On Mon, Mar 24, 2003 at 03:08:15PM +1100, Lindsay Yardley wrote: > G'day Alvin/All, > | - why do you want raid??? > I'm setting up a file/print server. > | > | - sometimes you cannot boot off hde/hdg > | - did you test that you cn boot off hde/hdg > don't want to boot from it. > > hda1 - /boot > hda2 - / > hda3 - swap > hde/g raid set - /var > hde/g raid set - /home > > that's why i asked if it would be possible/advisable to first install debian > to hda1,2,3 then > add the RAID1 set, format/mount it and move /var & /home over to it.
This wasn't entirely clear, he says having re-read the thread. This is how I'd do it. I messed about with RAID a while ago just to get some idea of what it was about, using the following method: 1) Take one machine with woody and some spare HDs 2) Add RAID support to the kernel (I use custom kernels) 3) Read the stuff about RAID in /usr/share/doc/HOWTO 4) Issue a few commands according to what I'd just read - bingo! one working RAID set. Step 4 a problem? The reason it's so vague was that I found that having done step 3, step 4 turned out to be sufficiently straightforward that I didn't bother remembering the details of what I did (just thought "OK, that was easy, now I can take it all apart again"). So take heart! > So far I've found out I need to use the 2.4 kernel and set the ATA card > IDE's at boot with "Boot: bf24 ide2=0x6200,0x6302,11 ide3=0x6400,0x6502,11" > where ide2=[start IO address],[end IO address],[IRQ]. You seem to have the hardware working, so the hard part is over. Pigeon -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
