On Fri, 2011-03-04 at 17:14 +0000, Vic wrote: > > If it were software RAID is it possible to boot from such a system? > > Does /boot not have to be a file-system which can be read by GRUB? > > GRUB can boot from a software RAID-1. I often set it up so. > > The difficulty is going to be in keeping the two s/w RAID systems apart. > I'd do that by partitioning the disks manually before applying any RAID > setup, then do each RAID entirely separately. > > Windows has some strange (and apparently secret) rules about what it will > and will not do with different sorts of disk setups. You probably won't > hit any, but be prepared for pain if you do. parted and friends won't > touch anything but simple Windows partitions...
Just my 2 cents but it sounds like you are going down a dangerous path, is the Windows software raid implementation exactly the same as the Linux one. Is there potential to trash your GB's of data. http://www.amamax.com/am96saharaco11.html There is always hardware raid, if you don't mind spending a couple of quid, then it's just one big disk. Of course you've also got to buy a battery backup system in case of power failure... Forgive my un-usefulness, I have more questions than answers. Bryan -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --------------------------------------------------------------
