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Re: Intalling woody on software raid0



On Thu, Apr 24, 2003 at 03:40:10PM +0200, tadas@silvernet.kis.lt wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I have used debian several years. A very fine distribution. Now I have bought 
> second hdd and I would like to make software raid0 array (afaik md driver is 
> needed) for increased speed. But I can't figure out how I am going to install 
> woody that it's root file system would be on an array. Can you give me a hint?

If you want / to be a RAID0 filesystem, you'll prbably have to set up
a small /boot filesystem (could be RAID1, AFAIK lilo can't boot from
RAID0) and load a kernel with RAID0 compiled in, or use an initrd
which has the appropriate RAID modules.  Compiled in is better because
then autodetect works.

Did you google?  There are a gazillion HOWTOs on this topic.

FWIW, I would not put my root (or any other critical filesystem) on
RAID0 ... what are you going to do if a disk fails?  With RAID0 the
likelihood of disk failure is twice that of a system with a single
disk.  Do RAID1 or buy a third disk and do RAID5, or buy a fourth disk
and do RAID10 :-)

-- 
Nathan Norman - Incanus Networking mailto:nnorman@incanus.net
  Quando omni flunkus moritati.
          -- Possum Lodge Motto



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