> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pete Rossi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, March 31, 2000 3:34 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Need help with software RAID-1
>
>
>
> I am trying to get RAID-1 running with dual SCSI drives.
>
> I read the Software-RAID HOWTO and followed the steps outlined
> there. However.. when I get to the part to run mkraid,
> it returns the following..
>
> > # mkraid /dev/md0
> > handling MD device /dev/md0
> > analyzing super-block
> > disk 0: /dev/sdb1, 16064968kB, raid superblock at 16064896kB
> > disk 1: /dev/sdc1, 16064968kB, raid superblock at 16064896kB
> > mkraid: aborted, see the syslog and /proc/mdstat for
> potential clues.
>
> There is nothing in the syslog. /proc/mdstat contains....
>
> > # more /proc/mdstat
> > Personalities : [3 raid1]
> > read_ahead not set
> > md0 : inactive
> > md1 : inactive
> > md2 : inactive
> > md3 : inactive
This says that you're running a kernel with the old RAID code.
>
> I have reached a dead end..
>
> System is a dual P3-500 running RH 6.0 with 2.2.14 Kernel.
> raidtools are version 0.90.0
This says that you're running the new RAID tools (d'oh!). You can download
a patch for 2.2.14 from http://www.redhat.com/~mingo/. Apply that,
re-compile, and give it another go. HTH,
Greg
