>I've not done it on 390, but it is possible. You'll need raid compiled IN
>the kernel (not a module - unless you load it from a initrd disk), and you
>need to change your partition type to "Raid Autodetect". On Intel its
>partition type 8e, but I dont know how you do that on minidisk partitions.
>Does fdasd let you change the partition type?

>Anyway, wouldnt it be better to have the raid done at the hardware/DASD
>layer, and not burn CPU cycles keeping raided minidisks in sync?

>...deon

Well since my DASD is an RVA it is technically a hardware RAID.  What I was
doing was putting together multiple DASD in a RAID0 so that I would have 1
large root filesystem, instead of trying to figure out what mount points
would need more space than 1 3390-3 provides.



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