specialist, the chances of recovering the at-risk data are exponentially greater. New drives can be installed and the applications are likely to be back on line with less delay.
At Sydney Data Recovery, our enterprise RAID experts have more than 10 years of professional experience recovering crucial data from failed RAID systems. We are able to go beneath the operating system surface to recover your important data at the hexadecimal level. Furthermore, to help ensure that your multi-disk RAID array does not get damaged any further, we perform our data recovery services in secure lab environment.
To begin the data recovery process and speak with one of our RAID recovery experts call us toll free at 1.800.287.225, or fill out our online evaluation form . One of our customer care specialists will be happy to walk you through the data recovery process and answer any questions that you may have.
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