Know more about RAID recovery.

Well, let us start with basics. What is RAID? RAID is the short form used for the term Redundant Array of Independent Disks. It is basically a technology to provide storage and it is reliable because of its redundancy characteristics and efficiency using the parallel communications. This storage is achieved by combining multiple disk drive components in one logical unit. Now the data is distributed at various drives or the RAID levels. This is one of the perfect examples of the storage virtualization technology as we know it. But sometimes, a need arises for RAID recovery. It can happen because of various reasons.

First of all, we should remember that although RAID provides protection against physical drive failure, but it offers no such protection against operator, software, hardware or even viruses. Second is that you may require a RAID recovery if something in this list happens like hard drive is producing sounds like clunking or clicking or grinding or knocking or whistling. Also when there is smoke from your hard drive or it is actually burnt, also if the hard drive is damaged because of water or has been infested with a virus. There can be problems with operating system like hanging, failure in booting or freezing. There can also be other signs like computer restarting, BIOS drive not shown etc., which indicate the need for a RAID recovery. Sometimes there can be manual errors too behind the loss of data like accidental deletion or accidental formatting of drives etc.

Whenever something like mentioned above happens, a raid recovery is done to recover the data lost but you should always remember that recovering data from RAID is very extensive process and there are many variables to consider. So you should avoid doing it yourself and risking the chance of damaging it further. Instead opt for an expert who has necessary tools, team and experience in such kinds of data recoveries. When you have larger drive capacities, the chances of damage or drive failure during the rebuilding process also increase manifold times. All the data on each and every drive in the array is stored only on the RAID 1. So it can be concluded that the data from a damaged RAID 1 can be easily recovered if any of the drives in RAID 1 is still working. But higher RAID levels give a tough time when rebuilding is tried.

So ensure that you employ the services of an expert for the RAID recovery of your drives.