Question Intel RST switched to Non-RAID after SSD FW update, no bootable devices

[ediacarian]

Hello everyone.

I just updated the firmware of my old Crucial MX100 128GB SSD from MU2 to MU3 via the Micron msecli.exe for Windows. After rebooting it appears that IntelRST has lost my RAID array configurations, no bootable devices are listed in the BIOS and I cannot boot into either OS (Windows 11 and Proxmox). How can I restore the RAID configuration on all the drives under the RAID controller without losing any data? I know this quesion has been asked a million times, so thank you in advance for any assistance.

MB: ASUS Z790-Prime WIFI (Bios Ver. 1658)
CPU: 12th Gen Intel Core i9-12900K 3200MHz
RAM: 65536 MB (DDR5 6000 MHz 36-36-36-96-1.35V-1.35V XMP Enabled) ; x4 G Skill 16 GB 4800MHz RipJaws
Storage Information:
- AHCI:
-- PCIEX16(G5): ST16000NT001-3LV101 (16TB)
-- PCIEX16(G5): ST16000NT001-3LV101 (16TB)
--PCIEX16(G5): HGST HTS721010A9E630 (1TB)
-RAID:
--Crucial_CT128MX100SSD1 (128GB)
--TOSHIBA HDWD120 (2TB)
--ST8000VN0022-2EL112 (8TB)
--ST8000VN0022-2EL112 (8TB)
--SAMSUNG MZ1LV960HCJH-000MU (960GB)
--CT4000P3PSSD8 (4TB)
--CT4000P3PSSD8 (4TB)
Intel Rapid Storage Technology: ON

...

Advanced\Intel Rapid Storage Technology:
Intel RST 19.5.5.5727 RST VMD Driver

[Create RAID Volume]

Non-RAID Physical Disks:
SATA 0.4, Crucial_CT128MX100SSD1 14370D39D692 119.2GB (AHCI SATA)
SATA 0.5, TOSHIBA HDWD120 17VNSJLCS, 1.8TB (AHCI SATA)
SATA 0.6 ST8000VN0022-2EL112 ZA1A7G48, 7.2TB (AHCI SATA)
SATA 0.7, ST8000VN0022-2EL112 ZA1AH67Y, 7.2TB (AHCI SATA)
PCIe 1.0, SAMSUNG MZ1LV960HcJH-000MU S2C2NA0H900711, 894.2GB (NVMe PCIe)
PCIe 2.0, CT4000P3PSSD8 234E87E91A4, 3.6TB (NVMe PCIe)
PCIe 3.0, CT4000P3PSSD8 2341E87E91A8, 3.6TB (NVME PCIe)

 

[USAFRet]

1. Where was the backup of this data?
2. Which of your physical drives were a part of this RAID array?
3. What type RAID array?

 

[ediacarian]

1. Where was the backup of this data?
2. Which of your physical drives were a part of this RAID array?
3. What type RAID array?

Assume no backup. I tried putting everyting on the 16tb drives previously but results are uncertain at this time, as I was working from Proxmox with a volume scheme that I am not very familiar with. I also have some of my data backed up on another external drive and on another computer but that is not a complete backup.

The pair of 8TB were in a RAID1 mirror, and the pair of 4 TB were in a separate RAID1 mirror. I believe the other drives were not set up in RAID arrays. Proxmox is installed on the 128GB MX100 and Windows 11 is installed on the 894 GB Samsung.

 

[USAFRet]

Assume no backup. I tried putting everyting on the 16tb drives previously but results are uncertain at this time, as I was working from Proxmox with a volume scheme that I am not very familiar with. I also have some of my data backed up on another external drive and on another computer but that is not a complete backup.

The pair of 8TB were in a RAID1 mirror, and the pair of 4 TB were in a separate RAID1 mirror. I believe the other drives were not set up in RAID arrays. Proxmox is installed on the 128GB MX100 and Windows 11 is installed on the 894 GB Samsung.

A RAID 1 should survive through the physical death of one member. Thats all it is good for.
RAID, of any type, is not a good backup.

Now...if the RAID controller gets corrupt, or the data in the array is deleted or corrupted....you're mostly out of luck.

 

[ediacarian]

Now...if the RAID controller gets corrupt, or the data in the array is deleted or corrupted....you're mostly out of luck.

I am able to see that all my data is intact when I boot from systemrescue.iso and run `mount all`.

 

[ediacarian]

How can I restore the RAID configuration on all the drives under the RAID controller without losing any data?