On 19:58, Sun, 2 Jul 2023 David Christensen <dpchr...@holgerdanske.com wrote: > > On 7/2/23 10:23, Mick Ab wrote: > > I have a software RAID 1 array of two hard drives. Each of the two disks > > contains the Debian operating system and user data. > > > > I am thinking of changing the motherboard because of problems that might be > > connected to the current motherboard. The new motherboard would be the same > > make and model as the current motherboard. > > > > Would I need to recreate the RAID 1 array for the new motherboard I.e. > > re-initialise the current RAID 1 disks and repopulate the disks with data > > or can I just set up the software RAID on the new motherboard without > > affecting the current data on the RAID 1 drives ? > > > Shutdown the machine. Boot using a live USB stick. Type notes into a > text file. Use script(1) to record console sessions. Use dd(1) to take > an image of each disk to an external HDD (consider piping dd(1) to > gzip(1) to save space). Shutdown. Take note of which HDD is cabled to > which motherboard port. Replace motherboard. Connect HDD's to the same > motherboard ports. Boot. It should "just work". > > > Post details if you have problems. > > > David > >
Thanks for your reply. I don't quite understand what you are proposing. Do you mean the external HDDs would form a new RAID 1 array for the new motherboard ? What would happen to the original RAID 1 disks ?