A Windows 2003 server has the operating system installed on a software RAID mirror. After a failure of one disk in the array the server will no longer boot up. The other drive is still functioning…

In Windows 2003, the boot.ini file contains ARC paths that specify the boot partition location for software RAID 1. If one drive in the mirror fails and the system attempts to boot from an incorrect or failed entry, editing boot.ini is necessary to redirect the boot process to the still-functional drive's partition, enabling the operating system to load.

Changing to a hardware RAID solution is an architectural overhaul, not a direct fix for a boot issue after a single drive failure in an existing software RAID-1 mirror.

Recreating the array would typically involve data loss or complex re-establishment, which is not the immediate solution when one disk is still functional and the system merely needs to boot.

Editing the active drive is too vague; the problem lies with the boot configuration specifying the correct drive, which is handled via the boot.ini file.