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Re: raid 5 on boot? root?



Richard Weil wrote:
> I don't know if my configuration is (a) setup badly, or (b) impossible.
> Before I spend too much more time on it, I wonder if anyone has
> relevant experience.
> 
> Is it possible to have both boot and root on RAID 5? I'm getting a
> kernel panic mid-way through boot. Assuming it's not possible, what
> about if boot is on a normal drive and root is on RAID 5?
> 
> I'm running up-to-date Sarge with kernel 2.6.7. I'm using the stock
> Debian kernel and the Grub boot loader.

It's not supported by the installer, and RAID 5 may not be supported at
all.  Check the archives of this list for some links to HOWTOs.  I'm not
sure which one works the best, since i haven't managed to get it working
yet.

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Paul
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