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On Thursday 09 April 2009 20:36:37 Duncan wrote: |
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> Branko Badrljica <brankob@××××××××××.com> posted |
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> 49DE4433.3010701@××××××××××.com, excerpted below, on Thu, 09 Apr 2009 |
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> 20:53:39 +0200: |
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> > I need initramfs to be able to boot from RAID. Same for LVM. |
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> Yes, for LVM, no, for RAID, at least md/mdp kernel RAID. DM based |
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> firmware RAID is different, and not something I'd trust /my/ system to. |
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> Does it need userspace setup? Regardless, most firmware RAIDs can be |
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> configured JBOD and run with the more standard md/mdp kernel RAID anyway. |
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this is only true for raids with the old 0.90 superblock, when creating a raid |
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system with a superblock =>1, you need a initramfs/initrd, because autodetect |
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will not work. to quote the mdadm man page: |
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"In-kernel autodetect is not recommended for new installations" |
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