34. Software RAID

• In a software RAID, the operating system has special drivers that merge the individual disks

• In windows 2000 and XP, the logical disk manager (LDM) controls the RAID volumes

• The LDM requires that disks be formatted as dynamic disks, which are different from the DOS based partitions

• Analysis and acquisition of software RAID is similar to a hardware RAID

• Based on current technology, the easiest scenario is to acquire the RAID volume so that the normal file system tools can be used