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Re: GPT + RAID + boot



On 01/07/2014 03:20 PM, Joe Pfeiffer wrote:

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> 
> Booting with the bios_grub flag set, my raid array isn't assembled
> properly:  the partition with bios_grub set isn't added into the array
> (fortunately, my other disk is good!).
> 
> So:  how can I go about setting up my new disk so I will have a two-disk
> RAID array if both disks are good, and be able to boot with a degraded
> array in the event of either disk failing?
> 

Well, bios_grub and raid aren't flags. They're partition types.

The gpt layout doesn't have as much spare room in it as the older mbr.
Creating a small bios_grub partition gives some space for grub to
install parts of itself.

You need to create a small (recommend 1MB) partition for bios_grub, then
the rest of the drive can be a linux raid partition.

- PaulNM


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