A recovery volume uses RAID 1 technology (mirroring) to copy data from a designated master drive to a designated recovery drive, either continuously or on request.

A recovery volume can be created using one of the following methods:

• Create recovery volume in Basic mode
• Create recovery volume in Advanced mode
• Convert a RAID 1 volume to a recovery volume

Create a Recovery Volume in Basic mode:

1. Open the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager (Start » All Programs » Intel® Matrix Storage Manager » Intel® Matrix Storage Console).
2. Click Protect data using Intel® Rapid Recover Technology, as shown in the following screen shot.
3. Click Yes to create the recovery volume.

Create a Recovery Volume in Advanced mode:

1. Open the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager (Start » All Programs » Intel® Matrix Storage Manager » Intel® Matrix Storage Console).
2. Click the View menu and then click Advanced Mode.
3. Click the Actions menu and then click Create Recovery Volume.
4. Click Next.
5. Modify the recovery volume name if you wish.
6. Select a hard drive to be used as the master hard drive for the recovery volume, as shown in the following screen shot.
7. Select a hard drive to be used as the recovery hard drive for the recovery volume, as shown in the following screen shot.
8. Select an update policy. In Continuous mode, data on the master drive is copied to the recovery drive automatically as long as both drives are connected to the system. In Update on request mode, data on the master drive is copied to the recovery drive on your request.
9. Click Finish to create the recovery volume.

This applies to:

Intel® Matrix Storage Manager