How do I create a mirror set (RAID 1)?

John Savill

March 4, 1999

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A. To create a mirror set, first create the primary partition. You can then perform the following steps to create a mirror of it:

  1. From the Start menu, select Programs, Administrative Tools, then Disk Administrator.

  2. Click the existing primary partition, and hold down the Ctrl key.

  3. Click an unpartitioned area of disk space.

  4. From the Fault Tolerance menu, select Establish Mirror.

  5. From the Partition menu, select Commit changes now to begin duplication.

  6. Reboot after the duplication process is completed.

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