RE: Trying to recover a broken RAID-5 array...

1999-06-02 Thread Martin Bene
> > 1. Where is Martin Bene's failed disk patch? Usually on the list archives; also available on ftp://ftp.sime.com/pub/linux/raid-failed-disk.tar.gz > 3. Do I really need the failed disk patch? If the event counters > (14 and 15) are to be believed, the two "failed" disk

REC: Quest. 2 mod. coder..

1999-06-02 Thread Wim Fournier
> Hi, > > This one is for the Coder of the module raid1 (and I guess the others 2) > Why in the world did you chose 0x32 as number in the ioctl _IOW call?? > The number is '2' in ascii, and with the Documentation/ioctl-number.txt in the > back.. it really doesn't figure... Well.. Eerhm well I d

Quest. 2 mod. coder..

1999-06-02 Thread Wim Fournier
Hi, This one is for the Coder of the module raid1 (and I guess the others 2) Why in the world did you chose 0x32 as number in the ioctl _IOW call?? The number is '2' in ascii, and with the Documentation/ioctl-number.txt in the back.. it really doesn't figure... But anyway, besides that... 8-) I

Re: Problems with mkraid

1999-06-02 Thread Wim Fournier
> > Hi all > > I'm running raidtools-19990421-0.90 on my Redhat6 (glibc2.1) box, with > kernel 2.2.9 > > I've compiled the kernel with Raid0 and linear support > > I've edited the raidtab-file properly for linear (also tried raid0) > (I've even used one of the example-files, and just changed t

Installation of RAID

1999-06-02 Thread tfkong88
Hi, I have just installed RedHat 6.0 on a PC and want to run RAID 1 to mirror my 2 hard disks. Could you please tell me where I can get a step by step instruction guide. Regards, Kevin. ___ http://www.hongkong.com - the

re: DPT PM2654U2 on Redhat 6.0 ?

1999-06-02 Thread Billy Bath x102
There was a typo..sorry I really mean Redhat 6.0 Kernel 2.2.5 >> Hello, Can some one please tell me if you have DPT PM2654U2 which is U2W/LVD card working on Redhat 6.0, kernel 2.2.25. I know that there are drivers for Redhat5.2, but havenot seen anything for Redhat 6.0. Folks at DPT say that t

RE: Trying to recover a broken RAID-5 array...

1999-06-02 Thread Tom Livingston
Quick questions, quick answers. Matthew Economou wrote: > 1. Where is Martin Bene's failed disk patch? http://linuxhq.jimpick.com/lnxlists/linux-raid/lr_9904_04/msg00030.html > 2. I am using the exact same disk configuration and raidtab. Do I > need to do anything special

RE: Trying to recover a broken RAID-5 array...

1999-06-02 Thread Matthew X. Economou
On Wed, 2 Jun 1999, Tom Livingston wrote: > I wrote (in length) about how to go about fixing this on the list a little > while ago. You can see that message at > http://linuxhq.jimpick.com/lnxlists/linux-raid/lr_9905_01/msg00031.html > Make sure to read the other messages in that thread, and mak

Re: Getting notifications when the RAID device fails

1999-06-02 Thread Alvin Oga
hi ya james > I just wrote a tiny script that uses diff to calculate when /proc/mdstat > changes and sends an email with the new status would you mind sharing it ?? ( I'd like to add to the collection ) thanx alvin http://www.Linux-Consulting.com/Raid/Docs/raid_monitor* other monitoring t

Re: Getting notifications when the RAID device fails

1999-06-02 Thread Alvin Oga
hi tal have a look at previously posted monitors... http://www.Linux-Consulting.com/Raid/Docs/raid_monitor* please keep me posted.. thanx alvin > I would like to configure my system to send me a notification when the raid > device goes into degraded mode (or when any other error occu

RE: General RAID question...

1999-06-02 Thread Tom Livingston
> I am planning on building a small SCSI RAID array (using software RAID) > for my home Linux server. Suppose I have 4 of the same drive (perhaps > 4GB drives). What happens in a year or two when one of the drives fails > and I am unable to find a matching replacement? Linux software raid is pa

Re: raid 5 problems in 0.90

1999-06-02 Thread James O'Kane
On Mon, 31 May 1999, Francisco Jose Montilla wrote: > On Sun, 30 May 1999, James O'Kane wrote: > > > Also, which kernel version/raid patch version/raidtools utilities > > > version are you using? > > > > > > > We're using 2.2.6, with the raid patch that goes with the 2.2 kernels, > > I'll have

RE: Trying to recover a broken RAID-5 array...

1999-06-02 Thread Tom Livingston
> I've got some pretty big problems with my Linux software RAID(-5) array. > This is what I think happened: Two days ago, the power went out on my file > server. When the power came back up, the RAID driver automatically > started re-synchronizing the array. During the re-sync, the power went out

Re: RAID 1 and RH 6.0

1999-06-02 Thread Bill Anderson
Till Mommsen wrote: > > > > 3. Why is RAID so hard to set up on Linux? > > > > Huh? It was a snap for me. Perhaps it's more of an familiarity > > issue. It > > doesn't take me 3 days to set up an FTP server or 2 days for a > > nameserver... > > maybe hours but not days. > > > > That should be

RE: raid1 and RH6.0

1999-06-02 Thread Marc Matteo
Should be a FAQ by now :)... You either need to compile the Raid modules into the kernel (not as modules) or set up an initrd. Marc > -- > From: Preston Wade > Sent: Wednesday, June 2, 1999 6:37 AM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: FW: raid1 and RH6.0 > > >  

re: DPT PM2654U2 on Redhat 6.0 ?

1999-06-02 Thread Billy Bath x102
Hello, Can some one please tell me if you have DPT PM2654U2 which is U2W/LVD card working on Redhat 6.0, kernel 2.2.25. I know that there are drivers for Redhat5.2, but havenot seen anything for Redhat 6.0. Folks at DPT say that they don't have solution yet ?? Any useful input will help.. than

General RAID question...

1999-06-02 Thread Mike Frisch
I am planning on building a small SCSI RAID array (using software RAID) for my home Linux server. Suppose I have 4 of the same drive (perhaps 4GB drives). What happens in a year or two when one of the drives fails and I am unable to find a matching replacement? Sure, I could sub in a 9GB drive

Problems with mkraid

1999-06-02 Thread Rule RuleR
Hi all I'm running raidtools-19990421-0.90 on my Redhat6 (glibc2.1) box, with kernel 2.2.9 I've compiled the kernel with Raid0 and linear support I've edited the raidtab-file properly for linear (also tried raid0) (I've even used one of the example-files, and just changed the harddisk-dev's) W

Trying to recover a broken RAID-5 array...

1999-06-02 Thread Matthew X. Economou
Hey folks, I've got some pretty big problems with my Linux software RAID(-5) array. This is what I think happened: Two days ago, the power went out on my file server. When the power came back up, the RAID driver automatically started re-synchronizing the array. During the re-sync, the power went

RE: Questions about Adaptec 3970 raid under Linux

1999-06-02 Thread Geof Goodrum
On Wed, 2 Jun 1999, Stanley, Jeremy wrote: ... > and AAC-364 (quad-channel high-performance). I posted a question about > those products to this list yesterday. So far it appears that there is > no Linux support for these controllers, and Adaptec only lists them as > supporting WinNT and Netwar

Re: FW: raid1 and RH6.0

1999-06-02 Thread Piete Brooks
> kmod: failed to exec /sbin/modprobe -s -k md-personality-3, errno = 2 ... > has anyone seen a similar problem? No, but it seems to be saying to me that modprobe can't find raid1. Try adding the line alias md-personality-3 raid1 to /etc/conf.modules (or whatever you have) and see if i

RE: Questions about Adaptec 3970 raid under Linux

1999-06-02 Thread Antognini, David
Does anyone know if these drivers are being worked on? Thanks, Dave Antognini Network Administrator Toronto Catholic District School Board > AAA-131U2 (single-channel), AAA-133U2 (triple-channel), ARO-1130U2 > (RAIDport III) and AAC-364 (quad-channel high-performance). I posted a > question a

RE: Questions about Adaptec 3970 raid under Linux

1999-06-02 Thread Stanley, Jeremy
3970, huh? Unless you got the part number wrong, I would be skeptical. The closest part number I can find in adaptec's product listing is the AHA-3950U2, which is 2x u2w, but is not a RAID controller. The only Adaptec u2w RAID controllers they list are the AAA-131U2 (single-channel), AAA-133U2 (

FW: raid1 and RH6.0

1999-06-02 Thread Preston Wade
Title: raid1 and RH6.0   I am trying to get raid1 working on a RH6.0 Linux box.  I am wondering if I need to patch the kernel or did RedHat already do this. Everything seems to work except it will not work on bootup.  I read somewhere that you had to have your drive support built into the k

mkraid: Aborted.. done patch/0.9/mknod

1999-06-02 Thread Wim Fournier
Well I got 2 messages from people with same question: did ya make /dev/md0? Well.. I did 8-( #ls -l /dev/md0 crw-rw 1 root disk 9, 0 Jul 21 1998 /dev/md0 #lsmod Module SizeUsed By raid1 63040 (unused) #uname -a Linux ha1 2.2.6 #1 Tue Jun 1 10:53:09 CEST 1

Re: RAID 1 and RH 6.0

1999-06-02 Thread Till Mommsen
> > 3. Why is RAID so hard to set up on Linux? > > Huh? It was a snap for me. Perhaps it's more of an familiarity > issue. It > doesn't take me 3 days to set up an FTP server or 2 days for a > nameserver... > maybe hours but not days. > > That should be a real consideration. Setting up a serve

Re: Getting notifications when the RAID device fails

1999-06-02 Thread Tony Wildish
Hi, On Wed, 2 Jun 1999, Tal Lichtenstein wrote: > I would like to configure my system to send me a notification when the raid > device goes into degraded mode (or when any other error occurs). There's a script on the web that will do this for you. The URL is http://www.Linux-Consulting.com/Rai

Re: Getting notifications when the RAID device fails

1999-06-02 Thread A James Lewis
I just wrote a tiny script that uses diff to calculate when /proc/mdstat changes and sends an email with the new status runs from cron every hour on my system but you could make it more often On Wed, 2 Jun 1999, Tal Lichtenstein wrote: > Hi! > > I would like to configure my system to

Getting notifications when the RAID device fails

1999-06-02 Thread Tal Lichtenstein
Hi! I would like to configure my system to send me a notification when the raid device goes into degraded mode (or when any other error occurs). Is there a program to do this, or should I hack it using syslog? The preferred way is to send e-mail notification or to run a script. Thanks,