I am running RAID 5 on my news server with Red Hat 6.1 out of the box with
no problems. I also am running RAID 1 on one of my static content web
servers as well with no problems. On our news server I am using UW SCSI 2,
and on the web server I am running EIDE UDMA drives with no problems. We
have been running this way for almost a month now with no problems.
So I would say that the RAID stuff is very stable at this time. I have been
following the RAID driver development for over a year. Since as an ISP we
really want/need RAID support.
Tim Jung
System Admin
Internet Gateway Inc.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jochen Scharrlach" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: "RAID Mailinglist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2000 3:16 AM
Subject: Re: RedHat 6.1
> Tim Niemueller writes:
> > I will get a new computer in some days and I want to build up an array.
> > I will use a derivate of RedHat Linux 6.1 (Halloween 4). There is RAID
> > support in the graphical installation tool, so I think the RAID patches
> > are already attached to the kernel.
>
> Yes, just like the knfs-patches and some other stuff.
>
> > Any hints what I must change, any settings to do? If I compile my own
> > kernel with the supplied kernel source, will this kernel support RAID
> > and can I use it without any changes and can I install the RAID tools
> > from RPM?
>
> The partitioning tool is (IMHO) a bit confusing - you'll have to
> define first partitions of the type "Linux-RAID" which you'll have to
> combine with the "make RAID device" button. Don't let you confuse by
> the fact that the partition numbers are changing every time you add a
> partition...
>
> The default kernel options are set to include all RAID-stuff, so this
> is no problem - I made the experience that usually it isn't necessary to
> rebuild a kernel on RH 5.x/6.x, unless you need special drivers or
> want to use a newer kernel revision.
>
> The raidtools are (of course) in the default install set.
>
> Bye,
> Jochen
>
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