This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0167_01C01E64.2F50EF10 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable OK, here we go. I am setting up a new data server here at work with bad = butt SCSI 160 10, 000 RPM drives and I plan on using linux as the OS. = However, my boss indicated that he wanted a second drive inside to = mirror the SCSI data disk like NT mirroring. This, of course, is = because I was not authorized to purchase RAID which is what we need. = Anyway, how would I accomplish "NT like" disk mirroring in linux. I = have a few ideas on the matter but I hope some of you have experience = with this. Should I just setup software raid? Thanks. I will carry = this question to the meeting tonight so look for a big tall goon in a = blue shirt and white shorts if you have comments on this. - Joel -------------------------------------------------------------------------= --- "For the scientist who has lived by his faith in the power of reason, = the story ends like a bad dream. He has scaled the mountains of ignorance; = he is about to conquer the highest peak; as he pulls himself over the final = rock, he is greeted by a band of theologians who have been sitting there for centuries." - Dr. Robert Jastrow Founder of NASA"s Goddard Institute for space studies ------=_NextPart_000_0167_01C01E64.2F50EF10 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
OK, here we go.  I am setting up a new data = server here=20 at work with bad butt SCSI 160 10, 000 RPM drives and I plan on using = linux as=20 the OS.  However, my boss indicated that he wanted a second drive = inside to=20 mirror the SCSI data disk like NT mirroring.  This, of course, is = because I=20 was not authorized to purchase RAID which is what we need.  Anyway, = how=20 would I accomplish "NT like" disk mirroring in linux.  I have a few = ideas=20 on the matter but I hope some of you have experience with this.  = Should I=20 just setup software raid?  Thanks.  I will carry this question = to the=20 meeting tonight so look for a big tall goon in a blue shirt and white = shorts if=20 you have comments on this.
 
- Joel
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"For=20 the scientist who has lived by his faith in the power of reason, = the
story=20 ends like a bad dream. He has scaled the mountains of ignorance; he = is
about=20 to conquer the highest peak; as he pulls himself over the final = rock,
he is=20 greeted by a band of theologians who have been sitting there=20 for
centuries."
 
- Dr. Robert=20 Jastrow
        Founder of NASA"s = Goddard=20 Institute for space studies
 
 
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