RAID Reconstructor is a handy and reliable application designed to recover data from a broken RAID array and search for RAID parameters.
Even if you do not know the RAID parameters, such as drive order and block size, RAID Reconstructor will analyze your drives and determine the correct values. You will then be able to create a copy of the reconstructed RAID in an image file or on a physical drive..
Runtime's RAID Reconstructor will help you to recover data from broken
· RAID Level 5 Array consisting of 3 to 14 drives
· RAIRAID Level 0 Array (Striping) consisting of 2 to 14 drives
Even if you do not know the RAID parameters, such as drive order, block size and direction of rotation, RAID Reconstructor will analyze your drives and determine the correct values. You will then be able to create a copy of the reconstructed RAID in an image file or on a physical drive
RAID Reconstructor is Read-Only
It will not try to "fix" your RAID. It will merely create a copy of your RAID at another location. It will collect sector by sector from each single drive involved and write these sectors in the correct order to the designated destination. This process is also called "de-striping".
Because one drive is redundant in RAID 5, it is sufficient to have one less than the original number of drives (N) in the array. RAID Reconstructor can recalculate the original data from the N-1 drives. For a RAID-0 (striped) array you will need both drives.
The RAID Reconstructor will recover both, hardware and software RAIDs. It will recover from broken Windows Dynamic Disk sets.
Requirements:
· Pentium processor
· 32-128 MB RAM
· Free hard disk to boot from
· Disk controller card capable of handling all the drives in your RAID individually
· Storage space for holding the reconstructed RAID
Limitations:
· Registering the software will enable you to copy the RAID to a virtual image, a file image or physical drive.
· 30 days trial period
What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
· Improved RAID structure recognition