Re: [gentoo-amd64] How to install to a RAID set?

[Neil Stone]

Nuitari wrote:
>> So I plugged the drives in and started exploring (they're 2 x 200 GB
>> Maxtor
>> SATA disks). After many attempts I now have a new WinXP installation
>> on the
>> new RAID-0 set, and all looks fine there. But after innumerable
>> attempts and
>> much hair tearing I still have no trace of Gentoo. I've eventually
>> discovered that I need to pass "dmraid=X" to the installer at CD-boot
>> time,
>> but the instructions are both wrong and unhelpful in telling me what X
>> is. I
>> did manage to read "man dmraid" (though not print it - anyone know how to
>> print Linux man pages on a Windows box?) from which it seemed I needed an
>> -ay paramter, thus:
>
> After quite a few experience with most software RAID that require
> drivers I have come to the conclusion that they are not worth anything.
> You are much better off using Linux software raid which will work even
> if you change chipsets, as in upgrading your computer in a later point
> in time.
> Also there are quite a few software Raid out there that require you to
> rebuild the Raid if you ever update the Bios.
>
> I would only use only actual real Hardware RAID such as an IBM ServeRaid
> card.
>
> If you need raid in Windows XP I think that it also supports a virtual
> Raid system, I have never used it so ymmv.


Now here is a thing, is it possible to build gentoo form the ground up 
on a software RAID config.. i am pondering purchasing a gentoo server, 
but i figure theres no point is it won't play from the word go.

I want to use software raid 1 and LVM together, is this doable ? anyone 
have pointers or a website for me to look on ?

TIA

Neil
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