Chris Dukes wrote:
>
> On Mon, Aug 27, 2001 at 12:26:23PM -0700, Max Clark wrote:
> > Is there a way to create a Raid Volume spanning multiple disks using
> > Reiserfs? I would like to create a Raid 5 group across four hard drives.
>
> Software RAID on Linux (md devices) have nothing to do with reiserfs.
> One is a filesystem, the other is a block device.
> You should start with reading Documentation/md.txt in your linux source
> tree. Then you should read the documentation that comes with the
> raidtools that ships with the linux distribution you use.
>
> Once you have created an md device reiserfs treats it just like any
> other block device.[1]
Do it only in 2.4, 2.2 had problems with journaling and RAID interacting badly.
> >
> > Looking through the man pages I have found info on how to resize volumes,
> > but nothing for Raid groups. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
>
> Learn the difference between a block device and a filesystem.
> It will help you to no end.
>
> [1] Okay, there are various bits of magic going on under the covers that might
> not work right.
> --
> Chris Dukes
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