Raid 1 HDD Migration to SSD

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mason736

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Currently, in one of my c6100 nodes I have the hypervisor (Windows Server 2012 R2) running on an SSD, and a separate raid 1 array of 2 1TB WD Red drives for VM storage. I'm noticing some performance issues with the VMs and want to replace the raid 1 array with 2 1 TB Samsung EVO 1TB SSDs.

What is the best methodology to accomplish this?
 
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markpower28 said:
Windows backup is a very good option
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I am worried about having hyper-v see the VMs after the new drives are in place. I have a usb HDD attached to the nodes. Could I copy off the virtual HDD and config folders and replace them?
 
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I would simple enable windows backup, then backup vm volume drive to USB drive. Then restore the entire volume from USB to ssd.
 
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markpower28 said:
I would simple enable windows backup, then backup vm volume drive to USB drive. Then restore the entire volume from USB to ssd.
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Will hyper v manager see the backup and vms as nothing occurred, or will I have to recreate each VM, and attach the vhdx?
 
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I've had no problem using drives that were in RAID1 alone onboard, on another controller, etc... I doubt the hypervisor is going to notice. I've also had ESXI on raid1 and moved it to onboard and only 1 of the 2 drives as well.

Is the RAID1 something windows made or on a controller? Sorry if I missed that.
 
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T_Minus said:
I've had no problem using drives that were in RAID1 alone onboard, on another controller, etc... I doubt the hypervisor is going to notice. I've also had ESXI on raid1 and moved it to onboard and only 1 of the 2 drives as well.

Is the RAID1 something windows made or on a controller? Sorry if I missed that.
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The raid1 was setup using the onboard controller. It's one of my c6100 nodes, and is used only for local VM storage on that node. I want to swap out the spinning drives for SSDs in raid 1.
 
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mason736 said:
Will hyper v manager see the backup and vms as nothing occurred, or will I have to recreate each VM, and attach the vhdx?
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As long as you back up the volume and restore the volume with the same drive letter. It will be fine
 
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