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> True. If fact, you don't need floppies (except maybe a boot floppy)
heh... heh also true! But my balls aren't quite that big. I like
to be able to boot the system after I make one of the "little"
mistakes. Having a raid kernel and all the tools on a floppy make it
easier for me to sl
True. If fact, you don't need floppies (except maybe a boot floppy)
if you don't mind losing a partition. I.e., have a regular partition
for the initial install, form the raid from the other partitions, copy
the files over (cp -a /usr /home ..) to the raid, update the raid's
/etc/fstab, then re
> If you're only installing RAID "later", you must realize that you
> will not be able to apply RAID to the existing data on your drives;
> you will only be able to 'raidify' empty partitions, unless you
> reinstall RedHat and use their new HA Disk Druid capabilities.
>
That is an oversimplifica
After installation you can:
: #1 - Add new hard drive (two for RAID5)
: #2 - Create failed disk RAID1 or RAID5
: #3 - Create file system on RAID1 or RAID5
: #4 - Boot from rescue disk (must have RAID kernel on it)
: #5 - Copy old non-RAID to new RAID using afio or cpio
: #6 - Reboot to new RAID (c
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If you're only installing RAID "later", you must realize that you will not
be able to apply RAID to the existing data on your drives; you will only be
able to 'raidify' empty partitions, unless you reinstall RedHat and use
their new HA Disk Druid capabilities.
Marco
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