Brian Mathis, On Monday, May 24, 2010 11:17 AM > Since the disk was connected through a RAID controller it's most > likely that the disk is formatted for the custom format that the RAID > controller uses. The controller then presents that disk to the OS. > You're going to have to put the drive back into the server so the PERC > can see it, then you might be able to get to the LVMs. You are probably right, but I believe it will want to initialize the drive first which I cannot let it do as I believe that will wipe whats there. > PS. You did something like this without making backups first? The only thing I really cared about was the data on the Raid0 honestly and I wasn't too concerned about the $HOME directory since there is another 'copy' on another server - however the individual has since let me know that they were not in sync and there were things he had done that he hadn't backed up. > PPS. You might have a reason, but it would be irresponsible not to > point out that by using RAID0 you now have an exponential risk of > losing all of that data. The Raid0 is simply a large disk pool for temporary data storage. Not the way I would build this, but I am simply managing the hardware for this individual, and he has been warned about the loss of data due to the single point of failure, especially without backing this data up to somewhere I can get to it with tape Thanks again Michael =================================== P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail Cleveland Clinic is ranked one of the top hospitals in America by U.S.News & World Report (2009). Visit us online at http://www.clevelandclinic.org for a complete listing of our services, staff and locations. Confidentiality Note: This message is intended for use only by the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please contact the sender immediately and destroy the material in its entirety, whether electronic or hard copy. Thank you.