R: raid

["Fabio Massimo Di Nitto" <fabbione@urano.sole.net>]

-----Messaggio originale-----
Da: Varga Robert <robi@politext.hu>
A: debian-user@lists.debian.org <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Data: giovedì 17 giugno 1999 19.25
Oggetto: raid


>
>I am using debian 2.1 on a Pentium II
>
>I would like to set-up a RAID-1 array of 2 IDE drives (on separate
>controllers).

a raid software may be slow.....hmmm especialy ide raid

it's not a good idea for system performance

>
>I am currently using the 2.0.36 kernel on the distribution.
>
>Can I continue using 2.0.36 or do I have to upgrade to 2.2.x?
>

yes you can.

>  If I can: then what patches do I have to apply to it for using RAID-1?

include as module raid1 support in block device--> multiple devices driver
support

>  In dmesg I find a line that says that the multiple device driver is
>  already running, but I didn't put up any patches, however the raidtools
>  package is installed from slink (0.42-16)
>

check if it is already compiled in the kernel.

>If I cannot:
>
>  What else do I have to download for using 2.2.x?
>

nothing else. raidtools are more than enoght

>     I seem to remember having people mentioning me about bugs occuring to
>     them with 2.2.x.  They told that upgrading to libc6.1 fixed the bugs
>     but I cannot find the libc6.1 package neither in stable nor in
>     unstable...

It was just a test because the raid you are mentioning was not working also
for other reason (an hardware update + an half software update)
and we were trying also other solutions.

>
>Please help,
>

here it is.!:)

Bye
Fabbione