Sounds like you really want to be running RAID5 across all these or somesuch....
Matt On Tue, Oct 24, 2006 at 12:50:34PM -0700, usb usb wrote: > I am doing the exact same thing.. But, I build the logical volumes at the > initial configuration using all the devices. If I take a device off, and > restart the box, it won't load the any of logical volumes (as it will be > missing a device).. So, I was wondering if I could find out the device > boundary, so that I can configure log volumes one device at a time. Even if a > few devices are missing, the box should be able to work.. > > Thanks. > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Matthew Dharm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Alan Stern <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: usb usb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; linux-usb-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 10:36:15 AM > Subject: Re: [Linux-usb-users] SCSI device access > > On Tue, Oct 24, 2006 at 09:54:29AM -0400, Alan Stern wrote: > > On Mon, 23 Oct 2006, usb usb wrote: > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm using kernel: 2.6.17. > > > > > > I have a bunch of storage devices (with multiple partitions in each) > > > hooked up to a linux box. The box sees them as separate SCSI devices as > > > expected. I build logical volumes using these partitions to make it > > > appear as 2-3 big storage spaces. > > > > > > I have a requirement in which, I would like to use partitions of only one > > > device/logical volume. Ex: sda, sdb, sdc, sdd ====> big_storage1 > > > > > > But, I wouldn't want to touch the other device. But, all these are > > > exported as SCSI devices. They can be randomly added and removed. So, > > > they may not always begin at sda.. Is there a mechanism to do this? > > > > The mechanism is udev. > > I think Logical Volumes will also accomplish this, as it stores metadata to > identify each drive on the disk itself. > > Matt > > -- > Matthew Dharm Home: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Maintainer, Linux USB Mass Storage Driver > > A: The most ironic oxymoron wins ... > DP: "Microsoft Works" > A: Uh, okay, you win. > -- A.J. & Dust Puppy > User Friendly, 1/18/1998 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? > Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier > Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 > _______________________________________________ > Linux-usb-users@lists.sourceforge.net > To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-users > > > > > -- Matthew Dharm Home: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Maintainer, Linux USB Mass Storage Driver Hi. I have my back hairs caught in my computer fan. -- Customer User Friendly, 8/20/1998
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