Conference decwet::nt-developers

3200.0. "swxcr (RAID) changes made, now wont boot help" by LEDER1::BENDEL () Wed Mar 05 1997 10:59

 
        I have a 4100 with two SWXCR'S and one QLISP SCSI controller.
     I installed NT on
    disk 0 of SWXCR 0. No problem, boots fine. Now for the detail, and
    the problem.
    SRM 2.0 ALphaBIOS 5.24
    
    SWXCR 0
    		All 7 drives are configured as JBOD.
    		NT 4.0 is installed, boots and runs fine on disk 0.
    		WINNT partition is NTFS, system partition obviously is FAT.
    
    Everything is working perfectly.
    
    I then want to create one logical RAID drive from 5 of the disks on
    SWXCR 0. I start SWXCRMGR and create a group and logical drive using
    the last 5 drives on the controller (not touching drive 0 which as NT
    4.0). No problem, until i try to reboot.
    
    Now I get the "OS Selection is invalid"...it can't find the osloader
    files on disk 0 partition 2, as is specified. This has not changed.
    Hard disk utilities shows disk 0 as having the NTFS and FAT partitions.
    
    Does making any RAID changes on the SWXCR the OS is on cause it to
    be damaged, ie not bootable? What has happened, and how can I recover?
    
    thanks....... Steve

    Steve, this sounds like DECWET::WINDOWS-NT topic 5763.  One posting is
    sufficient as the readership is the same.
    
    The question is better suited to the other conference.
    
    /Bill

    OK Bill.....just cross posted since I was getting no response, was
    hoping for a better response here..maybe a new reader :)
    
    mods...your call. (it also was unclear which conference it was better
    suited for)