Rob Wultsch wrote: > Under woody it is not simplistic (not to say it is difficult). Anyone > want to comment about sarge? > > On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 22:57:53 -0700, Eric "Shubes" wrote: > >> >>elemint@theriver.com wrote: >> >> >>>I want to create a 500 gig raid array using ide drives under Debian, >>>does adaptec make the best/affordable or would 3 ware be the way to go? >>> >>> >>> >>>Jim >>> >>>--------------------------------------------------- >>>PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>>To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: >>>http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> >>Jim, >>Have you considered using linux software raid? It's more affordable >>hardware wise. A bit of a learning curve, but not too bad. I set up an >>ide raid 1 (mirror) usin RH9, and it was a breeze (entirely gui if you >>do it on installation). I've yet to have a problem (knock wood), unlike >>many stories I've heard of with hw raid. Don't know about doing it with >>debian though. I imagine that from the cli it's the same. >> >>-- >>-Eric 'shubes' >>"There is no such thing as the People; >> it is a collectivist myth. >> There are only individual citizens >> with individual wills >> and individual purposes." >>-William E. Simon (1927-2000), >> Secretary of the Treasury (1974-1977) >> "A Time For Truth" (1978), pg. 237 >> >>**************************************************** >>This message has been scanned using Contraxx >>Technology Group mail server v2.3 and is virus free. >>**************************************************** >> >> >>--------------------------------------------------- >>PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: >>http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > I thought is was easy under woody (on SPARC no less). Spend an hour in the man page and in the Something for the PLUG Site Unix post I sent a week ago and you'll master it in no time. ======================================================================================= Linux: RAID Add Disk mdadm /dev/mdx -a /dev/hdxn ======================================================================================= Linux: RAID Build Set - 1 disk mdadm -C /dev/mdx -l -n 2 /dev/hdxn missing -l = RAID Level -n = Number of devices ======================================================================================= Linux: RAID Build Set - 2 disks mdadm -C /dev/mdx -l -n 2 /dev/hdxn /dev/hdyn -l = RAID Level -n = Number of devices ======================================================================================= Linux: RAID Remove Disk mdadm /dev/mdx -r /dev/hdxn ======================================================================================= Linux: RAID Status # cat /proc/mdstat The output of /proc/mdstat is as follows : Personalities : [raid1] read_ahead 1024 sectors md0 : active raid1 sdb1[1] sda1[0] [2/2] [UU] * The [UU] part above specifies that both the partitions on the Raid Devices are up. * If you get [_U] in place of [UU] then the First HDD is down and raid is booting linux through the second HDD. Fix your first HDD problem and the recreate RAID. * [U_] indicate the Second HDD is down. Ref: http://puggy.symonds.net/~rajesh/raid.html -- George Toft, CISSP, MSIS AGD,LLC www.agdllc.com 623-203-1760 --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss