OSX Server RAID Set-Up

I have a Mac Pro running OSX Server 10.5.8. A RAID was set-up initially, but I have upgraded to larger hard drives. I used SuperDuper to clone the start-up disk (including all files and applications). This went great. All works perfectly.
But now, I want to install the second drive (brand new) and set-up the mirror RAID.
My question is, when I use Disk Utility and add both drives to the new RAID, will it automatically copy/duplicate the start-up disk to the new drive? Do I use SuperDuper again for the new drive, then set up the RAID?
How do I ensure the integrity of the data on the start-up drive during the process of setting up the RAID?
Thanks.

Ordinarily, when you use Disk Utility to create a mirror, it's going to throw away the current data, so you'll start with a blank slate.
Given that you have a working SuperDuper clone of your system, the logical step would seem to be to update your clone, create your RAID set, then restore your system from the clone to the new mirror volume.

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