As I understand it, there is no effective limit to the possible
combinations of RAID schemes under Linux, although there are a number of
combinations that sound unbearably unusable (like RAID 5 on top of RAID
4...). Just take the original RAID objects (devices) and substitute
them for the physical drives or partitions in the new RAID object.
Lather, rinse, repeat.
--
Jeremy Stanley Trend CMHS
I.S.Network Engineer http://www.trendcmhs.org
The opinions expressed herein do not necessarily
represent those of Trend CMHS or Trend Foundation.
"I program my homecomputer; beam myself into
the future." --Kraftwerk, 1981
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> From: Roeland M.J. Meyer[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Reply To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, June 25, 1999 4:56 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; D. Carlos Knowlton
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: RAID "10"
>
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> old tools, can it be done with the new ones? I have two 2.2GB SCSI
> disks
> and two 4.5GB SCSI disks I'd like to bond the two 2.2GB disks into one
> 4.4GB RAID0 array and then bond that plus the two 4.5GB disks into a
> RAID5 array. Is this do-able?
>
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