On Monday 05 February 2007 17:05, Rick Moen wrote: > Quoting Dylan Beaudette ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > [Tyan K8WE:] > > [...] > > > Another machine in this lab only supports RAID level 0 for the SATA > > connectors. Is there a workable software RAID strategy for mirroring > > disks in linux or will I need to purchase a new hard disk controller? > > IMVAO, you're best off ignoring the BIOS-assisted Nvidia fakeraid > chipset on the Tyan, and instead using (on either machine, actually) > real software RAID1 using the Linux "md" driver. The etch installer > will handle that without fuss (if you want to rebuild your system, as > opposed to just adding a mirror pair). > > _______________________________________________ > vox-tech mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
Thanks for the quick reply Rick, Using the software raid option 'md' driver -- would it be possible to add a mirrored disk without re-building the system? cheers, -- Dylan Beaudette Soils and Biogeochemistry Graduate Group University of California at Davis 530.754.7341 _______________________________________________ vox-tech mailing list [email protected] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
