(k)ubuntu alternate cd is an option for you. early in the installation
process when you get to the disk partitioning stage, you do a manual
partitioning, create your various disk partitions on the first disk, and
format type is NOT ext3 (or what ever you'd choose) but "physical volume
for RAID". then set up the second disk with the same partition sizes.
Before selecting "finish partitioning and write changes to disk" go to
the "configure software raid" entry where you can "create md device" of
RAID0, 1 or 5. This is where you join up the matching partitions from
the 2 drives. at this point you can then select a RAID1 device and
specify format type and mount point. from there the installation is
like any other - you slowly make a cup of coffee and come back to your
fresh distro.
there are tools for monitoring the health of the array, adding, removing
disks - mdadm seems to be the one.
Cheers,
Roger
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I got a DC7100 with 1.2g ram, 2.8ghz, 40gb fxd (sata - it has 2 ports),
I'll drop the fdd out and put the second fxd under the cd.
I ordered 2 * 500gb sata drives for it.
What OS should I used?
I'm currently thinking debian because I know that one a bit.
How easy is it to set up the two disks as RAID1?
(The 40gb disk will have to come out, so I'll have to be booting off
the drives as well.)
How does it work? Do I have to make a small boot pat on one of the
drives then set up the rest? If I do that and the boot drive fails
then what? Or do I set up the two drives to be identical?
Cheers Don
