Re: Software RAID ? Was: [Re: backup using hard disk - any ideas]
In <[🔎] 36078140.4F245E7D@Nauta.it>, on 09/22/98
at 12:51 PM, Guido Bozzetto <GB@Nauta.it> said:
>On Mon, 21 Sep 1998, stick@richnet.net Wrote:
>>
>> Why not isolate the data you want to backup in you file system so you
>> can setup raid on the second spindle. As an example:
>> /usr under Debian is fairly static, so don't include it in any raid
>> solution. /home on the other hand has lots of stuff you do want to
>> preserve, So create a partition on a second or third drive that's the
>> same size as /home and setup raid to have the two mirror each-other.
>This is a software or hardware mirror ? If it's a software RAID how can I
>realize it ?
RAID can be done in hardware or software. Software is cheaper, just get
an extra drive and install the md packages.
Helge Hafting
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