You can mix and match any way you want. At my offwe we mirror (raid1) /dev/hda1 and /dev/hdb1 the root partition then we use LVM's to merge /dev/hda2 and /dev/hdc2 into /dev/lvm/lvm1 (/dev/hdb2 and /dev/hdd2 make /dev/lvm/lvm2). The LVM's are mirrored /dev/lvm/lvm1 and /dev/lvm2. Software RAID is VERY flexible, just be careful to have your bits in the right order so you are protected.
Thus spake Jonathan Melhuish ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > Say I've got the following files: > > * Some small files that I want to keep safe, eg. document backups, > databases, etc. > * Some big files that I don't care much about losing but need to read > quickly, eg. video > > Can I use software RAID-1 (mirroring) on a partition containing the > first type of files and RAID-0 (striping) on the other partition? > > The Software-RAID-HOWTO kind-of implies that you can do this by > specifying a partition number in the |/etc/raidtab file, but the > description refers to "devices" throughout, not "partitions".| > > Cheers, > > Jon > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > :wq! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert L. Harris | GPG Key ID: E344DA3B @ x-hkp://pgp.mit.edu DISCLAIMER: These are MY OPINIONS ALONE. I speak for no-one else. Life is not a destination, it's a journey. Microsoft produces 15 car pileups on the highway. Don't stop traffic to stand and gawk at the tragedy.
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