Initial RAID Array Information
Disk 1
Model: ST31000340AS
P/N: 9BX158-303
F/W: SD15
Date: 08363
Site: WUXISG
S/N: 5QJ….
Disk 2
Model: ST31000340AS
P/N: 9BX158-303
F/W: SD15
Date: 08366
Site: AMKSPR
S/N: 3QJ….
Notes: Customer says that RAID 1 array suddenly reverted to past state and that all data from past year was lost.
Initial RAID 1 Array Data Recovery Diagnostic Phase
Step 1: Both drives connected to PC-3000 and powered on. (both drives correctly ID and show correct size)
Step 2: Test read/write of sectors to verify translator (both drives pass)
Step 3: Begin cloning procedure of both drives. Drive 1 has some slow reading sector areas, however after 2 passes is 100% cloned. Drive 2 has many slow reading sector areas, and many bad sectors. Cloning put on hold until customer approves quote.
Step 4: Analyze file system to determine which drive contains target data. (Disk 2 has 160Gb more data allocated in file table than Disk 1. It appears that disk 1 went offline approx. 1+ years ago, but came back online as of May 21st when Disk 2 failed)
Notify customer and recommend recovery of Disk 2 only at this point. Quoted price $500. (Approved)
RAID 1 Data Recovery Phase
Step 1: Initial imaging performed using low timeout setting. (Approx 99% of data extracted)
Step 2: Second pass imaging using higher timeout setting. (Drive keeps crashing out and doesn’t reach ready state after soft or hard reset)
Step 3: Settings adjusted to power cycle drive after reading error. (Imaging completed after 2 days, approx 3000 unread sectors)
Step 4: Clear sector map, adjust read error jump size to 1, Image unread sectors. (completed after 1 day with approx 150 unread sectors)
Step 5: Adjust imaging process to reverse setting, clear map, run 4th pass imaging. (completed after a few hours with only 70 unreadable sectors left)
Step 6: Analyze logical data to verify contents.
Data Recovery 99.9999999% success.
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