Re: whoops -subject meant to be software RAID
--- John Griffiths <john@capmon.com> wrote:
> ># Would this be worthwhile? How hard is it to set
> up a software raid?
> >what do I do? does it matter that i want the whole
> OS as well as the
> >data storage mirrored?
> >
> >Fairly easy. Read the appropriate HOWTOs are
> http://www.linuxdoc.org
> >
> >Dave
> >
> OK.. thanks for pointing me there.
>
> so on a debian potata box would i need to recompile
> the kernel? or could i
>
> #apt-get install kernel-patch-2.2.10-raid
> #apt-get install raidtools2
>
> and then use the raidtools?
>
> www.debian.org package lists makes no use of RAID1
> which is the level i'd want to go for...
>
> --
you need raidtools2, and you need to patch the kernel
for software raid. I had success with kernel 2.2.18
and the patches from http://www.linuxraid.org
hth,
Patrick.
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