Re: SCSI Disk/Controller advice please

[Joao Clemente <jpcl@rnl.ist.utl.pt>]

dsr@tao.merseine.nu wrote:
> On Sat, Oct 30, 2004 at 07:10:53AM -0500, Tim Kelley wrote:
>
> > On Sat, Oct 30, 2004 at 12:01:43AM +0100, Joao Clemente wrote:
> >
> > > Which are the tradeoffs of hard vs software raid1? What happens/How do
> > > we proceed if 1 disk fails (how do we know it, how do we replace/resync
> > > them?)
> >
> > Software raid eats up more CPU, but linux' software raid seems to be
> > rather good.  Doing the root filesystem on raid in linux is kind of a
> > PITA.
>
>
> Not if you're doing a fresh install with the Sarge
> debian-installer CD. SW RAID-1 was downright easy.

Good news then!
I was actually thinking of following the instructions on
http://juerd.nl/site.plp/debianraid
that installed woody on a software raid1, using knoppix to start things 
up and then bootstrapping woody (whatever "bootstrapping" means)

I'll use a vmware virtual PC with 2 virtual scsi disks to try the Sarge 
installer CD, while I wait for the "real" hardware to get to my hands...

Thanks for the tip!