Re: /boot on md0, / on md1
> On Sat, Apr 08, 2006 at 05:24:42PM +0200, Jonathan Matthews-Levine wrote:
> > Evening, all
> > [Please do forgive me if this is the wrong forum to ask this question.]
> >
> > I'm attempting to install etch beta 2 and my initial, "do it all as
> > completely as possible" disk partitioning scheme resulted in (a) the
> > installer complaining and (b) a non-booting system.
> >
> > Before I carry on and build the system up from a simpler scheme,
> > however, I thought I'd check that what I'm attempting is neither
> > unsupported nor currently broken. I'm aware of the.first beta 2
> > erratum, and that it might be the cause of my problem (b).
> >
> > So, please could I ask this of any knowledgeable persons here present
> > - are the following two partitioning schemes achieveable
> > /from/within/the/installer/?
> >
> > 1) hda and hdc are both 80 gig Maxtors
> >
> > hda1 and hdc1: RAID1 physical volumes, backing md0 (256 Mb)
> > hda2 and hdc2: RAID1 physical volumes, backing md1 (10Gb+)
> >
> > md0: /boot
> > md1: /
>
> So your questions boil down to
>
> Can /boot on a software RAID1 meta device ?
> Can / on a software RAID1 meta device ?
>
>
>
> > 2) Same as #1, except that md1 is specified as being an LVM physical
> > volume (for /, /var, /usr, etc.)
> >
> > Should either, or both, of these schemes work?
You may find these links useful:
# http://rootraiddoc.alioth.debian.org/
# http://juerd.nl/site.plp/debianraid
# http://xtronics.com/reference/SATA-RAID-Debian.htm
Regards
Clive
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