Does the kernel that the CD boots with have RAID compiled into it?
If not, it would be nice to change this. The reason I'm asking this is that partitions can be set to type "linux raid autodtect." If the running kernel has RAID built-in, the kernel will scan the drives it found for that partition type and automatically start RAID on them. As such there's no need to run userland tools to start the RAID array, no need to have configuration files handy whenever you restart a system using a livecd. And livecd can more easily be used as a rescue CD that way too if it's fully RAID aware and capable. Loading RAID as modules makes this more difficult.
I've not checked out the pre3 CD yet. I downloaded it but haven't fired it up yet so I'm just asking in case it's not done yet. I'd then request pre4 to be released *with* RAID fully compiled into it so I can keep that CD handy as the new server's rescue CD and leave it at the data centre in case of emergencies.
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