Re: [ccp4bb] RAID array

2019-11-27 Thread Kay Diederichs
Hi Peter, indeed I was not trying to say that RAID1 is an insurance against disks going bad. It is only the first defense against sudden and unpredictable failure (and has saved us a couple of times). On the contrary, we regularly inspect /var/log/messages since (on RHELx) this has

Re: [ccp4bb] RAID array

2019-11-27 Thread George N. Reeke
On Wed, 2019-11-27 at 14:03 +, Kay Diederichs wrote: > Hi Vaheh, > > RAID on Linux comes in different flavours and levels; the flavours are > software RAID (mdadm) and hardware RAID (dedicated RAID controller or > motherboard), and the levels are RAID0 RAID1 RAID5 RAID6 RAID10 and a few >

Re: [ccp4bb] RAID array

2019-11-27 Thread Peter Keller
Dear all, On 27/11/2019 14:03, Kay Diederichs wrote: As an example, by default in my lab we have the operating system on mdadm RAID1 which consists of two disks that mirror each other. If one of the disks fails, typically we only notice this when inspecting the system log files. This won't

Re: [ccp4bb] RAID array

2019-11-27 Thread David J. Schuller
I agree about the complexity of the RAID situation. But it can be narrowed down a bit. Since the claim is made there were only two hard drives, the only possibilities are: RAID 0 - "striping". In which case his data will probably not be recoverable, and he would be unable to boot. RAID 1 -

Re: [ccp4bb] Rigaku Minstrel and Windows10

2019-11-27 Thread Ahel,Juraj
Dear Tommi, we tried to update to Windows 7 a while back - it didn't work because of the drivers for the camera that were compatible with Windows 7 were not able to communicate with the software anymore. So we assumed it not to be possible without patching the Minstrel Imager software, which

Re: [ccp4bb] RAID array

2019-11-27 Thread Kay Diederichs
Hi Vaheh, RAID on Linux comes in different flavours and levels; the flavours are software RAID (mdadm) and hardware RAID (dedicated RAID controller or motherboard), and the levels are RAID0 RAID1 RAID5 RAID6 RAID10 and a few others. These details influence what the user will notice when a disk

Re: [ccp4bb] microscope camera

2019-11-27 Thread Artem Evdokimov
I bought a bunch of cheap cameras from Amscope. They were OK for the price. Artem On Wed, Nov 27, 2019, 12:46 Dean Derbyshire wrote: > Forgive the off topic subject: > > > > Has anyone got any experience with moticam microscope cameras? > > We are looking into cheap cameras for record keeping

[ccp4bb] Rigaku Minstrel and Windows10

2019-11-27 Thread Kajander, Tommi A
Dear All, Bit off-topic if allowed: I would like to ask has anyone had problems or successes updating the Rigaku Minstrel computers to Windows 10? Would like to hear about experiences if anyone can provide insight. Thank you very much, Tommi Tommi Kajander, PhD Principal investigator