Re: Seeking advice and documentation on non-standard software RAID1 setup
On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 01:21:49PM +0200, Andrei Popescu wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I got a laptop from work (Windows unfortunately) which I would like to
> use from time to time with an install on a SD card. Also recently my own
> laptop wouldn't start because of fan troubles (I had to "assist" with
> the vacuum cleaner) and I realised that a) I want to have my work
> environment and b) my backups are a bit old.
>
> So here is what I thought of:
>
> - make a software RAID1 on my laptop between a SD card and a partition
> on the builtin HDD
> - whenever I want or need to use the other laptop I use the SD card to
> boot from it and work in my environment
>
> This way I can enjoy my work environment on whatever machine I work and
> also have a sort of backup.
>
> My questions are:
>
> 1. Is this setup possible and/or feasible?
> 2. Where should I start?
> 3. Any other issues I haven't thought of (I have zero experience with
> RAID)
>
Sounds feasible, but I think you'd be better off with a Debian-Live USB
with persistence. I use that on several machines and it's really handy.
-Rob
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